Pressed Penny Machine by Pennybandz®
Start Your Custom Pressed Penny Program
Pressed penny machines are not going away — they are evolving.
Pennybandz® offers a complete pressed penny program built for long-term revenue, visitor engagement, and collectibility.
Our New Generation Hopper Machines keep the classic hand-crank experience customers love, while removing the friction of needing quarters, change, or a loose penny. Customers can tap a credit card, use Apple Pay, Google Pay, or insert a $1 bill, and the machine supplies the coin.
Our machines press both real pennies and USA-made copper blanks, and Pennybandz can supply both options and ship them directly to your door.
Complete the short form below to see machine options, pricing, design examples, accessory options, coin supply options, and the best setup for your location.
Takes about 2 minutes. No obligation.
Made in the USA • 3-Year Full Machine Warranty • Lifetime Warranty on Hardened Steel Dies • Direct Phone Support • 35+ Years of Pressed Penny Machine Experience
A Timeless Souvenir Experience Built for Modern Gift Shops
Pressed pennies have been collected for generations because the experience is simple, affordable, interactive, and personal.
A Pennybandz® Pressed Penny Machine gives your visitors more than another souvenir on a shelf. It gives them something they can make with their own hands, collect, gift, and remember long after the visit.
For gift shops, museums, zoos, aquariums, caves, attractions, events, and tourist destinations, it can become a small-footprint souvenir program with long-term revenue potential.
Classic Hand-Crank Fun. Modern Payment Convenience.
Our New Generation Hopper Machines keep the traditional hand-crank experience customers love while removing the biggest barrier to the sale: needing change.
The machine supplies the coin and accepts:
Tap-to-pay credit cards
Apple Pay
Google Pay
$1 bills
No quarters. No loose penny. No asking the cashier for change.
Customers can walk up, pay, crank, press, and start their collection in seconds.
Built for Pennies, Blanks, and the Future
Pennybandz machines are built to press both real pennies and USA-made copper blanks.
Pennybandz can supply both options and ship them directly to your door, so your location does not have to depend on local bank coin availability to keep your machine running.
Copper blanks have been used for decades by major theme parks and high-traffic attractions. The customer experience is the same: choose a design, press the coin, collect the souvenir, and remember the visit.
More Than a Machine — A Complete Pressed Penny Program
Pennybandz helps your location build a complete souvenir category, not just install a machine.
Your custom pressed penny program can include:
- A custom Pennybandz® Pressed Penny Machine
- Four custom pressed penny designs
- New Generation Hopper setup with Nayax credit card processing
- Real pennies or USA-made copper blanks shipped to your door
- Penny books
- Keychains
- Magnets
- Necklaces
- Bracelets
- Collectible accessories for resale
- Long-term machine support
The machine creates the experience. The accessories help customers display, gift, and collect their pressed pennies — turning one small purchase into a larger gift shop sale.
Custom Designs Visitors Want to Collect
Your pressed penny designs are created around your location.
Designs can feature your logo, animals, exhibits, landmarks, buildings, mascots, rides, events, anniversaries, or local history.
The stronger the connection to your location, the more likely visitors are to collect all four designs.
Pennybandz pressed coins also offer more design space than many standard pressed pennies, giving your artwork more room for detail and stronger souvenir appeal.
Small Footprint. Long-Term Revenue Potential.
A pressed penny machine takes up very little floor space and requires minimal staff time.
It works well in:
- Gift shops
- Museums
- Zoos
- Aquariums
- Caves
- Theme parks
- Historic sites
- Campgrounds
- Tourist attractions
- Event venues
- High-traffic retail locations
For many locations, it becomes one of the easiest souvenir profit centers to operate because visitors enjoy the interaction and collectors often want every design.
Built in the USA. Built to Last.
Pennybandz machines are made in the USA, engineered and built by hand, and backed by real support.
Made in the USA • 3-Year Full Machine Warranty • Lifetime Warranty on Hardened Steel Dies • Direct Phone Support • 35+ Years of Pressed Penny Machine Experience
You can invest with confidence knowing your machine is built for long-term daily use and supported by people who understand pressed penny machines.
Trusted by Attractions, Museums, Gift Shops, and Events
“They are a great hit and I have gotten so many compliments on how great these machines are.”
— National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
“We have had our Pennybandz machine for a few years now, and it has added a strong monthly income to our business.”
— Inner Space Cavern
“These machines are a huge hit with guests, and we do thousands of dollars in sales each year. Collectors seek out these machines and want every single penny design.”
— Cheyenne Frontier Days
Purchase and Revenue Share Options
Most locations purchase their own custom Pennybandz® Pressed Penny Machine and keep the revenue it produces.
Qualified high-traffic locations may also be considered for a revenue share option with no upfront machine purchase required.
Either way, your location gets a custom pressed penny program built around your visitors, your brand, and your long-term souvenir sales.
See What Fits Your Location
Whether you are ready to start now or still comparing options, the short form above helps us recommend the best setup for your location.
We will help you review machine options, pricing, custom design ideas, accessory options, coin supply options, and the best path forward for your store, museum, attraction, or gift shop.
Complete the form above to see what fits your location best.
Press On with Pennybandz®.
Why Gift Shops Choose Pennybandz® Pressed Penny Machines
| Feature | Pennybandz® Custom Pressed Penny Machines | Many Traditional Penny Machine Options |
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| Machine Build |
Made in the USA with durable wood cabinets and UV-protected vinyl wraps built for long-term use.
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Acrylic or plastic cabinets may yellow, crack, or show wear over time.
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| Modern Payment Options |
New Generation Hopper models accept tap-to-pay credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and $1 bills. The machine supplies the coin.
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Many machines still require quarters, exact change, or the customer’s own penny.
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| Pennies & Copper Blanks |
Presses both real pennies and USA-made copper blanks. Pennybandz can supply both and ship them directly to your door.
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Often depends on the location finding pennies or coin supply on their own.
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| Custom Designs |
Includes custom artwork for the machine wrap and four custom pressed penny designs. Larger pressed coins allow more design detail.
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Custom artwork may be basic, limited, smaller, or come with extra fees.
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| Accessories for Stores |
Penny books, keychains, magnets, necklaces, bracelets, and collectible accessories help increase gift shop sales.
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Often only sells the machine with no complete accessory program.
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| Warranty & Support |
3-Year Full Machine Warranty, lifetime warranty on hardened steel dies, and direct phone support.
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Warranty coverage may be shorter, limited, or require extra service costs.
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| Revenue Options |
Purchase options available. Qualified high-traffic locations may be considered for revenue share.
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Many companies offer fewer ownership or revenue model options.
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| Long-Term Value |
Built as a complete pressed penny program: machine, designs, coin supply, accessories, and support.
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Often treated as only a machine purchase, with fewer long-term support options.
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Pennybandz gives your location the machine, custom designs, modern payment options, coin supply, accessories, and support needed to build a pressed penny program that can keep selling for years. Press On!
