Fossil Butte National Monument
Kemmerer, WY
From collectors
This location does not allow mail-in requests to acquire pressed pennies, you must visit the site to press your own. Which admittedly is half the fun in collecting them.
America's Aquarium in Stone.
Some of the world's best preserved fossils are found in the flat-topped ridges of southwestern Wyoming's cold sagebrush desert. Fossilized fishes, insects, plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals are exceptional for their abundance, variety, and detail of preservation. Most remarkable is the story they tell of ancient life in the warm, wet environment in and around a freshwater lake.
Penny machine only takes a penny. They have a sign on the machine about why it is free but they are asking for donations to purchase fossils.
The machine is in the visitor center. All designs have 'Fossil Butte National Monument' on them. Designs are:
1) 'Tynskysagrion brookeae, 52 Million Years Ago', damselfly fossil,
2) 'Crockerellites liops, Early Eocene Epoch', fish fossil,
3) 'Heliobatis radians, Ancient Fossil Lake,', stingray fossil,
4) 'Palm Frond, Green River Formation,' palm frond fossil.
12/04/23: Penny machine only takes a penny. They have a sign on the machine about why the machine is free but they are asking for donations which are used to purchase fossils. The machine is in the visitor center. pennies rolled excellent on copper. They also have a nickle size token at the cash register. JLT
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Machine 1 | 4 | Penny |
| Token | 1 | Token |
1 photo from collectors
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