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        • TV Memories Set (Rolled 2014)
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          • DA-245 Archie Bunker’s Place ADA-248
          • DA-244 Charlie’s Angels ADA-247
        • TV Memories Set (Rolled 2011)
          • DA-243 Your Show of Shows ADA-246
          • DA-242 Roy Rogers Show ADA-245
        • TV Memories Set (Rolled 2010)
          • DA-238 The Dragnet Show ADA-241
          • DA-235 Perry Mason Show ADA-238
          • DA-234 The Twilight Zone Show ADA-237
          • DA-233 You Bet Your Life ADA-236
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Cleaning & Polishing (1)

How do you make your coins shiny?

Actually they aren’t really shiny yet because it’s really hard to take pictures of shiny coins. The coins pictured have been cleaned (unless otherwise stated) with Brasso which leaves them a bit dull. Once we took the picture we polish them (the pennies I mean) with Autosol and than they are incredibly shiny – you wouldn’t believe it. Every coin turns into a little jewel – no kidding!
Autosol Metal Polish - 75ml Tube
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Strongly recommended by us: “We have yet to discover a product which does a better job in polishing our cherished elongated coins – period!!”

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Glossary (3)

What is a zincer??

Zincers and Coppers – what’s the difference?

Zincer
Home of the Groundhog - Punxsutawney Phil's Official Souvenir Shop, Pennsylvania
Composition: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper
Mass (Weight): 2.5 Grams
Copper
Home of the Groundhog - Punxsutawney Phil's Official Souvenir Shop, Pennsylvania
Composition: Brass (95% copper, 5% zinc)
Mass (Weight): 3.11 Grams

Notice the grey or silver colored shadows within the coin design of the “zincer” coin?
Zinc pennies are made of zinc but plated with pure copper (and that’s the reason zincers are often way shinier than copper pennies which are made of brass – not pure copper). When you elongated (press or smash) such a zinc cent the copper plating breaks and what you see revealed is the real material of the coin – zinc which is bleeding through.

Before 1982, the U.S. minted pennies that were about 95% copper and 5% zinc. Beginning in 1982, the proportion of each metal was reversed because the value of the copper in a cent was becoming more valuable than a penny. When you smash a post-1982 penny, the elongation process will reveal the zinc underneath the copper plating of the coin.

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Stained elongated coins. How are these made? I have one and have always wondered.

American Bicentennial 1976 - Rockville, Vernon, Connecticut by Chester M. Rogers
American Bicentennial 1976 - Rockville, Vernon, Connecticut by Chester M. Rogers

Private rolls sometimes have stained backs to show the dates of the pennies. The roller (Mr. Chester M. Rogers in this specific case) might have used Deft brand spray stain or Jet and Mohawk brand stain. Nowadays it’s really hard to buy those stains as they aren’t produced anymore (so fare we know). On top of it it’s not a really good idea to use a stained coin with a public penny machine because nobody will clean the die afterwards.

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What’s the meaning of the small letters and/or numbers on my pressed penny?

Initials on elongated coins may refer to:

  • Designers
  • Engravers
  • Rollers
  • Manufacturers
  • Sponsors
  • Dealers
  • Numismatic Clubs

Now some maybe are rollers but not designers. Some are designers but not rollers. Some design and roll. Some may engrave but not deal with the artwork. And some do it all. Over time (to the best of our knowledge) we will try to add specific information about each initials as we gather the information along our journey through the realms of elongated coins.

So here we go with the current version of our key (incomplete of course) to that specific elongated coin riddle:

InitialsName/CompanyImage
462Don Berry
ABCAnastasia, Bob, and Charlotte Hoff
ACAdam J. Cool
AGAlice Goodman
AH
AM
ARAngelo A. Rosato
AVAdele & Norman Vogel (Rollers, Engravers - TEC #1966 & 1997)
AZAnita Zell
Las Vegas
BCSBruce C. Sumner
BE
BGBronislaus (Brownie) A. Gill
BJBill JacksonBill Jackson
BJBruce Jones
Memphis, Tennessee
Bruce Jones
BRBanyas Barnesyarde - Brad Ream
BSBert Samsa
BXJames Brown and Myron Xenos
COften used to denote a copy of an earlier elongated coin.
CCopper Charms
CCarlos Curry of Louisville, Kentucky
Roller
C initial - often used to denote a copy of an earlier elongated coin
©Copyrighted
C in box, triangle on topCliff Roth
C-7Cee Ceven (Betty Kirby and Rudy Skarita)
CASHCarol & Steve Hursh
CAW
CBWC. B. Weatherly
CCCopper Charms
CEWCecil E. Walls
CHBud Hicks
CHCharles Ray Harden
11408 E Parr Avenue, Brazil, IN 47834
1-812-877-1157
Roller
CKCarol KilcoyneCarol Kilcoyne
CLCharles Lorati
CMC. Gus MeccarelloC. Gus Meccarello
CMCopper MemoriesCopper Memories
CMICopper Memories
CMJ
CMH
CMRChester M. RogersChester M. Rogers
CO-7James Bond
CS
CWCarl Webster
CWClaude Waite
CZCCindy CalhounCindy Calhoun
DA##Don Adams Specialty Company
Over 250 designs showing DA and then the die issue number
Don Adams Specialty Company
DAW
Don A. Wilkinson

TEC#1079
Designer & Roller
Don A. Wilkinson
DCDanny B. Crabb
DDDottie DowDottie Dow
DDDon Duncan
DE
DESDonald E. Sabo
Collector, Engraver, and Roller
Avondale, Arizona
TEC # 341 LM
Donald E. Sabo
DESCODavid E. Stoicheff
DJD. Jakebovits
DJMDave Macdiarmid
DM
DMH
DPDwayne Padon
DRDon Roth
DRPDwayne Padon
DSDonald E. Sabo
Collector, Engraver, and Roller
Avondale, Arizona
DSDavid Spellman
DTDan ThompsonDan Thompson
DTDave True
DWDon Wendt
DWJDavid W. Jordan
eEurolinkEurolink Development LLC
EA# (EA1, EA2, EA3 etc.)Elmer Anderson
Roller
Elmer Anderson
ECHOW. W. Miller
EDEd McClung
EGEwell Gunter
EHErrick Hermann
ELME.L. Murdoch
EPEElvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
ET# (ET1, ET2, ET3 etc.)Eurotoken
Installer
EWEd Weaton
FBFrank E. Brazzell from Indiana. Master engraver and builder of rolling machines. Mentor of Jim Dundon. Passed away in 1996.Frank Brazzell
FGS
FLFL
FSFrank Spandone
FSC
GEric H. Goodwin
GFB
GA
GAE
GKGeorge E. Kesterson
GMGus Meccarello
Engraver
GPBGary & Phyllis Bible
GWGeorge Wanzug
GWEGerald William Elliott Sr.
Roller
Gerald William Elliott Sr.
HAHA
HCSHarold C. Schmal
HDAH. D. Alien
HEHouse of Elongateds
(Lee Martin/Warren Bunge)
HGHorace Grant
HHTHarry H.Taylor
HOEHouse of Elongateds
(Lee Martin/Warren Bunge)
House of Elongateds
HLB
HMHolden Manufacturing, Inc.
Manufacturer
2938 Stonewall Place
Sanford, FL 32773
Phone: 407-321-1653
Toll Free: 800-643-2566
Fax: 407-321-5311

Holden Manufacturing, Inc. on Archive.org
Holden Manufacturing, Inc. on Facebook.com
Holden Manufacturing, Inc.
HMHouston Marshall
Private Roller
HWBHenry W. Blaha
Roller
Henry W. Blaha
IG
JBJamie Bennett
JBJames Hanna Brown
JDJim Dundon (Paradise Engraving)
Engraver
Jim Dundon
JES
JFJoe Franklin
JGSJohn G. Spadone
JHJoseph Hotter
JJJim Dundon (Paradise Engraving)
Engraver
Jim Dundon (Paradise Engraving)
JJRRALPH JONES (may appear
reversed)
JKJames Kilcoyne
Coyne Designs
(TEC # 1887)
Designer, Engraver, Roller
(Acid Etching, Rotary Engraving, Hand Engraving)
5274 Linton Road
Cadiz, Kentucky 42211
kilcoynejames@hotmail.com
James Kilcoyne
JKJess Kirby
JLB
JMJack Meccarello (Roller)
JNJohn & Nancy WootenJohn & Nancy Wooten
JRJerry Rathburn
JRJack Rosenblath
JRRALPH JONES (may appear
reversed)
JRNJason R. Nelson
Roller
Jason R. Nelson
JSJames Singleton
JSJohn G. Spadone
JWJack Wilcox
KC. C. Kemp
KHBanyas Barnesyarde - Kay Harpold
KMCSKaren San Gregory
KWGKyle Greer
Sponsor
Kyle Greer
L (circled)R. W. Luchtman (L.P. Engravers)
LLord's Prayer Engravers (Charles Lorati)
LBLenard Babin
LBLee Bowser
LCSL. C. Summer
LCSLido Coin Shop
LELodestar Entertainment
LEWLloyd E. Wagaman
LEWLisa Whitcomb
Roller
LEMLee Martin
LHLurene Haines
(2001 TEC membership nickel)
LHTLen H. Trump
LOULou Brock
LSLS
LTLen H. Trump
LWLloyd WagamanLloyd Wagaman
MCMaecri Italy (Italian company)

XII refers to the engraver's sequence. The silver coin is from Spain. The installer is 'ET' (see above)
MFT
MHMillard Hajek
MLBPMajor League Baseball Players
MKBusiness Cents LLC & Studio Twelve28
Josh and Michelle Kilcoyne
PO Box 134
Noblesville, IN 46061
1-317-363-1587
Website: Business Cents LLC & Studio Twelve28
Email: Michelle Kilcoyne
Michelle Kilcoyne
MLHMark Hill
MMM & M Elongates
Mary Eggleston and A. Elizabeth "Manchie" Batterton
Hickman Coin Shop
5815 Longview Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64134
M & M Elongates
MMMary Eggleston
M & M Elongates (Mary Eggleston and A. Elizabeth "Manchie" Batterton)
Hickman Coin Shop
5815 Longview Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64134
M & M Elongates
MMMichael Mochizuki
MOMMarlyse Hansemann
MPMichael Pender
Sponsor or Dealer - Non Roller Producer
MTMichael Toennessen
Designer
MTMarie F. Trinny
Sponsor or Dealer - Non Roller Producer
MTC
MWMark Wright
N&RMNorman & Ruth MacQuithy (Roller)
NINANina MacDonald
NRMNorm & Ruth MacQuithy (Roller)
NSNick Salimbene
OLYBob Olson, Illinois
OPOded Paz
Designer & Roller
Oded Paz
PBPaul Brenner
PCPaul Case
PCPenny Collector
PEParadise Engraving (Jim Dundon)
PJP. Janic
PLBPearl L. Buoker
PPC
PMPennyMachines.com
The Penny Men, A Division of CTM Group, Inc.
13 Red Roof Lane, Unit 1A
Salem, NH 03079
1-866-766-7166
PM
PP
PS
PW
PWCPaul Conner
Paul Conner Studios, LLC
Paul Conner
RRobert Stafford
RBRodney W. Baker
RCK
REBRobert E. Buoker
RG-#Robert E. Gilger
Roller
TEC # 3810
RHRenée Asha Petronilla Hansemann
Designer
TEC # 3435
RHB
RHJRobert H. Jacobs
RJRalph Jones
Roller
Ralph Jones
RJJRalph Jones
Roller
RKRon Kanke
Roller
ЯMRob Morris
RLRay Loutzenhiser
RRRocky Rockholt (The Penny-Press Machine Co., LLC)
Manufacturer & Installer
The Penny-Press Machine Co., LLC
RRRonald Readon
RSRobert & Shirley StaffordRobert & Shirley Stafford
RSRuss SearsRuss Sears
RTLRay T. Leveille
RWRay Wagner, Jr.
RWC
RWDRay W. Dillard
RWJRalph W. Jobe
RWLRobert W. Luchtman
SAKSally & Al KirkaSally R. (Grabowski) Kirka & Alphonse J. Kirka
SBSteve Beecher
SDPMSan Diego Penny MachineSDPM
SECSuperior Elongated Coins
Dennis Paul Berry
Superior Elongated Coins
SGShel Green
SoCStamps on Coins
(Jess Kirby)
Stamps On Coins (SOC) by Jess Kirby
SPSmashing Pennies (Katrina and Zac Gowen)Smashing Pennies
SPI
SPMSmashed Penny Museum
SPM
SSCSea Shell City, Inc.
708 Coastal Highway
Fenwick Island, DE 19944
Sea Shell City, Inc.
SSFSuzie Sims-Fletcher
TACTAC
TAK
TDTTyler Tyson
TGTom Gerhardt
TKBoeing Employees Coin Club (BECC)
The BECC 53rd annual coin show in Kent, Washington was held January 21-22, 2017. Wooden nickels and elongated cents with the 747-8 Intercontinental design were available at the coin show until supplies were exhausted. (One free wooden nickel and one free elongated cent per show attendee. Additional cents could be purchased.)
TMC
TPPCarl Webster
The Penny Pincher
Robinson, Illinois
TRTom Russo
TWTom Wiebe
T#Y ( "T1Y," T2Y," "T3Y"…)Bert Creighton (Roller)
TEC #2095
VBVicky Bowser
VCS
VFVance Fowler
WCMWilliam C. Massey
Luck "E" Penny
P.O.Box 1511
Beltsville, MD 20704-1511
William C. Massey
WDAWayne D. Ashford
WDW
WGWilliam Gardner
WJHWilliam T. Helmerick
WLP
WLS
WMWilliam C. Massey
Luck "E" Penny
P.O.Box 1511
Beltsville, MD 20704-1511
WRWilliam Rogers
WSAWhitney, Spero & Alien
∞CO88

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eBay (1)

Would you be willing to take less? I bought one just like this for $1.47 a few days ago but I need one more.

Dear i***t ( 222Feedback score is 100 to 499),

You asked:
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Retired The Alamo Dated 2003 With Six Stars, San Antonio TX Texas Elongated Coin

Retired The Alamo Dated 2003 With Six Stars, San Antonio TX Texas Elongated Coin


Friday, February 28, 2014 10:00 AM

Dear domaindomino,

Would you be willing to take less? I bought one just like this for $1.47 a
few days ago but I need one more.

–i***t ( 222Feedback score is 100 to 499)
Unquote

As an exception we are (I will use your transaction with us as a learning experience). We will adjust the price for you on this one coin but act quickly because it ends in less than a day.

I don’t see how sellers pricing their coins at $1.47 even can recover their own costs – I believe they are actually loosing money with such a business model.

See below why I believe so (I used an item price of $2.25 for my example).

$2.25 Starting Bid
$1.75 Shipping
—–
$4.00 Total Cost of coin on eBay

$0.23 Final Value fee (eBay)
$0.18 Final Value Fee on Shipping (eBay)
$0.42 Fee amount (PayPal)
$0.91 Postage Stamps (USPS for 2oz rigid envelope)
—–
$1.74 Fees for $2.25 coin

Not factured into costs yet:
– original cost of item (elongated coin)
– envelope
– tape
– Brasso (Metal Polish liquid used to clean coins)
– Autosol (metal polish paste used to polish coins)
– Q-Tips Cotton Swabs, paper towels, soft cloth, cloves etc. to clean/polish the coins
– time for cleaning, research, listing and shipping
– eBay listings fee of $0.35 if we list more than 50 coins a month and eBay doesn’t run a special like they did in February 2014)

Enjoy your coin and this amazing hobby!! 🙂

Marlyse

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