400 Broad Street
Seattle, WA , 98109-4607

Phone: (206) 905-2100

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The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, a landmark of the Pacific Northwest, and an icon of Seattle. The Space Needle is 605 feet high, 138 feet wide, and weighs 9,550 tons. It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude. It also has 25 lightning rods. The Space Needle was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, which drew over 2.3 million visitors when nearly 20,000 people a day used its elevators. The Space Needle has an observation deck at 520 feet and the rotating SkyCity restaurant at 500 feet. The SpaceBase gift shop, located at the ground floor of the Space Needle, has a HUGE selection of Space Needle themed souvenirs.

Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday 10:00 am to 9:30 pm. The Seattle Space Needle penny book is sold in the Gift Shop for $6.99 plus tax.
Entry into the SpaceBase gift shop on the ground floor is free. You must pay admission to access Token Machines 3 and 4 at the top of the Space Needle. See website for admission costs to access the top of the Space Needle.
Paid parking at Republic Parking 5th Avenue N Garage next of the Seattle Center (entrances on Harrison Street and Republican Street) for $ 6.00 - 0 to 1:00 Hour, $ 13.00 - 1:01 to 2:00 Hours, $ 15.00 - 2:01 to 12:00 Hours, $ 30.00 - 12:01 to 24:00 Hours. Very limited on street parking is available adjacent to the Seattle Center.

There are 4 other penny machines in the Seattle Center. One at the Monorail entrance and 3 at the Pacific Science Center. The Pacific Science Center charges admission.

The penny machine, quarter machine, token machine #2, and change machine are inside the SpaceBase gift shop all in a row with each other, to the left of the ground floor doors exiting toward the Monorail and Essentially Seattle Store.

Machine 1 Penny Machine. Cost to press: 76¢ each design. Designs all have "RR" at the catch notch and a beaded border with 'Space Needle Seattle WA.':
1. (V) An underside view of the Space Needle.
2. (V) A stylized S in the shape of the top of the Space Needle.
3. (V) The complete Space Needle, Seattle Center, and the Olympic Mountain range.
4. (H) A close up view of the top of the Space Needle.
Reverse for all designs: 'T's in the shape of the top of Space Needle with 'I Am Seattle'.

Machine 2 Quarter Machine. Cost to press: $1.25 each design. Designs all have "RR" at the catch notch and a beaded border with 'Space Needle Seattle WA.':
1. (V) The complete Space Needle, Seattle Center, and the Olympic Mountain range.
2. (V) An underside view of the Space Needle.
3. (V) A stylized S in the shape of the top of the Space Needle.
4. (H) A close up view of the top of the Space Needle.

Machine 3 (Placed 12/19) Penny Machine. Cost to press: 76¢ each design. Designs all have "RR" at the catch notch and a beaded border with 'Seattle Washington.':
1. (H) Silhouette skyline of Seattle.
2. (H) Mt. Rainier.
3. (H) Washington State Ferry.
4. (H) Front entry of Pike Place public market.

Token Machine 2 Cost to press: $5 each design or $15 for all 4 designs. Machine excepts $1, $5 bills (no change is given) or credit card $15 charge for 4 coins only. Designs:
Obverse:
1) View of the city skyline, Piers 54 through 59, Space Needle and the Great Wheel with 'Seattle Washington'.
2) Salmon jumping left of Mt. Rainier with 'Washington 1889 The Evergreen State E Pluribus Unum'.
3) Monorail traveling on the track with 'Seattle Center Monorail'.
4) Space Needle in front of the city skyline with 'Seattle Washington'.
Reverse of all designs: 8 small circles of activities in Seattle with 'I Was There Seattle Washington'.

Token Machines 3 & 4 are at the top of the Space Needle next to each other by the elevators. (Same duplicate designs for Token machine 3 and 4). Cost to press: $5 each design or $15 for all 4 designs. Machine excepts $1, $5, $10 bills (no change is given) or credit card $15 charge for 4 coins only. Designs:
Obverse:
1) Overhead view of the Seattle Center with 'World's Largest Revolving Restaurant Space Needle 600 Feet In The Sky'.
2) Ground view of Seattle Center as it looked in 1962 with 'Seattle World's Fair 1962'.
3) Top of Space Needle and a cut away view of the interior stairs with 'Space Needle'.
4) Washington State ferry in front of city of Seattle skyline and Mt. Rainier.
Reverse of all designs: Space Needle in front of a geometric shape with 'Space Needle established 1962 Seattle, Washington'.

Retired Machine / Designs:

Retired Token Machine 1: 4 different Space Needle designs.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N47° 37' 13.9218" Longitude: W122° 20' 57.7392
Google Maps coordinates: JMC2+67 Seattle, Washington

10/21: Scans updated.
1/05/24: Token Machines 3 and 4 - Top of Space Needle (4 designs each)

6/24/24: All penny machines are functional and work great with 95% copper pre-1982 pennies.