Coin Slot Magazine - #068 - 1980 - October [International Arcade Museum]
Letters to the Editor continued
serial numbers: Mills 5 cent on 448646 frame. Mills 10 cent
(Mint Vendor) removable front—FOK 1873 (to load mints). I
can't find any other numbers on case or mechanism? Where
that nature. It is apparent, that to find a current market value of
would they be located. Will you advise which manuals I should
order (Coin Slot Guides).
a particular stock or bond, one generally refers to the business
Thank you,
section of a local newspaper. Likewise, it is essential for a
Robert Lewis
collector of coin-operated machines to have a publication that
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can print comparable market value information. Moreover, in
New York, NY 10003
that auctions are a very good indicator of the current market
price, articles in your magazine regarding auctions should
include such information, not only for its informative value, but
also for the awareness it imparts, which is a necessity to an
investor and collector such as myself.
I wish I had the time and opportunity to attend many of the
coin-operated machine auctions in this country. A collec
tor/investor needs all the up-to-date information he can obtain
to keep abreast of the changes that often occur in this area. By
not publishing such prices when you have them available is
depriving many of important data.
For the above mentioned reasons, I would appreciate your
reconsidering your decision not to print the dollar amounts. I
would also like to state that such prices have been published in
your magazine articles on the subject for years. To eliminate
such information now would be a disservice to many discerning
collectors.
I would appreciate your consideration on this matter.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Nofal
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Which Coin Slot Guides you ask? Well, first ofall, you've got
some interesting machines there. That Mills 5-cent with the
serial 448,646 looks like a "Blue Front" MYSTER Y, but it isn't.
The bigjackpot with the lock above it is the clue. The machine is
the Mills HANDLOAD of about 1938, nicknamed the "Black
Front". It's the same machine as the MYSTERY exceptfor that
oversize handloaded and lockedjackpot. Sofar there is no Coin
Slot Guide for the HANDLOAD, and none projected, as the
MYSTERY Guide No. 15 does the trick.
The next machine is even trickier. It's the Mills JACKPOT
FRONT VENDER SKILL. The problem here is that, while a
Coin Slot Guide for the Mills jackpot and skill machines is
projected and in the works, the Guide is No. 96 and won't see the
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want No. 96 when it comes out. In the meantime, Guide No. 17
covering the Mills Bells from 1926 through 1931 will help you
with the mechanism as your machine is a "Bullseye", or 1926 or
later. The only thing missing will be the jackpot and skill stuff,
but if it's the mechanism you need to know about Guide No. 17
will do the trick.
Hope this helps.
Editor
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