Luck "E" Penny's Hitchhiker's Guide to Elongated Coins
Maryland
I95 | Annapolis |
Baltimore | Bowie | Greenbelt | Ocean City
I 95
Check out these rest stops along I 95 between Baltimore and Delaware:
The Maryland House - One hand cranked machine with 4 dies
The Chesapeake House - One hand cranked machine with 4 dies
Annapolis
There is a machine in the general store on the main shoping street in the wharf area. Image is [crab], "Annapolis, Maryland".
Baltimore
The Baltimore Zoo
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
No vending-type of machines. However, there are two coin rollers at every home game cranking out an assortment of elongated pennies
(click here to see 1998 coins). They even offer limited edition elongated quarters from time-to-time
(click here to see 1998 quarter).
Maryland Science Center - Located on the Inner Harbour. Two machines by the gift shop with four designs each.
Machine Type: Both are manual/crank
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: V, dotted border, "Maryland Science Center", [Space Alien]
Design #2: V, dotted border, "Maryland Science Center", [Albert Einstein]
Design #3: V, dotted border, "Maryland Science Center", [Dinosaur]
Design #4: V, dotted border, "Maryland Science Center", [Space Shuttle and Earth]
Additional Die Comments: There are a couple of other designs including Baltimore Orioles logo a crab with Baltimore charm city and one which says explore your world with a globe.
For trading, contact Greg e-mail: o2cool@erol.com
World Trade Center - There is a machine with 4 designs on of the top of the world building: [ship],
[crab], [Orioles], and "Top of the World".
Bowie
Bowie Baysox Stadium
Additional Comments: They are sold at home games at the gift stands for $.75
Cost to Roll Coin: 75
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (V), dotted border, "Baysox Eastern League", [Big Letter B]
Greenbelt
Beltway Plaza Shopping Center
6000 Block of Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD
Machine is located in mall nearest the Giant Food store.
Cost to Roll Coin: 51 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (V), dotted border, "I Love You Maryland", [Two hearts pierced by an arrow]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "T-Rex", [T-Rex head]
Design #3: (H), dotted border, "Guardian Angel", [Kneeling angel]
Design #4: (V), dotted border, "My Lucky Cent", [Shamrock]
Ocean City
There are 2 machines here; one is at the carousel at Trimper's Rides.
Luck "E" Penny P. O. Box 1511
Beltsville, Maryland 20704-1511
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