Kasilofchrisn Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 The other day I finished a few Kenai Peninsula Alaska themed fishing lures made from pressed pennies. My dapping skills still need work. And I'm not sure the blades will spin. But the spoons should work. I have 3 different ones. A Kenai river jumping fish and a Kenai Peninsula moose and bear. Though the words are hard to read. I used the older 1982 and before all copper pennies. These were polished with #6 Rouge using a dremel. They ended up about the same size as a #3 French blade. Going to find some other pressed penny machines to try this out with later this summer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 I did something similar back in the '70s and my first two boys wore the trout out with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Whether or not they catch fish they are a sight to behold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Very cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimb8s Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Those look great ! And all the pictures tell a nice story ... Have fun out there sir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 I don't know what a pressed penny is so pardon my ignorance. But is that an actual round penny that you take and press into some mold to get the French blade. Then I assume you drill a hole in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 14 minutes ago, cadman said: I don't know what a pressed penny is so pardon my ignorance. But is that an actual round penny that you take and press into some mold to get the French blade. Then I assume you drill a hole in it? Pressed pennies are made in a hand crank pressed penny machine. The pennies are a novelty/souvenir and the machines are often found at zoos, museums, tourist attractions, etc. The one I used is in my local dairy queen. So the four options at this machine were an ice cream cone with Soldotna, dairy queen written on it, a moose and bear that say Kenai peninsula Alaska, and fish that says Kenai river. You crank it until it lines up with the arrow for the design you want. Then you put in a penny and 2 quarters. Crank it around and it spits out your penny that has been pressed. There is a place ~ 1-1/2 hours from me called the sea life center. I've heard they have a pressed penny machine that has sea otters, walrus, etc. Pressed pennies are just cheap souvenirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Thank You for the explanation. With that said, what you made is pretty cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Quote Then you put in a penny and 2 quarters. what do the quarters look like? sorry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted April 11 Author Report Share Posted April 11 Just thought I'd throw this out there for anyone wanting to try this. Apparently this website lists all the pressed penny machines people have found in the United states listed by state. So it should help you find pressed penny machines in your area. http://209.221.138.252/AreaList.aspx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 On 4/10/2024 at 9:56 PM, Kasilofchrisn said: Just thought I'd throw this out there for anyone wanting to try this. Apparently this website lists all the pressed penny machines people have found in the United states listed by state. So it should help you find pressed penny machines in your area. http://209.221.138.252/AreaList.aspx Wow, that's pretty interesting. I didn't know that there were so many. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 On 4/12/2024 at 8:22 AM, cadman said: Wow, that's pretty interesting. I didn't know that there were so many. They used to be a common thing at arcades, carnivals, and theme parks, after WW2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 We used to put pennies on the railroad track when we were kids. There was no design but they flattened out pretty good...LOL!!! Anyway, those are really cool and it is a fantastic idea, well done!!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted April 19 Author Report Share Posted April 19 On 4/14/2024 at 6:16 AM, smalljaw said: We used to put pennies on the railroad track when we were kids. There was no design but they flattened out pretty good...LOL!!! Anyway, those are really cool and it is a fantastic idea, well done!!!! Thank you! Glad to see you back on the forums man! If you get a chance could you please pm me your address. I've got some fur for you that we discussed awhile back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 On 4/14/2024 at 9:16 AM, smalljaw said: We used to put pennies on the railroad track when we were kids. There was no design but they flattened out pretty good...LOL!!! Anyway, those are really cool and it is a fantastic idea, well done!!!! You have a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
