I have tried to scratch with quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, and I found that pennies work the best. However, that is until I stumbled upon a better scratching tool. My family and I went on vacation to San Antonio to see the Alamo, the River Walk, and SeaWorld. While at the River Walk my daughter found a penny flattening machine that engraves an Aztec mask with the words AZTEC ON THE RIVER onto pennies. We put the penny in the machine and turned the crank and out popped a flattened penny souvenir into the dispenser. I picked it up and I thought the penny looked like a good scratching tool. So after we got home from vacation I gave it a scratch-off test drive. To my surprise it turned out to be the best scratching tool I have ever used and now I won’t use anything else to scratch with. It scratches smooth and fast and doesn’t leave any scuffs on the ticket. Just keep in mind the better scratch-off tool you have the faster and easier you can scratch off the playing board. You’ll get frustrated and tired if your scratch tool is cumbersome and takes too much time.
Here's a pic of my flattened scratch-off penny:
Here's a pic of my flattened scratch-off penny:
Does anyone use any unique tools to scratch with other than coins or pocket knives?
