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Comments:	5/23/2025 No machine was found on site but the very nice lady at the gift shop gave me an extra one that was left over! No longer has a penny machine but there is a very cool challenge coin available in the gift shop. <p> The South Dakota Air and Space Museum, part of the museum system of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, is located in Box Elder, South Dakota, just outside the main gate of Ellsworth AFB. The South Dakota Air and Space Museum serves to educate and entertain the public. Not only does it give information about the history of U.S. Air Force aviation, it promotes South Dakota aviation history. Major exhibits include the B-1B Lancer and the B-29 Superfortress. <br> During the summer months, visitors can take a base bus tour for a nominal fee. This includes touring a Minuteman missile Training Launch Facility as well as seeing a number of sites on the base.<p> Hours of operation: Wednesday through Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Plenty of free parking.<p> Retired 3 (Placed 2017) is in the annex to the main room. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border:<br> 1) (H) A nuclear mushroom cloud with 'Strategic Air Command, Peace is Our Profession'.<br> 2) (V) Titan 1 rocket with 'Titan 1 Actually, it is Rocket Science'.<br> 3) (H) B-1B Lancer with 'B-1B Lancer.<br> 4) (H) Museum logo with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.<p> <b>Retired Machines:</b><br> Machine 1 design had a beaded border: 1. (H) Kitty Hawk, Jet, Weather balloon and Rocket with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.<br> Machine 2 design had a beaded border: 1. (H) Kitty Hawk, Jet, Weather balloon and Rocket with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.<br> Reverse: 'Black Hills South Dakota'.<p> G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 44° 8' 0.654'' Longitude: -103° 4' 23.2068''<br> Google Maps coordinates: 4WMH+24 Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota<p>
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South Dakota Air & Space Museum

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2890 Davis Drive
Box Elder (Outside Ellsworth AFB), SD , 57719-9998

Phone: (605) 385-5189

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5/23/2025 No machine was found on site but the very nice lady at the gift shop gave me an extra one that was left over! No longer has a penny machine but there is a very cool challenge coin available in the gift shop.

The South Dakota Air and Space Museum, part of the museum system of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, is located in Box Elder, South Dakota, just outside the main gate of Ellsworth AFB. The South Dakota Air and Space Museum serves to educate and entertain the public. Not only does it give information about the history of U.S. Air Force aviation, it promotes South Dakota aviation history. Major exhibits include the B-1B Lancer and the B-29 Superfortress.
During the summer months, visitors can take a base bus tour for a nominal fee. This includes touring a Minuteman missile Training Launch Facility as well as seeing a number of sites on the base.

Hours of operation: Wednesday through Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Plenty of free parking.

Retired 3 (Placed 2017) is in the annex to the main room. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border:
1) (H) A nuclear mushroom cloud with 'Strategic Air Command, Peace is Our Profession'.
2) (V) Titan 1 rocket with 'Titan 1 Actually, it is Rocket Science'.
3) (H) B-1B Lancer with 'B-1B Lancer.
4) (H) Museum logo with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.

Retired Machines:
Machine 1 design had a beaded border: 1. (H) Kitty Hawk, Jet, Weather balloon and Rocket with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.
Machine 2 design had a beaded border: 1. (H) Kitty Hawk, Jet, Weather balloon and Rocket with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.
Reverse: 'Black Hills South Dakota'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 44° 8' 0.654'' Longitude: -103° 4' 23.2068''
Google Maps coordinates: 4WMH+24 Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota

Retired 3 - In the annex to the main room

Retired 1 - No back stamp

Retired 2 - With Backstamp