University of Nebraska State Museum
Lincoln, NE
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
11/04/2025 No more pressed penny machines here according to front desk and gift shop employees.
University of Nebraska State Museum, also known as Elephant Hall, is a natural history museum featuring Nebraska biodiversity, paleontology, and cultural diversity. It was founded in 1871. The museum is located in Morrill Hall on the University of Nebraska.
The museum houses Mueller Planetarium, a hands-on science discovery center, and the Elephant Hall, where visitors can see the world's largest articulated fossil mammoth among the collection of fossil elephants. Also featured are interactive paleontology exhibits, a dinosaur gallery, ancient life and evolution exhibits, wildlife dioramas, gems and minerals, American Indian and African exhibits, and a temporary exhibit gallery featuring rotating displays on diverse topics including photography, quilts and fine arts.
Machine 2 (2019) All have 'UNSM Morrill Hall' on them. Designs are:
1) Mammoth skeleton,
2) Long Horn Bison,
3) Saber Tooth Cat,
4) 'Mueller Planetarium', Saturn & Little Dipper star shape.
Machine 1: Located on the 3rd floor by the women's restrooms.
1) 'UNSM Morrill Hall', Mammoth.
3/18: Machine 2 added here.
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Machine 1 | 1 | Penny |
| Machine 2 | 4 | Penny |
2 photos from collectors
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