Pressed Penny Collecting Acknowledgements ©2005-2007 ParkPennies.com

While collecting Disneyland® elongated coins over the past 16 years or so, we have greatly valued and enjoyed the friends we’ve made, the people we’ve met, the knowledge we’ve gained and the journey. The offerings here would not have been possible or inspired without them. Contributions of both time and knowledge were generously made by Disneyland Cast Members and others in elongated coin related fields. Some of whom have become good friends in spite of our constant interrogations. Equally important have been the collaborations, inspirations and encouragement from Bert Creighton, Nancy Wooten, Lisa Shoup, and many others that have freely shared their time and knowledge of the hobby with us over the years since the first penny was pressed at Disneyland® in 1987.

Special thanks to Mr. Vance Fowler, inventor of the first automated penny press, David Tomita, owner of the first great Disneyland ec web site, Chris Aahz, organizer of our collector group and email list that brought some very early Disneyland pressed penny collectors together. (Members of Chris's early collector group, Bert Creighton, Nancy Wooten, Chris Aahz, Aprille Curtis, Robert Hoff and Anastasia Hoff were key collaborators in drafting "The Disneyland List" which we soon converted into an Excel file. That Excel file became the basis for the internet based Disneyland elongated coin guide, today's www.ParkPennies.com.) We have also spent may enjoyable hours "divining" some difficult coin variation definitions with Lou Smith. Lou made valuable contributions to the Excel file and published "A Guide To The Elongated Coins Of The Disneyland Resort", the first hard copy form of the Excel file. Last but surly not least, our thanks to you, the people that visit this site. Your visits, contributions, validations and links to ParkPennies have made this collector's efforts all worth while.

ParkPennies.com believes that one of the best things about the hobby is the people. Many pressed penny collectors have helped fellow collectors over the years. They have generously and enthusiastically given their time to sponsor "meets", web sites, coin lists and freely shared their knowledge with other collectors. Often they have become friends. "Collector of the Month" is ParkPennies chance to acknowledge them even if in a very small way.