Pressed Coin Book Disney World
Magali Swinderman
What is the coolest pressed coin in your collection? Which one was the most difficult to find? Do you have a place in Walt Disney World that you wish you had a pressed coin from? Let us know in the comments section below!
How do you prep for pressed coin collecting in the parks? Do you save pennies from 1981 and prior for the copper content? Do you clean your coins? Please share any tips for natural cleaning products that are safe for the environment and young skin and noses. Thanks for reading!
Pressed coin collecting is one of the most fun (and cheaper) souvenirs at Disney World. They are made especially fun by the fact that they do take some preparation that you can do together with your family before the trip. Once you get to Disney World, you can finish off the process by making and collecting your pressed coins!
We enjoy allowing our kids to collect pressed coins while on vacation. There are machines for both pressed pennies and pressed quarters located all throughout the parks and resorts. After my kids started wanting to do them often, I had to come up with a way to stay more organized with it!
One of the best kept secrets hiding in plain sight at WDW are the pressed coin machines. There are well over 200 pressed coin machines at WDW and they are everywhere: in all the Parks, at Downtown Disney, at all the resorts, at the two water parks, and at the Disney Cruise Line ports.
We think that the pressed pennies are one of the best souvenirs that kids can get at WDW. They are a real bargain at just 51 cents, costing just one shiny penny to press and 50 cents, two quarters, for the machine. If you are feeling rich, at some machines you can press a dime or a quarter. Some machines are electric presses, but we like the coin machines that you have to hand crank to press the penny.
You can get a pressed coin map at any of the Guest Services at WDW. It really is a treasure map for kids. You can also download an app from the App Store of the pressed coin locations at WDW onto your iPhone or smart phone. The app not only shows you the locations of the pressed coin machines, it will also keep track of the coins you have pressed, especially the series ones.
With airlines charging for luggage, inexpensive souvenirs can become expensive. For example, if they are heavy they can make your suitcase over weight. Or if they are too big to fit, you have to buy another piece of luggage. That being said, I suggest one of my favorite souvenirs, pressed coins.
There are three different types of pressed coin machines. Penny machines cost .51 and dime machines are .85. Quarter machines will run you $1.25. There are not too many souvenirs anywhere that are around a dollar or less.
Disney offers coin collection books for purchase at the parks. There are several different designs to choose from. They typically hold 48 pressed pennies or dimes and 6 quarters. These books are affordable and a great way to display your pressed coins. A slender collection book filled with coins is not going to be too big or heavy to fit in a suitcase.
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