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Creating a Squished Penny

People have been squishing pennies in the U.S. since 1893. Actually, they did not squish a penny as much as a penny shaped copper disk. In 1893, at the World’s Columbian Exposition, they created commemorative coins. This was, and still is, a fun way to advertise and remember an event or special place. If you have a squished penny, that is actually a penny, someone probably put it into a penny-squishing machine. You can find penny-pressing machines at many tourist attractions. Some of them will squish the penny that you put in and others will take your money and give you something with their name on it.

It is legal to squish a U.S. penny, unless you have some nefarious purpose for doing so. There are other countries, which make it a crime to mutilate their coinage. Pressed pennies are a novelty, and there are people who collect them for fun. You can even find coin books to keep your pennies in. This is a cheap, fun, and family friendly hobby. Children can squish pennies in machines that they find on vacation, or get whatever type of coin the machine offers. The family can use a squished penny to remember where they have been.

The Penny Machine Company is a great place to find a machine for your place of business. If you have a business that caters to families with young children, a penny-pressing machine can be fun way to advertise. There are not a lot of advertisements that people will keep for years, but a squished penny is one. People who get your squished pennies will not only keep them, but they will show them to their friends and family. These fun novelties will spread the word about your company with surprising ease.