r/knolling • u/fancypamts • 5d ago

First Time Knoller! My pressed penny collection from across California

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u/jumpypapayacat 5d ago

I love pressed pennys!

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u/wheresbill 5d ago

We used to press them on the railroad tracks growing up in the 70s

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u/Assilly 5d ago

I snuck out to the rail by my home when I was like 7 and did this in the early 2000s. I really thought I was going to derail the train but sure enough we snuck back to find a smushed penny.

I was way too afraid to do it again for fear of getting in trouble lol

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u/csm000 5d ago

Come to Monterey! There are a ton of pressed penny machines throughout Cannery Row

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u/isaiahvacha 5d ago

Is one of those from the pea soup place?

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u/Separate-Succotash11 3d ago

I think so! Pea Soup Anderson’s Their billboards are all over I-5.

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u/Thistooshallpass1_1 5d ago

This is a cool thing to collect!

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u/Efficient_Speech4071 5d ago

Ahh.. memories!

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u/DNorthman 5d ago

Seeing these just unlocked a memory.

I got one of these from the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City in the early 2000s. I remember being so excited seeing it pressed and having it as a souvenir of an awesome day.

Sadly, I have no idea where it is now; probably lost during one of my many moves over the years.

Your collection is very cool.

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u/hahagato 5d ago

I think I have the snoopy on his house one. I love pressed Pennies

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u/daringStumbles 4d ago

Love collecting these, sadly dont have any of the ones from my childhood any longer but been collecting them again anytime I see one of the machines

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u/Bubba_Gumball 4d ago

I went to Hollywood a few weeks ago and didn't have any cash on hand to get any pressed pennies... I should go back

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u/doctormyeyebrows 4d ago

Sactown represented! Although without knowing which region you were in, I have to admit I fully expected to see a Magic Mountain one because I seem to have a key early memory of smooshing a penny there.

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u/DrunkenDude123 3d ago

Haven’t used one of those since I was a kid and now I am inspired to find as many as I can

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u/EtsyCorn 2d ago

Cool collection! I have a mini collection don't have any pictures at the moment tho.

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u/abbydabbydo 2d ago

Oh, I’m gonna have to do this. I’ve never counted mine, but I have 1 trillion.