$ of pressed penny book??

[dream_disney]

Does anyone know about how many pennies the books hold? Will one book be enough for a trip?

[seanyred]

Does anyone know about how many pennies the books hold? Will one book be enough for a trip?

off the top of my head I'm not sure but I do know it holds quite a bit. It also has spots for quarter's as well. Unless you plan on trying to hit almost everyone one book should be fine

[TheVBs]

Do the other Disney hotels, like Hilton Head or Vero Beach, have pressed coin machines?

[pixiesmimi]

Does anyone know about how many pennies the books hold? Will one book be enough for a trip?

I think they hold about 60. I have filled up one book and some extra on one trip each time. You might want to get two if you plan to search seriously for them all.

[dream_disney]

okay thanks for the advice!

[mom2mickeyfan]

I'm sure this tip has been given by someone before, but I didn't see it yet for this thread so here it goes.

Get a some of the containers of the mini m&m's....the tube ones. They are perfect quarter size. So you can layers 2 quarters and a penny until you get to the top. When you find a machine you just have to pull out that tube and pop out the first 3 coins. We did this this past summer and it was so much nicer than using rolls or searching pockets.

[pixiesmimi]

That's a really good idea. It would be a lot more convenient than carrying the rolls and fussing with it providing the tube fits in my bag. DH even took pictures of me using the penny machines because I was doing so many of them.

[dream_disney]

I just bought some mini m&ms! thanks for the tip

[edhunter28]

the penny books typicly sell for 6 or 7 dollars with little variation in the price

[OhGee]

I bought a sturdy change purse just for doing pressed pennies. It is a traditional leather change purse with two compartments for the quarters and pennies. There is a small pocket on the outside where I put the pressed pennies. It made things a lot easier and it held a lot of coins. I just went to DLR this August and filled a book in no time! LOL

[BigRedDad]

I started this on my last trip and never looked back. Bad trip, different story. Now that we booked a new trip for March 2010, I pulled out the pressed penny collection and printed of the new master list.

I did almost 100 pressed pennies and quarters on my last trip. I know I will be making a plan for the next trip to maximize my opportunities. I did a lot of walking and searching while my daughter slept in the stroller.

My strategy and collection:
1. I choose to only use uncirculated 1971 pennies and quarters. WDW first opened then, it was my first trip, and I was 1.
2. It was trial and error to determine how to get them to print on the tails side. However, the press machines I used pressed through the heads side. You cannot see the dates on most of the coins
3. I will start my $10 roll of quarters per week now to have enough quarters for the trip. It is not necessary, but it keeps you from having to go to a cashier in the parks.
4. The night before a park, I will map out where all the coin machines are so I do not have to run around.
5. It can be addicting and fun. My daughter was 2 the last trip and she had to do it any time she saw a machine. I had to start to prove to her we already did those.
6. I hope to be able to drop her a complete collection when she is old enough. My plan is to give it to her on her 15th birthday when we spend many nights there in 2021.

[Altair]

Here's another tip, the simple designs press much better than the very complex designs.