This guide bears itself exclusively to the elongated penny, and no other numismatics nickels, dimes, quarters, tokens, etc. Elongated penny album uk cover united kingdom 1st edition. So you can make money from selling books for a penny. Theyre not as popular as they used to be, so i was really excited to stumble upon these. Not before the penny, the important penny, the one that led me to miss shaw at the jewelry store. I highly recommend a book indispensible to matte proof collectors entitled lincoln cent matte proofs by kevin flynn. Earn money with a penny press machine pressed pennies appeal to all young and old while providing your customers with a permanent reminder of their experience at your site. Collection of vintage lincoln pennies in collectors. Needless to say i didnt get very far and the collection book was really sparce. This book retains its original trifold album which makes it very portable. Penny passport souvenir penny collecting book for coins fits 36 pressed pennies and 8 pressed quarters or nickels 4. Flips have tough mylar windows allow viewing from either side.
The penny depot souvenir pressed pennies we just make. There are books about collecting elongated coins, the largest and most informative is. Meanwhile, vending machines of this kind can be found all around the world, enabling visitors to create their own souvenir. Lotus07 why are all these elongated penny s deleted. The penny press coin album is a collectors book that can hold up to 40 pressed pennies. Once upon a time, i was an eighteen year old psychology student. Oct 25, 2015 the penny booksellers are sometimes seen as forcing books into a new, disturbingly quick life cycle in which prices drop from full price to a few dollars in months, and then further to a penny in. The united states directory to the elongated penny is a compilation of over two thousand existing and functioning penny pressing machines in the united states at the time of this directorys publication. Pennys bookshelf is a used bookstore that has been in business for more than 20 years.
The main character, jenny blake, reaches down to pick up a penny one day and this sets off a chain reaction of events which brings miss shaw into her life. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find coin elongation machines in tourism hubs, such as museums, amusement parks, and natural or manmade landmarks. Buy penny passport souvenir penny collecting book for coins fits 36 pressed pennies and 8 pressed quarters or nickels. New listing 1861 battle of carthage elongated penny pressed smashed collectible copper. They also list books by scanning the barcodes, sometimes using machines that can process 60 books a minute.
At first, parkpennies guides kept a listing of pressed penny books because of the exclusive elongated coins in their covers. This is a comprehensive work that greatly adds to the pleasure of collecting these coins by presenting detailed information about mint history and techniques for. Every once in a while, after having saved 50 cents or so, id go to the coin shop and buy a penny i could afford. Collecting elongated pennies collecting elongated coins, usually pennies or quarters, has become one of the hottest hobbies today. The more moisture that is in the air, the faster your coin will tarnish. The penny tells the story of a abuse in a familyboth physical and sexualand how the youngest daughter, jenny, finds hope and strength. We collect elongated pennies, when we can find the machines. But heres the thingthese companies arent really listing their books for a penny. Pressed pennies elongated coins album coin and stamp supplies. Directory price results news help consign classic site. Elongated coins elongated penny machine coin collectors souvenir coins souvenirs entrepreneurs route sales vending copper souvenirs specialty souvenirs smashed penny squashed penny penny souvenirs penny press penny vending penny design.
Collecting elongated pennies collectibles from the past. Do you think that red hair and makeup is used for anything other than attention. Cindys cents elongated penny, shepherdstown, west virginia. The original elongated souvenir penny book with the coin on the cover. Just fold the flip with the coin inside and staple it closed. The penny passport souvenir elongated penny collector books.
At this point in my life, im picking up pennies all the time. Some machines have a magnet that removes a steel penny before it can be squished. Pressed pennies appeal to all young and old while providing your customers with a permanent reminder of their experience at your site. This album holds 36 elongated pennies as well as 8 elongated quarters for a total of 44 coins. Set in the segregated south of the 1950s, the penny is a story about overlooked greatness that is found in the most insignificant places. Custom made for us by cws, this elongated coin folder has 4 12 pocket pages 38mm openings no other holders required. But no books with real elongated coins are known to this date, save the first edition pressed penny collector book. Feb 01, 2014 collecting elongated pennies collecting elongated coins, usually pennies or quarters, has become one of the hottest hobbies today. An elongated coin or pressed penny is one that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. The dime novel is a form of late 19thcentury and early 20thcentury u. It features a black cover with embossed text and seal in gold.
Laurie penny longreads march 2018 23 minutes 5,933 words another day at the telegraph and another attack on laurie penny. Welcome to the new and improved elongated internet. Lillian has invited her best friend, maggie, to live with her at summer haven, so that she can be in charge of lillians home, when she has to go on vacation to the big house, prison. I started collecting lincoln cents way back in the 1960s finding collectible pennies by going through my parents change.
Elongated penny disney mk0096z baby donald duck toontown retired 2 photo 1893 columbian expo chicago s world s fair elongated coin ec 1892 ndian head 3. Check out your local bookstore for other ec collector books. Although pressed penny books with new artwork and changing designs have continued to be issued at these three disney resorts, penny books featuring the coveted limited edition coins in their covers, have not. Elongated, or pressed, coins are coins that have been flattened, stretched or elongated and then embossed with a design that creates a commemorative token or souvenir. With a smart design and durable material, this is the penny album that meets all your needs. Are they worth money or should i just roll up the pennies and go get me a couple bucks. The elongated internet is the first directory of elongated coin resources on the internet, and is brought to you by anne kee and the elongated coin gallery. Disneylands first edition souvenir penny collector book. Holds up to 108 elongated pennies and 28 elongated quarters. Yes, it is very legal to make elongated coins in the united states, japan, south africa and parts of europe. United states elongated coin album the penny depot. This trifold vinyl holder holds up to 36 elongated cents as well as 8 larger elongated coins such as quarters on the back side of the third panel. The united states codes under title 18, chapter 17, and section 331, prohibits the mutilation, diminution and falsification of united states coinage. She has also released thousands of audio teachings as well as a complete video library.
Are collector penny books with pennies worth money. Trifold vinyl holder displays up to 36 elongated pennies. She is the bestselling author of more than seventy inspirational books, including approval addiction, in pursuit of peace, how to hear from god, and battlefield of the mind. There are as many different opinions about and techniques for cleaning as there are collectors. Check out our pressed penny book selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our collectibles shops. Welcome to tec 2020 elongated coins socalled because of their shape after they are rolled are part of whats known as exonumia that is, they fall outside the usual numismatic interests. The penny booksellers are sometimes seen as forcing books into a new, disturbingly quick life cycle in which prices drop from full price to a few dollars in months, and then further to a penny in. The reason that this works on a large scale is, of course, the shipping costs. I was thinking about all the pennies i run into to start collecting one penny with different year and then resale a completed book what would be the value of the penny book if completed. The book holds 40 pressed pennies, as well as space for 4 pressed quarters or nickels. This souvenir book is a great way to store and display your smashed.
This trifold album is a must for any souvenir penny collector. Penny holder album hold 48 elongated coins uk cover. Custom made for us by cws, this elongated coin folder has 4 12 pocket pages 38mm openings no. An engraving is on one or both of the rollers and as the coin passes through the rollers it is squeezed or elongated under tremendous pressure from the original round shape to one of an oval and the engraved design impressed into the coin at. Get the best deals on elongated coins when you shop the largest. The penny is the first fictional novel published by internationally known and celebrated author, speaker and television personality, joyce meyer. Set new fantasyland disney elongated pressed penny. Penny collectors share their collecting passion on social media with all their friends. True, a few penny collecting books offered at tokyo disneyland have had a simulated medal souvenir in the cover and walt disney world offered a book for pressed pennies with a punched metal silhouette of mickey mouse in the cover. Jan 24, 2017 anyone trying to sell books on a small scale for a penny apiece is likely to be losing money. The term dime novel has been used as a catchall term for several different but related forms, referring to story papers, five and tencent weeklies, thick book reprints, and sometimes early pulp magazines.
The main character, jenny blake, reaches down to pick up a penny one day and this sets off a chain reaction of. Each lot contains 100 cardboard 2x2 coin holder mylar flips for elongated coins. I have been collecting pressed pennies for so long and they just sat in a draw. This souvenir book is a great way to store and display your elongates. Pressed pennies elongated coins album coin and stamp. Hobbylinc carries 19 cents penny coin collecting books and supplies at discounts up to 20%. Lotus07 why are all these elongated pennys deleted. I learned from that first special penny how important the little things in life can be. Because some elite purists do not think they have any significant value of any kind, junk as i think one put it. The book holds 36 pressed pennies, as well as space for 8 pressed quarters or nickels. The most popular cents penny coin collecting books and supplies brands include whitman publishing, and h. Thanks to an easytouse design that lets you clearly see the coins, this album can be enjoyed by both kids and adults. Penny machine locations around the world, collecting tips, ec history, online store, and.
But rest assured, if you have a few, a few hundred, or a few thousand of them, you are not alone. Have you ever come to our store for a pressed penny. Elongated pressed penny souvenir album book, walt disney. At the chicago world fair in 189293, a vending machine was set up for the first time which was able to produce coins in an elliptical shape. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find coin elongation machines in tourism hubs, such as museums, amusement parks, and natural or manmade landmarks the collecting of elongated coins is a branch of. Jan 11, 2011 are collector penny books with pennies worth money. But i have a musical gift, only a year left of high school, and a plan. We press coins to remember the great time we are having or the exciting new place we are seeing. After the pennycoincent is pressed, it can be lovingly preserved in any of the penny mens beautiful coin albums for safe keeping. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the. An elongated coin is made by a coin, token, medal or metal blank being forced between two steel rollers. Tarnish is the natural result of the copper in the penny reacting with oxygen in the air which forms a layer of copper oxide on the penny that is brownish in color.
If you can do it in such a large amount that its worthwhile. The other thing ill always remember is the summer of the penny. Must have been sixth sense, but i looked in to the shop on site, it was closed, and there was a machine from the penny press. You may not want to clean older elongates as it can reduce their value. In for a penny, is about an older woman who has lost her husband, only to find out that she really did not know him at all. Joyce meyer has been teaching the word of god since 1976 and has been in fulltime ministry since 1980. Jan 01, 2020 welcome to tec 2020 elongated coins socalled because of their shape after they are rolled are part of whats known as exonumia that is, they fall outside the usual numismatic interests. The penny is a touching story that closely resembles the life and struggles of author joyce meyer. Cardboard 2x2s are perfect for holding a single coin.