Tag:vending=elongated_coin
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Machine for stamping souvenir coins. 
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Machine for stamping souvenir coins. Elongated coins or souvenir coins are coins that have been elongated (flattened or stretched) and embossed with a new design with the purpose of creating a commemorative or souvenir token.
See 
Elongated coin.
Example
amenity=vending_machinevending=payment:cash=yescurrency:EUR=yescoin:design_count=2=> How many coins / motifs can be stamped?coin:type=5cent=> What kind of coin can be shaped? In Europe typically "2cent, 5cent, 10cent". In the US it is "25cents, 50cents, 10cents". etc.
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The machines usually belong to manufacturers.
operator=euroscope=> http://www.euroscope.com/en/pennypress/
Some machines can be reached 24/7. Others are tied to opening hours, such as parks, shops, zoos, etc.
opening_hours=Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
There are internet forums where the collectors manage the status of the machines. Like http://www.elongated-coin.de (europe) or http://www.pennycollector.com/ (amerika/worldwide)