Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Hoff was amazed the first time he saw a coin press machine in action in the 1970s. Hoff was in his twenties when a person ...

A wheel cranks on the machine at the Independence Visitor Center, slowing with every turn until: CLINK! A reward drops out the bottom waiting to be collected. It’s a familiar, elongated penny. In its ...

Grip the handle and turn the crank. Watch the roller turn. Wait for that clink, reach into the little door. Turn over the still-warm, copper-colored oval in your palm. Smile. It’s a pretty penny.

It is unknown if the missing machine will return, or if this signals a shift away from the classic souvenir following the ...

Coin souvenirs at Riverfront Park and elsewhere may soon be wider and silvery. With the final U.S. pennies minted in November, Bullseye Amusements in Spokane is considering switching the company’s ...

Robert Hoff was amazed the first time he saw a coin press machine in action in the 1970s. Hoff was in his twenties when a person passed him while carrying the machine and watched as they pressed ...