Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #072 - 1981 - February [International Arcade Museum]
LETTERS
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THE
EDITOR
Dear Editor,
I received the Guide book #6 for the Mills 21 Bell 7-7-7 and I
noticed that it didn't have any explanation on how the bonus
slot operates with the combination on the reels. I had thought
that the guide would explain little about the bonus operation. So
as it stands I am confused.
Hope you can throw some light on the above.
Sincerely,
J.J. Machado, Jr.
Dear J.J.;
If you'll look on the listing on the inside back cover of the
Coin Slot Guides after No. 12, you'll see that the Mills BONUS,
both escalator and hightop models, will be in the upcoming Coin
Slot Guide No. 100. That BONUS system is complicated, and to
make it worse there were three models of this machine—the
BONUS "Horse's Head" followed by the NEW BONUS
"Horse's Head" and finally the BONUS "Hightop". The latter
two had an entirely different mechanism than the first one.
They'll all be covered in the Guide No. 100.
Dear Mr. Oldfield,
You are definitely having a problem with your machine lock.
We would suggest that you run an ad in The Coin Slotfor a lock
and key as we presently do not have any.
Unfortunately you cannot set the payoff on your Mills
GOLDEN FALLS Bell Machine. The payoffs on the machines
are factory set and are not adjustable. You will have to resign
yourself to the stinginess of the machine.
Your investment of$400.00 in 1978 hasprobably tripled itself
on today's market. The value range is between $1000.00 and
$1600.00 depending on condition. You can always get apulse on
the market by reading the auction and show results in The Coin
Slot.
There are a few answersfor you. Wish we could have been of
more help on the lock and key.
Sincerely,
Editor
Coin Slot Guide No. 6 is for the 211 BLACK GOLD/ WILD
DEUCES as listed in the listing ofguides and asfeatured on the
front cover. In the subtitle the BONUS is carried as a listing as
the basic Bell mechanism is the same. But we couldn't get all the
Dear Editor,
I would like to have an appraisal done of my collection. What
do I do and how much will it cost?
"hightop" models into one guide—we barely had enough room
Sincerely,
to get the Mills 21 data in it—so it'll takefour guides to coverall
Michael Sabee
the "Hightop" models as there are a great variety:
Guide No. 1: Mills JEWEL
Dear Michael,
Guide No. 6: Mills 21/BLACK GOLD/ WILD DEUCES
Guide No. 20: Mills CROWN/STANDARD HIGHTOPS
Guide No. 100: Mills BONUS/MELON/TOKEN
Hope this throws the light you need on the confusion.
Dear Editor,
Enclosed please find a picture of my slot machine. It works,
but I don't have the key for the lock for the jackpot window, no
locksmiths I have taken it to can make one even though they can
remove the entire lock. Can you help me get a key made?
I would also like to learn how to adjust the payoff. It is very
stingy. Perhaps you could tell me how? I paid $400.00 for the
machine in 1978. What is it worth today?
Thanks for your help,
Wm. Oldfield
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Good question! A lot of collectors are running into this
situation, primarily for insurance purposes.
There are two ways to go:
1. Get the collection appraised by a qualified appraiser.
2. Do it yourself (and we'll explain how)
Going the appraisal route, you need someone qualified to do
the work. There aren't many people qualified to do that. Some
of the dealers in machines can, but it is very time consuming
believe it or not. The time comes in the documentation. Dick
Bueschel used to do this workfor $5 a machine, but he tells us he
found he was spending so much time on it hejust had to stop or
charge a whopping fee per machine. So, he'd rather not do it.
Another way is to get someone who is a member of The
International Society of Appraisers, and wejust got a catalog —
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
FEBRUARY, 1981