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bluefairy

627.0 #174 (DL Qual #167)

March 16, 2013 1:37 PM

#Tip: I've seen several posts about starting a pressed penny collection, and I thought I would offer a little friendly advice since I have some photo examples. First, choose only pre-1982 pennies. These are made of copper and when pressed, will not have other "silver" metals show through. The examples below are my own. The ones on the left were gathered at WDW last week, made from "good" pennies. The Wreck it Ralph example on the right was made on the fly with a new penny. As you can see, it's already looking pretty sad. I hear a lot of people say they use new pennies because they are shiny, don't do it. To get the old pennies shiny, I simply squirt them with ketchup, let it sit for maybe 10 minutes, then scrub with a toothbrush. Rinse them off and then buff with a paste of baking soda and water. It takes a few minutes of elbow grease, but don't they look nice?! Stop in at City Hall for a list of machines/pennies and consider buying a penny folder for storing your goodies, runs about $7.

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Thanks! Great tip! I love them shiny...but the wreck it Ralph is kinda purdy too (just not with the shiny guys!) - TinkerSchelle 633.2 #168 3:37PM

Agreed :) - eviljules 280.8 #724 3:38PM

Great info thanks for posting! - Admin 5:09PM

Thanks, that is good to know. My friend does the pennies. - Club33Wonderland 58.8 #3582 5:22PM

I have noticed that as well. With taking my daughter next week for 3 days, we will be spending some time on pressing pennies. I need to get the list so I can see what I have already. We need a new book too. - LuvsTigger 309.5 #563 1:42PM

This was a great post. Thank you for all of the info. It was very helpful. I'm thinking about starting this collection. - DisneyGrandma 336.4 #442 1:47PM

This is awesome tips! Thanks for sharing! Your collection looks good! - MaliceInWonderland 23.4 #4778 1:51PM

Those are great tips!! I was wondering why the ones my daughter got looked so much worse than I remembered them. Thanks!! - MissMolly 663.8 #155 1:53PM

I probably made about 20 of them before I realized why they were funky-looking! 😁 - bluefairy 627.0 #174 2:08PM

Great info! Thanks. - BRabbit 305.9 #578 1:54PM

Awesome advice! - meridafan 1032.6 #84 1:54PM

Great info, it's the vinegar in the ketchup so you can just use vinegar as well 😀 - ShariRenee 1505.1 #50 2:10PM

The ketchup "sticks" to the pennies better, IMO. - bluefairy 627.0 #174 2:12PM

Thanks for your great advise! I was one of those who use new pennies. - RapunzalK 179.9 #1861 2:11PM

Thank you! - loved26LovesDLand 164.2 #2095 2:12PM

Awesome advice! I did my Ralph pennies and did notice a few silver spots! - Willierose 1173.6 #68 2:13PM

Than for this great info! - NellTinkerBell 234.1 #1181 2:25PM

Thank you for sharing the great advice, now I'll have to go back and redo some from my collection :) - ribidib 400.3 #333 2:31PM

Thanks for the tips! I want to start collecting them this year. Do they still sell the booklets for storing them? I have never seen them. 😊 - Miss-E-Mouse 779.0 #121 2:31PM

Yep. Emporium, and most shops that have penny machines have them. They're $8.95 before passholder discount. - JustCantWait 778.8 #122 3:03PM

😂😂😂😂omg dying!!! - toph 2398.1 #25 2:34PM

😜😂😂😂 watch it, Toph, or you will be getting a sock full of pennies for Christmas! - bluefairy 627.0 #174 4:02PM

She likes mustard on her pennies. - Tom 3793.4 #7 4:05PM

Thanks for this! I hate that silver thing, but didn't know what the solution was until I saw this post. - JustCantWait 778.8 #122 3:03PM

You can also soak them in vinegar to make them shiny. - MeridasHair 319.0 #522 3:09PM

I've actually tried this, and other methods, and sometimes the vinegar turns them black, I'm not sure why. - bluefairy 627.0 #174 5:08PM

Thank you for the helpful info! - paperpinwheels 222.2 #1327 3:12PM

Excellent advice! - Gia 782.1 #119 3:17PM

Such great information! I am going to start collecting and cleaning pennies now for our trip! Thank you! - CountryBearTrixie 210.8 #1479 3:27PM

Thanks for all the great tips. - GrumpyPirateDad 462.7 #263 3:30PM

Very nice tips, I heard this but never seen how different until your comparison! Major difference. - MarshaMouse 2834.7 #15 3:35PM

This is great info! I was just wanting to start this! Thank you! - MrsSchnooks 571.1 #192 3:40PM

Great tip. Thank you. - Eraf61 264.6 #871 3:43PM

Thanks for the tips. Love my pressed coins! Any idea what happened to the pressed coins by IASW? - kueenofhearts 209.3 #1499 4:46PM

There were some in the old fantasy faire shop, I'm not sure which ones you are referring to. - bluefairy 627.0 #174 6:31PM

Thanks!!! - waltfan 191.4 #1726 6:52PM

Thanks !! Good to know! - DeneciePie 294.0 #644 7:21PM

Actually try del scorcho instead of ketchup, some cops I know swear by it to polish their badges, although any hot sauce will probably work - InnerSpaceman 17.9 #5277 10:45PM

Yay! This is an awesome post! - Vegan7LuvsStitch 798.6 #116 10:50PM

Great post! Thanks! - 7mouskedoodles 161.1 #2137 12:10AM

Wooo new hobby! 😝 - jr91 347.8 #417 1:09AM

Thanks for the info! - jr91 347.8 #417 1:10AM

Thanks for posting, I always have a roll or two of cleaned non zinc pennies. When I see kids pressing pennies I give them some of my cleaned ones. I'm at 147 pressed coins. I store my pennies in a Davey Jones treasure chest purchased from pieces of eight store.✌❤🐭 - Hop-Low 195.2 #1694 8:51AM

That is an impressive collection. It's also very thoughtful of you to have the clean pennies on hand. - aidensmama 336.3 #443 9:08AM

I gave some out on this last trip, one kid had a birthday button, so I gave him the quarters too. - bluefairy 627.0 #174 3:54PM

Great info ! - SomethinMagical 17.7 #5304 9:06AM

Wow, I would've never had imagined ketchup would do the trick. Thanks for the tips. - aidensmama 336.3 #443 9:10AM

Wow this is a great post thanks!! - adisneyfamily 471.1 #254 9:41AM

Great tips! - HarvesterProducts 167.7 #2036 9:49AM

Great tips, we did this before our last trip, but got so wrapped up in the magic that we didn't even use any. We also soaked them in Coca Cola for a while. - MightyWhitey 648.3 #164 9:51AM

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