Luck "E" Penny's Hitchhiker's Guide to Elongated Coins
Michigan

Battle Creek | Dearborn | Frankenmuth | Grand Rapids | Lansing
Mackinaw City | Mackinac Island | Muskegan | Turkeyville

Battle Creek
Binder Park Zoo
Exit 100 off I 96, 3 miles south.
7400 Division Drive, Battle Creek, Michigan 49014-9500.
616-979-1351
Machine is located in the CDC building.
Design Information: (V), rope border, "BINDER PARK ZOO, TAMARIN", [Tamarin]

Grand Rapids
John Ball Zoo
1300 West Fulton, Grand Rapids - Corner of Fulton and Valley, West of downtown Grand Rapids
616-336-4301
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY

Dearborn
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum
20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 48121-1970
(313) 982-6001 or 1-800 TELL-A-FRiend (1-800 835-5237)
Additional Comments: Each machine has a selection of four pennies
Machine Type: crank
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Machine One
Design #1: (H), dotted border, "GREENFIELD VILLAGE 1913 CAROUSEL", [frog carousel figure]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "GREENFIELD VILLAGE EDISON 4-4-0", [train]
Design #3: (V), chainlink border, "GREENFIELD VILLAGE EDISON LIGHTBULB", [old time lantern]
Design #4: (H), dotted border, "GREENFIELD VILLAGE COG & MAGOG", [4 people ringing bells]
Machine Two
Design #1: (H), link border, "GREENFIELD VILLAGE 1909 FORD MODEL-T", [Model-T]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "GREENFIELD VILLAGE STEAMBOAT SUWANEE", [steamboat]
Design #3: (H), chain link border, "GREENFIELD VILLAGE FIRESTONE FARM", [horse drawn carrage]
Design #4: (H), chain link border, "GREENFIELD VILLAE TORCH LAKE 0-6-4T", [train]

Frankenmuth
Penny Arcade
Main Street of Frankenmuth
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, " Penny Arcade", [Smiley Face]
Contact for Trading
Erin Collick - collicke@pilot.msu.edu

Lansing
Potter Park Zoo
1301 S Pennsylvania St - At Pennsilvania exit off 496. 3 blks. east on Pennsilvania Ave.
517-371-3926 or 517-483-4222
Additional Comments: One machine is in the Zoovanier Shop and one is by the camel rides
Machine Type: crank
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (H), alternative border, "Potter Park Zoo Lansing MI", [rhinoceros]
Design #2: (V), alternative border, "Potter Park Zoo Lansing MI", [camel]

Impression 5 Science Center
200 Museum Dr - At Museum Street off east Michigan Ave.
Establishment Phone: (517) 485-8116
Additional Comments: Both machines are by entrance to the museum
Machine Type: crank
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (V), alternative border, "Impression 5 Lansing MI", [dinosaur]
Design #2: (V), alternative border, "Impression 5 Lansing MI", [neanderthal skull]

Makinaw City
Machine One
This machine is inside a store on the north side of Main Street
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (H), dotted border, " Makinac Bridge", [The Makinac Bridge]
Design #2: (V), dotted border, " Michigan!", [An image of the state of Michigan] Additional Die Comments: The machine's image of the bridge is better, in my opinion, because it has the bridge and the text on the same side.
Machine Two
A store on the Main Street - One machine is outside a tourist shop on the north side of Main Street.
Machine Type: crank
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, " (On Back) Makinaw Bridge", [(On Front) Image of the bridge]
Additional Die Comments: This machine isn't as good as the other machine in town.

Captain's Treasures
Mackinaw Crossings. Closed October - May
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: 75 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: DIME
Design Information: (H), dotted border, " Mackinac Bridge", [Mackinac Bridge]
Contact for Trading
Jeffrey Buda - budajeff@pilot.msu.edu

Mackinac Island
Van Deusens T-Shirt Shop
Main Street at the Star Line Ferry Dock. Closed October - April
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, " Mackinac Island", [Horse & Carriage]

The Balsam Shops
900 Church St., St Ignace, MI - (Closed October - April)
(906) 847-3591
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, " Mackinac Island", [Horse &

Muskegan
Michigan's Adventure
4750 Whitehall Road
616-766-3377
Located in the arcade
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: .51
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Additional Comments: Wild water adventure is the water park in the amusement park. It is a double sided coin
Design Information: (H), dotted border, [Michigan adventure logo on side one. Side two is the wild water adventure logo]

Turkeyville
Turkeyville Ice Cream Parlor - It is about 3/4 of a mile north off I 69 at exit 42. Great place to eat. Machine is located across from the player piano. There is only one design, (V) with a turkey, along the top it says "Cornwells" and on the bottom it says "Turkeyville USA". Cost was $.51. Turkeyville is a store that specializes in turkey sandwiches along with ice cream and antique shops.

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