Luck "E" Penny's Hitchhiker's Guide to Elongated Coins
San Diego
Aerospace Museum - issues an elongated.
Balboa Park
Die Information
Design #1: (H), "Balboa Park San Diego", [picture of Park]
The Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park has a single-design machine
Design #2: (H), [The Spirit of St Louis]
The Automotive Museum (also in Balboa Park)
Design #3: (H), [classic old car]
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado Balboa Park, Diego, CA - located two blocks south of the San Diego Zoo on Park Blvd.
(619) 685-5771
Machine is located inside museum lobby, next to concessions
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (V), dotted border, " Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego", [launchpad, shuttle taking off]
Design #2: (V), dotted border, "Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego", [along top small image flying saucer, main image an alien face & head]
Design #3: (H), dotted border, " Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego CA", [logo Reuben H. Fleet Science Center]
Design #4: (V), dotted border, " Balboa Park, San Diego", [foreground image of palm tree; background image of ocean horizon line with setting sun, a sailboat, and seagulls in flight]
Horton Plaza
Downtown San Diego - the Machine is located between Long's Drugs and the Lyceum Theater
Machine Type: crank
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: 51 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Additional Comments: It is one of those machines that you have to line up the image first, and then roll out the coin
Die Information
Design #1: (V), dotted border, [Smiley Face]
Design #2: (V), dotted border, [Peace Symbol]
Design #3: (V), dotted border, [Yin Yang]
Design #4: (V), dotted border, "Horton Plaza", [Jessop's clock]
Old Town - At the Coyote Cafe.
One design: Picture of Old Town
Machine Type: electric
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Additional Comments: 4 machine in various shop and in front of some shops
Contact for Trading
Ralph Bjornson - dbjorns1@san.rr.com
San Diego Automotive Museum - issues an
elongated.
San Diego Harbor Excursions - issues an
elongated.
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101-1621
(619) 696-0199
The museum is located on the lower level of the Casa De Balboa on the Prado in Balboa Park Balboa Park. Museum below street level; once you enter building go down stairs to museum entrance, machine located outside entrance.
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, " Model Railroad Museum, Balboa Park San Diego", [locomotive image encased in clouds or steam or smoke]
San Diego Zoo
There are seven different elongateds located here. Each one commemorates a different area of the Zoo. There is almost a penny machine per exibit and 2 for the Pandas. The Polar Bears had a quarter machine to honor them. San Diego Zoo maps show locations of their coin press machines. The words "souvenir penny" or "souvenir quarter" are printed on the map where they can be found. Map indications not
completely accurate - they fail to include every machine available.
Designs include:
Hippo Beach (v)
Polar Bear Plunge Quarter (v)
Sydney Koala (v)
Tiger River
 Celebr80 (h) - no longer available as of 8/18/98
Flamingo Lagoon (v) - no longer available as of 8/18/98
Additional Machines
Machine One - located outside shop, "Jungle Bazaar"
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, "San Diego Zoo, Conservation Education Recreation", [tree with two elephants on either side of tree trunk, snake on ground in front of tree trunk, bird wings outstretched in tree]
Machine Two - outside shop, "Treehouse Trader"
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (V), dotted border, "Gorilla Tropics, San Diego Zoo", [large gorilla]
Sea World - This attraction has an extensive list of machines.
Click here to see a page featuring Sea World elongateds.
Scripps Aquarium -
For San Diego elongateds (buy/trade), contact Bert Creighton (TEC member #2095) e-mail: macpaclant@aol.com
San Diego Star Of India - On Harbor Dr. In museum next to ship .
One design: Picture of ship, dotted border (H), [Maritime Museum Association of San Diego]
Machine Type: electric
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Additional Die Comments: very nice
Contact for Trading
Ralph Bjornson - dbjorns1@san.rr.com
Mission Bay Visitor's Center - Off ramp from interstate 5 to Clairmont Drive.
Three designs: Whale, dotted border (H), [Whale Waching + Cabrillo National Monument San Diego]; sailing boats on the bay, dotted border (H), [San Diego Mission Bay]; San Diego Skyline and Bay Bridge, dotted border (H), [San Diego];
Machine Type: electric
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Contact for Trading
Ralph Bjornson - dbjorns1@san.rr.com
San Diego Wild Animal Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027-7017
(760)747-8702
Two machines are located outside the Jambo Outfitters, left of the entrance
Machine One
Machine Type: Electric with a swinging arm
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50 + penny
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (V), dotted border, "SAN DIEGO WILD ANIMAL PARK , HEART OF AFRICA", [full-side giraffe]
Machine Two
Machine Type: Electric with a swinging arm
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50 + penny
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, "San Diego Wild Animal Park, 25 years", [25 year logo with rhino]
Machine Three
Located outside and right of the Nairobi Plant Trader
Machine Type: Electric with a swinging arm
Number of Dies: 2
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50 + penny
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (H), dotted border, "SAN DIEGO WILD ANIMAL PARK ", [logo w/full-side image of an elephant]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "SAN DIEGO WILD ANIMAL PARK ", [top-side image of a stylized rhino logo]
Machine Four
Located on Dino Mountain outside the Dino Snacks
Machine Type: Electric
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50 + penny
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (H), dotted border, "DINO MOUNTAIN, San Diego Wild Animal Park ", [Dino Mountain logo with read superimposed on top of a stylized mountain]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "TRICERATOPS", [full-side view of the dino. facing left]
Design #3: (H), dotted border, "STEGOSAURUS", [full-side view of the dino. facing right]
Design #4: (H), dotted border, "PTERANDON", [full-side view of the dino. flying right]
Contact for Trading
Ralph Bjornson - dbjorns1@san.rr.com
Stephen Birch Aquarium -
Three designs: fish, dotted border (H), [Stephen Birch Aquarium Museum]; octopus, dotted border (H), [Stephen Birch Aquarium Museum]; research vessel, dotted border (H), [Scripps Institute of Oceanography];
Machine Type: electric
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Contact for Trading
Ralph Bjornson - dbjorns1@san.rr.com
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