Luck "E" Penny's Hitchhiker's Guide to Elongated Coins
Utah
Bryce Canyon |
Farmington |
Heber City | Moab | Ogden | Park City | Provo Canyon | Salt Lake City | Vernal
Bryce Canyon
National Park
Manufacturer: electric
Machine Type: crank
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, "Bryce Canyon National Park", [Bryce Canyon]
Ruby's Inn
Manufacturer: electric
Machine Type: crank
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Design Information: (H), dotted border, "Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon", [elk]
Farmington
Lagoon Amusement Park
Establishment Phone: 801-451-8000
Additional Comments: one machine by the entrance to the water park. The other machine by the giant swing.
Number of Dies: 4
Cost to Roll Coin: .50
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Die Information
Design #1: dotted border, "Lagoon", [roller coaster]
Design #2: dotted border, "puff the dragon", [Kiddie coaster]
Design #3: dotted border, "This ain't no porch swing", [Giant swing]
Design #4: dotted border, "colosus, [looping coaster]
Contact for Trading
David Higley - mrroe1@aol.com
Heber City
Heber Valley Railroad - It's in the gift shack. The coin had an imprint of a steam engine.
Moab
The machine was outside of a store on the main street.
One design: Delicate Arch, dotted border (H), [Delicate Arch Moab, Utah]
Machine Type: electtic
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Ogden
Hill Air Force Base - (near Ogden) Has two machines. They contain (v)Hill Air Force Logo, (h)B-29, (h)A-10, (h)F-4, (h)B-52, (h)B-17, (h)SR71 Blackbird and a (h)F16.
Park City
The Park City Silver Mine Adventure - has a machine that includes (v) "My Lucky Penny" [Park City]; (h) [horse pulling a mine car]; (v) [a mine cage]; (v) [mine adventure logo].
Park City Ski Area
Four designs: Dotted border (H), "Park City Utah - 1884"; skier, dotted border (H), "Ski Utah"; skier, dotted border (V), "Park City Utah"; Alpine Slider, dotted border (V), "Alpine Slide"
Machine Type: crank
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Provo Canyon
Bridal Veil Falls - (in Provo Canyon) Has a machine (v) "The world's steepest tram going up the falls".
Salt Lake City
Bingham Copper Mine - Two machines: one with a miner pushing a hand car; the other showing a large hole in the ground "One Hell of a Hole"
The State Capital - has a machine in it's gift shop. The dies depict the Mormon Meteor II race car, "This Is The Place Monument"; Temple Square; and a beehive, for the "Beehive State".
Deer Valley - Deer on this elongated.
Hansen Planetarium
Four designs: Sun (H), "Hansen Planetarium"; astronaut (V), "Salt Lake City Utah + Hansen Planetarium"; Space Shuttle (H), "The Space Shuttle U.S.A. + Launched April 12th 1981"; Bee Hive (H), "Bee Hive State Utah"
Machine Type: crank
Cost to Roll Coin: 50 cents
Denomination of Rolled Coin: PENNY
Hogle Zoo - Designs include a (v)
[sea lion]; (h) [elephant]; (v) [snake]; (h) [gorilla]; (h) [lion]; (h) [giraffe]; (h) [wallaroo]; (h) [penguin]; (v) [allosauras]; (h) [triceratops];
(h)[stegosaurus]; (v) [tyrannosaurus rex].
Salt Lake City Mall and Temple Square - The mall is located right across the street from Temple Square. The elongated is printed with Temple Square.
Vernal
Dinosaur Gardens - has a (h) [skeleton of a dinosaur]; (h) [stegosaurus]; (v) [tyranasaurus rex]; (h) [cartoon dinosaur].
Field House of Natural History - by the store.
Two designs: A dotted border and a vertical image on one coin; a dinosaur footprint, no border on second coint [Dinosaur Land Utah]
Additional Die Comments: circlular coin, double sided-back: [Tyrannosaurus]
Machine Type: electric
Cost to Roll Coin: $1.00
Denomination of Rolled Coin: Souvenir Coin
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