Top Hat Mickey elongated nickel attribution of the DL0058, DL0058a onstage coins vs. the DN0019 prototype can be difficult at first. (As if finding examples of each isn't?) This guide entry offers some of the notes and references I hope will be of use to fellow collectors. As shown by the images, the DL0058 is the original state of the die, the DL0058a is the same die with a modified coin grip, and the DN0019 is the original prototype, a die that was cut "penny-sized". Many DL0058's were pressed at the park, few DL0058a's and the only DN0019 known to us were test rolls, very scarce. As in most guide descriptions, click on the images to see larger scans or detail pages. Images can be held in most browsers via opening new "tabs" or using the ParkPennies.com "Frames" option at the top right corner of this page.

(DL0058 Vertical pressed penny or elongated coin image) Mickey Mouse in tux with top hat and cane, full length, facing right, ©DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Full size image, dot border. Similar artwork to the very scarce DN0019 smaller image "Penny Art" version and the hard to find enlarged coin grip DL0058a. First on-stage March 1995. The die returned from seasonal rotation as the larger grip DL0058a on February 12, 2004.
Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "A". Exchanged annually during Holiday Season with "Seasonal Nickels".

DL0058a elongated nickel is from the same die as the DL0058, except it is a coin pressed after the modification of the coin grip which was made larger and higher / deeper than the DL0058's. First on-stage February 12, 2004. Removed from stage February 16, 2004.

Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "A". The DL0058a, DL0060a, and DL0225 were onstage for only a few days, during which, the machine was pressing "short" and stickered out of order most of the time. The machine had been off stage for maintenance in 2004 and when it returned, the few collectors that noted its return believed that the coins were still unchanged since their debut in 1995. Only after the machine was taken off stage for the last time, a few days later, were the coin changes noted. Therefore, the DL0058a, DL0060a, and DL0225 are unusually scarce for onstage coins.

Detail comparison of the nickel-sized (full-sized) DL0058 / DL0058A elongated nickel vs. the scarce DN0019 prototype pressed nickel with a smaller or "Penny Art" sized image. The easiest way to identify these coins is by the larger margins on a nicely pressed small image DN0019. Wide margins are only apparent on a DL0058 if it is "pressed long".

Conversations over the years 1999 to 2005 with the manager and also a long time Cast Member associated with the kraft that was in charge the penny presses at the time, confirmed to Robert Hoff, of www.ParkPennies.com, that the dies were originally ordered and intended to press "nickel-sized" coins. However, possibly because these were the first nickel-sized dies ever ordered by Disney, they were engraved "penny-size" in error. When coins were pressed, their images were found to be too small. The dies were replaced before the machine was placed onstage.

(DL0059 Horizontal pressed penny or elongated coin image) 40 YEARS OF ADVENTURES, ©DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Full size image. See also the very scarce "Penny Art" DN0020. First on-stage March 1995. Retired in November 1995. Replaced by DL0076.

Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "B". So we walked up to the machine with my daughter of 10, and she says "Let's press more than two?!" and I say "What could we do with more than two?". So, now I remember that day with my twenty-something daughter and I know that one day, today will also be many years in the past... So, we often press pennies at the park, together. What a great hobby.:-)

Detail comparison of the nickel-sized (full-sized) DL0059 elongated nickel vs. the scarce DN0020 prototype pressed nickel with a smaller or "Penny Art" sized image. The easiest way to identify these coins is by the larger margins on a nicely pressed small image DN0020. Wide margins are only apparent on a DL0059 if it is "pressed long".

Conversations over the years 1999 to 2005 with the manager and also a long time Cast Member associated with the kraft that was in charge the penny presses at the time, confirmed to Robert Hoff, of www.ParkPennies.com, that the dies were originally ordered and intended to press "nickel-sized" coins. However, possibly because these were the first nickel-sized dies ever ordered by Disney, they were engraved "penny-size" in error. When coins were pressed, their images were found to be too small. The dies were replaced before the machine was placed onstage.

The Minnie Mouse with purse elongated nickel attribution, the DL0060, DL0060a onstage coins vs. the DN0021 prototype, can be a challenge without images / examples to compare them with the other similar elongated nickels. As with the DL0058 guide entry, this guide entry offers some of the notes and references I hope will be of use to fellow collectors that want to confirm a find. As shown by the images, the DL0060 is the original state of the die, the DL0060a is the same die with a modified coin grip, and the DN0021 is the original prototype, a die that was cut "penny-sized". Many DL0060's were pressed at the park, few DL0060a's and the only DN0021's known to us were test rolls, very scarce. As in most guide descriptions, click on the images to see larger scans or detail pages. Images can be held in most browsers via opening new "tabs" or using the ParkPennies.com "Frames" option at the top right corner of this page.

(DL0060 Vertical pressed nickel or elongated coin image) Minnie Mouse with purse, full length, facing left, ©DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND, dot border. Full size image. Similar to the scarce "Penny Art" DN0021 and the hard to find enlarged coin grip DL0060a. First on-stage March 1995. The die returned from seasonal rotation as the larger grip DL0060a on February 12, 2004.
Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "A". Exchanged annually during Holiday Season with "Seasonal Nickels".

DL0060a Vertical elongated nickel is from the same die as the DL0060, except it is a coin pressed after the modification of the coin grip which made larger and higher / deeper than the DL0060's. First on-stage February 12, 2004. Removed from stage February 16, 2004.

Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "C". Exchanged annually during Holiday Season with "Seasonal Nickels". See also DN0021 and the Nickel comparison page.

Detail comparison of the nickel-sized (full-sized) DL0060 / DL0060A elongated nickel vs. the scarce DN0021 prototype pressed nickel with a smaller or "Penny Art" sized image. The easiest way to identify these coins is by the larger margins on a nicely pressed small image DN0021. Wide margins are only apparent on a DL0060 if it is "pressed long".

Conversations over the years 1999 to 2005 with the manager and also a long time Cast Member associated with the kraft that was in charge the penny presses at the time, confirmed to Robert Hoff, of www.ParkPennies.com, that the dies were originally ordered and intended to press "nickel-sized" coins. However, possibly because these were the first nickel-sized dies ever ordered by Disney, they were engraved "penny-size" in error. When coins were pressed, their images were found to be too small. The dies were replaced before the machine was placed onstage.