Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
New Orleans, LA
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
7/23/23 - The aquarium is open now but the machines no longer exist according to the gift shop attendant. :(
The machine by the gift shop at the main entrance to the aquarium now has 8 images. It's a new kind of machine I've never seen: the "pennies" (blanks) are already in the machine. The cost is either $1 per coin (paper only, no quarters), or all 8 for $5. Credit cards can also be used (!!!). There are 2 4-image hand-cranked machines upstairs in the aquarium, and 2 more 4-image hand-cranked machines on the street level of the theatre, in a separate building.
Machine 8: - At IMAX theater.
1) 'Mardi Gras', King and Jester with music notes and stars all around,
2) 'No Quarter Given, Jean Laffite',
3) 'The Big EZ',
4) 'Joan of Arc', a lady riding horse with a flag.
Machine 10: Drsigns are:
1) Praire Dog,
2) Alligator,
3) Eel,
4) Clownfish
Machine 11: (2019) $1.00 Pre-loaded Zinc machine. Upstairs by gift shop
1) Pirate Skull with hat with crossed sword over it,
2) Frog,
3) Hammerhead Shark,
4) Sea Turtle.
Machine 12: At the main gift shop Need Scan/ Photo of designs on a plain white background.
8 penny machine Pre-loaded Zinc machine.
Machine 13: At IMAX theater Need Scan/ Photo of designs on a plain white background.
1) "New Orleans St Louis Cathedral" cathedral,
2) "St Peters/Bourbon New Orleans LA" streetlamp,
3) "French Quarter New Orleans LA" riverboat,
4) "French Quarter New Orleans, LA" horse drawn carriage.
Retired Machines
Retired 1: Jellyfish, Fish, Alligator, Shark
Retired 2: Crocodile, Stars, Sea Otter head, Penguin,
Retired 3: Cartoon Shark, Frog
Retired 4: Alligator, Cartoon Shark, Shark, Penguin,
Retired 6: 1) Alligator, 2) Penguin mom and baby, 3) Ray, 4) Sea Turtle and fish
Retired 7: 1) Pirate with foot on Treasure Chest, 2) Pirate Skull & Treasure Chest, 3) Hammerhead Shark, 4) Seal mom and baby,
Retired 9: (QUs) Shark head up out of the water with mouth open, Bourbon St Sign, Exploring the world', Music instruments notes and stars.
Retired dated designs:
1) 1999 Sea Otter,
2) 2003 Seahorse
Shark 3) 2005 2 coin Attended Machine: 1) Cartoon Shark, 2) Paddlewheel boat, music score, instrument player.
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Machine 10 | 4 | Penny |
| Machine 11 - Upstairs by gift shop | 4 | Penny |
| Machine 8 - At IMAX theater | 4 | Penny |
| Machine 12 - 8 penny machine at main gift shop | 5 | Penny |
| Machine 13 - At IMAX theater | 4 | Penny |
| Retired 1999, 2003 & Attended 2005 | ? | Penny |
| Retired 6 | ? | Penny |
| Retired 7 | ? | Penny |
| Rrtired 1, 2, 3 | ? | Penny |
| Retired 9 - Quarter | ? | Penny |
8 photos from collectors
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