4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road
Colorado Springs, CO , 80906

Phone: (719) 633-9925

Website

Zoo admission is required to access the machines. Discount coupons are available at the Zoo website and at attraction brochure display racks around Colorado Springs.
There are sixteen coins from four 4 design hand crank machines (#4, 5, 6 & 7). They are scattered around the Zoo. Each penny costs $1.01.

Machine 4: (2023) In the front of the Primate World exhibit building, across from the palm oil exhibit:
1) Gorilla,
2) Moose,
3) Orangutan,
4) Prairie Dog

Machine 5: Gift Shop
1) Giraffes,
2) Hippos,
3) Tiger,
4) Elephant

Machine 6: ????
1) Lion,
2) Bear w/ cub,
3) Wolf,
4) Mountain Lion

Machine 7: (2023) Inside of the new Hippo building:
1) Warthog,
2) Ringtail Lemur,
3) Penguins,
4) Hippos in water

Token machine 1: ????
Need scan/ photo of designs (Including the back) on a plain white background.

Retired Dated designs (was Machine 7)

Retired Single dated Oct 5, 1992, 1) 'Primate World ASHA Oct 5, 1992' Ape/ Rear- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Retired Single dated 2009 design, 1) Prairie Dog
Retired Single dated 2010 design, 1) Giraffe mom and child
Retired Single dated 2012 design, 1) Rhino
Retired Single dated 2013 design, 1) Lion
Retired Single dated 2016 design, 1) Owl
Retired Single dated 2017 design, 1) Porcupine
Retired Single dated 2018 design, 1) Close up image of a Giraffe head.

11/22/2024: I found 3 of the 4 machines, but they all have out-of-order signs. It appears the machines are being converted to accept credit cards, but they are not online yet.