Statue of Liberty National Monument
New York Harbor, NY
From collectors
To visit the Statue of Liberty or the Ellis Island museum, you must take the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island ferry from either Battery Park in lower Manhattan or Liberty State Park in New Jersey (NJ turnpike Exit 14B).With the tour you are booked to visit the Statue, you will be visiting Ellis Island before heading back. Have fun!
Penny Machine 1: in the Gift Shop on Liberty Island. It is on the same side as the bathrooms and close to the entrance behind the statue of liberty. The pressed coins are $1 each or $5 for all 8 designs. The machine accepts paper bills, cards, or apple pay
Need scan/ photo of designs on a plain white background.
Token Machines 1 to 4: $5 each design, cash ($1s & $5s only) or card
There are 4 machines with the same designs located in the Gift Pavilion (not the Gift Shop). 1 by the bathrooms, 1 on the back wall, and 2 on the front wall (cafe-side entrance).
Token machines 1 to 4 all have the same 4 designs: Designs are:
1) (Copper color) 'Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island New York' Statue of Liberty in front of Ellis Island building/ Rear- Liberty's saying, Description of Statue of Liberty & info about Ellis island.
2) (Chrome color) 'Liberty, In God We Trust', Statue on left with city skyline in background and boat in water, sun and rays behind/ Rear- 'United States of America', 'Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breath Free', Liberty's torch with US above and saying around bottom.
3) (Brass color) 'Liberty' Liberty's head and shoulder/ Rear- Info about it being a gift, Dedication, size and her 7 crown spikes.
4) (Brass color) 'United States of America' Top of Statue of Liberty/ Rear- 'United States of America', A Nation of Immigrants', Immigrants standing on Ellis Island dock looking toward New York City.
Token Machine 5: 2024 designs. single copper color half dollar size dated token
Need scan/ photo of token, front and back, on a plain white background.
1) A 2024 coin
Token Machine 6:
Need scan/ photo of token, front and back, on a plain white background.
1) '250th Anniversary America'.
The Purchased token is at the cashier's counter for $15.95. A beautiful token, not dated, encased in Plastic. 100 year anniversary park service token.
Retired Token 1 1) 'Statue of Liberty, NY', Top half of Statue of Liberty/ Rear- 'Statue of Liberty U.S.A., Same thickness of copper as the Statue of Liberty 3/32",
Retired token 2: 1) Front: 'Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island 2018', Ellis Island building on left, top half of Statue of Liberty on right/ Rear: 'Statue of Liberty U.S.A., Same thickness of copper as the Statue of Liberty 3/32' '.
12/05/24: The copper token machine now has a 2024 coin. Design is the same on Ellis Island. There are a couple copper machines and they were in the big gift shop by the food cafe area. JLT.
4/13/26: new copper token with 250th Anniversary America.
There is also a duplicate 4 design token machine in the Ellis Island Gift shop, same designs.
5/18/2026: Pressed penny machine is Out of Order. Staff did not know when the machine would be serviced.
6/29/2026: Pressed penny machine is working!
8/14/26: Pressed Penny Machine worked great. Got a token from that machine too!
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Token Machine 5 (2024 design) | 1 | Token |
| Token Machines 1 to 4 | 4 | Token |
| Purchased Token | 1 | Token |
| Token Machine 6 (2026) - 250th | 1 | Token |
| Pressed Penny Machine | 4 | Penny |
| Retired Token Machine 1 | ? | Token |
| Retited 2018 token | ? | Token |
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