I learned about elongated penny souvenirs

[debodun]

I was curious about some medallions I have from Las Vegas and Sand Francisco (which I likely got at garage sales a long time ago). There are "souvenir making" machines that if you put in a penny and pay a nominal fee (to most people), will re-mold it into something like these:



Elongated coin - Wikipedia

 

[Murrmurr]

Me and my sons made some of those. This was before my daughter was born, so sometime in the late 70s.

They might still have theirs, idk.

 

[Chet]

You can flatten a penny if you put it on railroad tracks and wait for a train.

 

[Murrmurr]

You can flatten a penny if you put it on railroad tracks and wait for a train.

I've done that a few times. And we used a nickle once, too, just to compare. (me & my brother)

 

[debodun]

You can flatten a penny if you put it on railroad tracks and wait for a train.

Yes, but it wouldn't stamp anything on it.