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Calif State Fair – Cal Expo

CAUnited StatesSacramento, CA

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This machine is no longer here. The listing stays up because collectors come back years later to check whether the one they remember was real.

From collectors

For more than 165 years, the California State Fair has showcased the Best of California and Cal Expo has been a venue for more than 200 events a year.

No 2024 California State Fair pennoes.

Other retired:
No date- (H) Poppies around bear, "California State Fair"
1990- (H) The One and Only California State Fair, Cow, Pig and horse, Aug 7 - Sept 3, 1990
1992- (V) "California State Fair, small gear with X, dots, Aug. 21 - Sept 7, 1992
1993- (V) "California State Fair, smaller gear with X, dots, Aug. 20 - Sept 6, 1993 (larger text than 92)
1994- (H) 'Mustang Memories California State Fair, '30' 1964 - 1994,
1994- (H) poppies, bear, "California State Fair, Aug19-Sept 5, 1994
1995- (H) CalifOrnia(O is a design), State Fair, How the West was Fun, August 18-September 4. 1995
1995- (V) "California State Fair, big gear with X, Aug. 10 - Sept 4, 1995
1996- (V) Bear holding globe, "California State Fair, Big Fun!, 1996 dot
1996- (V) Bear holding star(filled), "California State Fair, Big Fun!, 1996
1996- (H) Bear holding Hat, "California State Fair, ___Big Fun!, 1996, dot on both sides
1996- (H) Bear with Hat, grapes, holding food "California State Fair, ___Big Fun!, 1996, dot on both sides
1996- (V) praying mantis, Insect Pavilion, line of dots, "California State Fair", 1996
1993- (V) 'California State Fair,, 1893 100 Years of the Farris Wheel, 1993,
1998- (V) Bear holding star, "California State Fair, Big Fun!, 1998
1998- (V) Big bear holding star, "California State Fair", line, Big Fun!, 1998, dot

Retired Machines/ designs:
Retired 2: (2022) 1) California Republic',' State Flag, 2) '2022', Pig, Cow, Award ribbon and date, 3) '2022', flowers, 4) 'CA State Fair Food Festival July 15 to 31 2022', words inside flower, 5) 'California State Fair', name under Sacramento skyline,
Rear- 'California State Fair'.
Retired 3: 1) Pig, Cow, Award ribbon and date, 2) Flowers with poppy bear, 3) California State Fair', name under Sacramento skyline, 4) Ferris Wheel, 5) California Republic',' State Flag,
Retired Sun-Maid Centennial Exhibit designs were: 1) Bunch of grapes, 2) Sun-maid girl, 3) Bonnet, 4) Raisin box

2/11/24- Added 3 more retired pennies. P_AT 2/22/24- more retired pennies. P_AT - let me know if the scans didn;t come out. 7/25/24-Penny machines did not return for the 2024 California State Fair.

Machines and designs

4 machines
MachineDesignsCoin type
Retired 3 (2023)?Penny
Retired 1 - SunMaid, Centennial Exhibit?Penny
Older Retired?Penny
Retired 2 (2022)?Penny

4 photos from collectors

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  • Calif State Fair - Cal Expo
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  • Calif State Fair - Cal Expo

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