Recently I went and spent a leisurely day over at the Universal Florida parks. Part of this was just a day to relax and enjoy the parks, the other part was to work on our coin maps making sure they were up to date. The maps are primarily for elongated coin collectors, but that doesn’t stop me from keeping an eye on for new medallion sets which is what happened on this trip.

I’m not sure why but whenever I visit Universal’s Islands of Adventure park I always head towards Seuss Landing and then work my way counter clockwise through the park. I guess it’s similar to how people have a preference in Epcot going around the World Showcase (Mexica or Canada first?).

This section of the park is certainly geared more around younger guests and their families. However I always enjoy taking my time in this section. The theming, colors, wonky shapes and building designs are incredible, plus if you are lucky enough to have a character interaction they are always a lot of fun an memorable. They do have a few different shops in this area, but one of my favorites is the Gertrude McFuzz Fine Feathered Finery.

This is usually where you can find all your Grinch related items, and during the Holiday season is where the Grinch does his meet and greets.

As I visited this store, originally I was on the look out for the 3-design penny machine that was just inside the doors. Instead of that machine I found a much larger medallion machine in its place.

I love the bright colors of this machine, the red and blue really stand out especially when most of the store is green. The cabinet does have a slight Seuss-like shape to it that I thought was a fun detail.

It has been a little while since I last collected medallions from Universal, and I noticed that the price seems to have crept up a bit on the individual coins. If you only want one it will cost $7.00, but the cost for the entire set is $20. So you definitely get a much better deal per coin picking up all four. The designs include some classic Dr. Seuss characters including The Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2, The Grinch and Max, and Sam I Am with his Green Eggs and Ham.

The reverse image is the same for all of the coins in this set and features the Dr. Seuss logo with the Cat’s hat overtop of the “S” and the trademark information along the bottom.

This is another fun set of collectible medallions, but seems to have been released at the cost of a pressed penny machine. I’m not sure how I feel about that since my collection is primarily elongated coins it’s a little upsetting to see them be replaced by these much more expensive medallions. I hope this does not become a trend so we will have to wait and see. Keep on Collecting!

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