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Comments:	While Ellis Island itself is located in Hudson County in the state of New Jersey, the portion of the island containing the Immigration Museum is an enclave that is officially part of New York State.<p> 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).<p> <b>Machine 3:</b><br> Location: inside the front of the gift shop on the right<br> $0.50 plus penny for each design<br> Designs are: <br> 1) 'Approved! 1892 - 1954' <br> 2) 'Ellis Island NY 1892 -1954', Top of Statue of Liberty <br> 3) 'Ellis Island NY American Immigrants', 'Live and Prosper', Male and female immigrants<br> 4) 'Ellis Island NY 1892 - 1954 Freedom', Man and children looking from Ellis Island toward New York City<p> <b>Machine 4:</b> <br> Location: back entrance (by the cafe) of the gift shop on the right<br> $0.50 plus penny for each design<br> Designs are: <br> 1) 'My Lucky Penny Ellis Island', Clover with Liberty's crown on top <br> 2) 'The Flag of Liberty', Immigrants with USA Flag behind <br> 3) 'Ellis Island - Brooklyn Bridge', image of bridge <br> 4) 'Ellis Island 1892 - 1954' Image of Ellis Island buildings <p> <b>Token Machine 2:</b> <br> $5 each design, cash ($1s & $5s only) or card<br> There are 3 machines with the same designs located on Ellis Island. 1 by Machine 4, 1 on the back wall of the gift shop (by the cafe), and 1 in the cafe next to Token Machine 3. <br> There is also a duplicate 4 design token machine in the Gift Pavilion at the State of Liberty, same designs. <br> <b>All 3 machines have the same 4 designs:</b> <br> 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. <br> 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 the bottom. <br> 3) (Brass color) 'Liberty' Liberty's head and shoulder/ Rear- Info about it being a gift, Dedication, size and her 7 crown spikes. <br> 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. <p> <b>Token Machine 3:</b> single copper color half dollar size dated token<br> 1 for $3 (cash) or 2 for $5 (card) <br> Location: in the cafe next to Token Machine 2<br> Front: 'Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island 2022', Ellis Island building on left, top half of Statue of Liberty on right<br> Rear: 'Ellis Island 1892-1954, Gateway For 12 Million Immigrants - 1/3 of all Americans Trace Heritage to Ellis Island'. <p> Retired Token 1 (Non dated, Duplicate was sold in the Statue of Liberty Gift shop but it is Retired also) 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", <p> 2/18/24 - both machines in the gift shop still, one at each end and both rolling nicely :) MC
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Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Machine Locations > New York

Ellis Island
New York Harbor, NY , 10004

Phone: 212-561-4588

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While Ellis Island itself is located in Hudson County in the state of New Jersey, the portion of the island containing the Immigration Museum is an enclave that is officially part of New York State.

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).

Machine 3:
Location: inside the front of the gift shop on the right
$0.50 plus penny for each design
Designs are:
1) 'Approved! 1892 - 1954'
2) 'Ellis Island NY 1892 -1954', Top of Statue of Liberty
3) 'Ellis Island NY American Immigrants', 'Live and Prosper', Male and female immigrants
4) 'Ellis Island NY 1892 - 1954 Freedom', Man and children looking from Ellis Island toward New York City

Machine 4:
Location: back entrance (by the cafe) of the gift shop on the right
$0.50 plus penny for each design
Designs are:
1) 'My Lucky Penny Ellis Island', Clover with Liberty's crown on top
2) 'The Flag of Liberty', Immigrants with USA Flag behind
3) 'Ellis Island - Brooklyn Bridge', image of bridge
4) 'Ellis Island 1892 - 1954' Image of Ellis Island buildings

Token Machine 2:
$5 each design, cash ($1s & $5s only) or card
There are 3 machines with the same designs located on Ellis Island. 1 by Machine 4, 1 on the back wall of the gift shop (by the cafe), and 1 in the cafe next to Token Machine 3.
There is also a duplicate 4 design token machine in the Gift Pavilion at the State of Liberty, same designs.
All 3 machines have the same 4 designs:
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 the 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 3: single copper color half dollar size dated token
1 for $3 (cash) or 2 for $5 (card)
Location: in the cafe next to Token Machine 2
Front: 'Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island 2022', Ellis Island building on left, top half of Statue of Liberty on right
Rear: 'Ellis Island 1892-1954, Gateway For 12 Million Immigrants - 1/3 of all Americans Trace Heritage to Ellis Island'.

Retired Token 1 (Non dated, Duplicate was sold in the Statue of Liberty Gift shop but it is Retired also) 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",

2/18/24 - both machines in the gift shop still, one at each end and both rolling nicely :) MC

Machine 3 First placed in Spring '05