A longtime boardwalk staple, penny press machines allow folks to insert a one-cent coin, crank a handle, and receive a flattened souvenir with an engraved design. “It started [collecting] with ...

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo announced this week that it has brought in penny press machines, giving people a fun way to collect pocket-sized memories. The machines ...

The 'hardest logic puzzle in the world' has left many utterly baffled, with scores of people throwing in the towel after mere moments of attempting to solve it. The notorious blue eyes conundrum ...

People have been left scratching their heads over the 'hardest logic puzzle in the world', with many admitting defeat just a few minutes in. The blue eyes brainteaser has been shared on social ...

In another effort to spark excitement as out-of-towners and local residents alike spend time in the county, Festival Country Indiana has added a penny press to its visitor center. The hand-powered ...

Today’s are mostly zinc. On the Facebook group of Pressed Penny Collectors, whose members seek out machines that flatten the coins into oval-shaped souvenirs, nostalgia has been negligible.

When pressed and elongated, the older pennies maintain "a ghost image of the printed head of Lincoln," said Brian Peters, general manager of Minnesota-based Penny Press Machine Co. Jeweler Angelo ...

Alan Fleming, of Scotland, is the owner of Penny Press Factory, one of a number around the world that manufacture machines that flatten and stamp coins. “A lovely retired gentleman in Boston ...