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Penny & a Postcard #2

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Swap Coordinator:tiggerski (contact)
Swap categories: Postcards 
Number of people in swap:12
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:April 27, 2013
Date items must be sent by:May 4, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Since this was so popular last time, let's do it again. You will have 1 partner which you will send one(1) smashed penny and a matching postcard, from the same location. Mosy penny locations will let you into their giftshop free of charge to buy postcards.

Discussion

fawnscrafts 04/20/2013 #

Can the penny be one smashed by a train, or are these the designed ones?

cmdunderground 04/21/2013 #

I found a great website. It shows where you can find the machines in your area and even shows the designs at each location. Www pennycollector.com Hope this helps :)

tiggerski 04/21/2013 #

Hi Fawn, they are the ones you find in machines at tourist attractions. As usacricket says, pennycollector.com has a list of machines near you. They usually cost 50 cents plus the penny.

Mamamoose 04/22/2013 #

Lucky you! Here in Europe we have to pay almost three times as much for a smashed coin (about USD 1,40)!

worldtraveler 04/22/2013 #

It definitely depends on the city, here. DC, Dallas and major touristy places are four quarters.

cathlud 04/23/2013 #

In Australia it costs $2 to smash a penny. Most machines are preloaded with 100% copper blanks instead of pennies. I have discovered a few machines that are preloaded with US pennies. I think that this is rather strange and unfortunately the pennies are not the pre-1982 ones.

tiggerski 04/27/2013 #

I know of 1 machine, the Newport Aquarium in Newport, Ky. that has pre-loaded pennies and are quite expensive. Most of the machines I have been to in the state of Florida, are just 51 cents. Unless it is a quarter machine, (smashed quarters) then they are a dollar a piece.

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