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Re:Pressed Penny Machine Map by VariousPrograms on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @05:32PM (#49367474)
Many traditional machines where you put in 2-4 quarters and a real penny have been phased out for credit card readers now that just drop a penny from inside the machine. It does kind of ruin some of the charm.
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Re:Pressed Penny Machine Map by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @06:52PM (#49368196)
They're not even a penny anymore; they're using copper blanks.

That said, I have seen several that take a credit card (or dollar bills) but you still hand crank them, so you still get the experience.

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Re:Pressed Penny Machine Map by dawnerd on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @07:12PM (#49368388)
Was just in vegas and one of them kept spitting out blanks. I have a feeling people swiped their card and didn't realize they needed to keep rotating and assumed it broke. Ended up with a whole collection before getting tired and leaving it. No telling how many more it would have spit out.
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