Monday, July 5, 2010

Gimme a quarter...

We like penny smashers for mementos of all the places with, well, penny smashers. I've detected three flavors here domestically. The basic single pattern hand cranker, you get what you get - no options. Then the 4 pattern hand crank ones with a choice of designs - If you are OCD about it they get you four times. Usually a couple of the designs are weak and they dont get more than 2 out of me. Then there are the fancy electric models. I find this intensely unsatisfying, I like to feel that Lincoln getting squished.

On vacation in St Goar we found this machine on the trek up the hill to the local castle...



































Sigh, came out a little dorked up, it happens. My Aunt said when they were in Germany these machines were perhaps expensive and there were actual live people who would sell stamped coins and other stuff. She seemed disappointed these folks were replaced. With the result of this coin I'd have to agree.

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