Luck "E" Penny's Hitchhiker's Guide to Elongated Coins
Oregon
Bonneville Dam | Cascade Locks | Depoe Bay | Mt. Hood | Portland
Rockaway Beach | Sea Lion Caves | Seaside | Sisters | Troutdale
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Fish Hatchery - near Cascade Locks, Wa.
Designs feature image of sturgeon or dam.
Cascade Locks
Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler - machine is located on board the boat.
Machine Type: electric
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border,"Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler", [Riverboat]
Depoe Bay
Depoe Bay Harbor - Design shows image of harbor and "World's Smallest Harbor".
Mt. Hood
Timberline Lodge - Design shows image of the historic lodge.
Portland
Metro Washington Park Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, Oregon 97221-2799
503-226-1561 ext 312 (Gift Shop)
From Mark Dillon, Retail Manager: We have two electric penny elongating machines on grounds. Both manufactured by the Cimeter company of Salem, OR. One machine is a triple machine in the main giftshop with: 1(H) zoo Zebra image; 2(H) zoo Indian Elephant image; 3(H) zoo Snow Leopard image. The second machine is a single with a (V) image of a zoo Giraffe.
Machine One
Located in the main Gift Shop, The Elephant's Trunk, to the left of the entrance.
Manufacturer: Penny Factory
Machine Type: hand-crank
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50 + penny
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (H), dotted border, "WASHINGTON PARK ZOO, ZEBRA", [full-side image of zebra in tall grass]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "METRO WASHINGTON PARK ZOO, INDIAN ELEPHANT", [full-side image of standing elephant]
Design #3: (H), dotted border, "WASHINGTON PARK ZOO, SNOW LEOPARD", [full-side image of Snow Leopard ready to leap]
Design #4: (H), dotted border, "METRO WASHINGTON PARK ZOO, PORTLAND OREGON, RHINOCEROS", [full-side image of rhino walking towards another rhino]
Machine Two
Located by the restrooms in the rear between the bat exhibit and the African Rainforest exhibit - Sankuru Trader.
Manufacturer: Cimeter Company of Salem, OR
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 2
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50 + penny
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design # 1: (V), dotted border, [full-side image of a giraffe standing on the plains with tree branches], "GIRAFFE, WASHINGTON PARK ZOO"
Design # 2: (H), dotted border, [full-front upside-down bat], "METRO WASHINGTON PARK ZOO, PORTLAND OREGON, FRUIT BAT"
Machine Three
Located by the restrooms in the rear between the bat exhibit and the African Rainforest exhibit - Sankuru Trader.
Manufacturer: Cimeter Company of Salem, OR
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 1
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50 + penny
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (V), dotted border, "METRO WASHINGTON PARK ZOO, PORTLAND OREGON, KOALA", [full-side image of a koala sitting on a Eucalyptus branch eating]
Contacts for Trading:
Gene Freville - Genofree@AOL.com
Ron Harman - harmanr@metro.dst.or.us
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland, OR
Manufacturer: Penny Factory
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 3
Cost to Roll Coin: $0.50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (V), dotted border, "OMSI/Portland OR", [Dinosaur T-Rex]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "Star Trek/Federation Science/ 1992 Par. Pic", [Star Trek Logo]
Design #3: (H), dotted border, "U.S.S./Enterprise/1992 Par. Pic", [Federation Ship]
Design #4: (H), dotted border, "Klingon/Bird of Prey/1992 Par. Pic", [Klingon Ship]
Additional Die Comments: The OMSI coin is on the first machine. The Star Trek coins are on the second machine
Contact for Trading:
Gene Freville - Genofree@aol.com
Rockaway Beach
Twin Arches - Design shows image of the Twin Arches rock formation.
Sea Lion Caves
The seal lion caves - U.S. highway 101
- located about 9 or 10 miles out of Florence, but they are considered
to be " in " Florence. There is a ' Penny Factory' in the gift shop with
three dies: 1. Seal Lion 2. Grey Whale 3. Lighthouse .
Seaside
Main Street - Design features image of turnaround on Main Street
Sisters
Shop on Main Street - not sure of exact location, but the machine sits outside of the corner of the shop
Machine Type: hand cranked
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: (H), dotted border, "sister oregon", [mountains]
Design #2: (V), dotted border, "i love you sister oregon", [angel]
Design #3: (V), dotted border, "escape to the west sister oregon", [man on bucking horse]
Design #4: (V), dotted border, [llama]
Additional Die Comments: The machine is 150 miles from my house possible to acquire for trading, but we only go there once a year during spring
Contact for Trading
Dawn Harvey - threewheels@juno.com
Troutdale
Multnomah Falls Lodge & Gift Shop -
3 dies: Multnomah Falls, Columbia Gorge, Oregon Trail.
Interstate 84, Exit 31, approx. 25 miles East of Portland, Oregon
Additional Comments: I've been told that the previous machine
at this location was taken out of service because of last years flooding. The machine was under water. The coins mentioned under Multnomah Falls is no longer available.
Manufacturer: Penny Factory
Machine Type: electric
Number of Dies: 2
Cost to Roll Coin: 2 for 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1 : (V), dotted border, "Multnomah Falls/Oregon", [Scenic view of falls and bridge]
Design #2: (H), dotted border, "Timberline/Mt Hood Oregon", [Scenic view of Mount Hood with skier]
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