Interactive Map Tracks 3,300+ Pressed Penny Machines Worldwide
Pressed Penny Machine Map
PennyPresses.net offers a free, interactive map pinpointing over 3,300 pressed penny machines across the globe, with about 2,000 shown on the map. Users can search by location, filter by radius, and print checklists. The site also features a penny finder, a shop, and community resources for collectors. The map highlights specific machines, such as those at the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville, Colorado, and includes notes on designs and placement.
Enjoy your penny hunt!
- SyzygyRhythm
I love penny smashers. I have a paradoxical attitude toward souvenirs: on one hand, I like to have reminders of places I've visited as well as a physical token of "proof" that I've been there; on the other hand, I hate household clutter and don't like to spend money on what amounts to junk. Penny smashers fill a perfect role. They are literally a token of proof that I've been to a place, while also taking up almost no space and being very cheap.
- foobarian
There used to be one at the museum of natural history in NYC, where if you didn't have the supplies you could pay a dollar to get 4 quarters to activate the machine and a penny to squish. It was a legit infinite money bug in the real world :-)
- stonedivot
This reminds me so deeply of the "old" internet that I can't help but want to get into penny pressing machines just for the sake of wanting to find this website useful to me. Just someone with a passion, cataloging it and sharing it with everyone else with no other ulterior motives.
- wasmperson
Are these a thing outside the US?
For anyone who's not familiar: all over the place at tourist attractions and airports you can find mechanical presses that will squish a penny with an embossed image. You pick one of 4 images, put in your penny + a couple of quarters and then turn a big crank handle until your newly pressed penny comes out the other side. You'd then collect squished pennies in a little collector's folio/pouch/thing for later viewing.
I guess now that pennies are getting phased out they'll have to "upgrade" the machines to work with other coins...
- gcanyon
I'm much more interested in the metal typer(?) -- machines that have a custom medallion in them and you get to stamp a message into their circumference letter by letter. Is there any map that lists those?