Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Rare Coins in Collections
Can Up Your Take
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
18
FOR
- SEPT.
1945
Coin machine operators have perhaps the
best chance to find "Hidden Treasure."-
Every day hundreds and hundreds of coins
pass through their fingers and maybe some
of them are worth much more than their
face value.
The public, in general, has only a vague
idea as to what coins are actually rare and
what coins are actually common, and why
they are rare, or why they are common.
For example, an 1823 penny is worth
from 10c to $20, depending on whether it is
in "fair" or "good" condition or actually
"uncirculated." From this it can be seen
that while a coin may be rare in perfect
condition, yet it may be very common in
ordinary condition, and of little value.
Errors in the minting of a coin can make
it valuable; for example, on an 1800 half
nickel - - - the word "Liberty"- was mis-
spelled "Liberky". This coin would sell at
$7.50 to $15. The 1801 at $10 to $20.
The 1938 Jefferson nickel (the flag was
forgotten on top the building) is worth
from lSc to 60c and the 1941 Jefferson,
minted in Denver will sell for lSc.
Other nickels worth looking for are 1912
(Denver) at $2.50 to $7.50; 1912 (San Fran-
cisco) at $3 to $15; 1926 (San Francisco)
at $2 to $10 and 1927 (San Francisco) at
$3 to $15.
For penny machine operators the field is
practically wide open. By checking through
your day's take, you might find an 1856
penny worth $30. Right down the line from
1864 through 1941, pennies are valued (ac-
cording to condition) from $15 to $22.50.
Dimes and quarters from the automatic
phonographs could be checked for a profit.
However their value and rarity is a little
more complicated. The number of stars on
Ii dime or the drapery on the figure may
mean the difference between SOc and $60.00.
Quarters have many different mint de-
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signs such as arrows at the date, rays over
the eagle or the motto over the eagle. Any
of these conditions, plus age and rarity, ac-
count for their value to a collector.
There is just one rule for this treasure
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Rapid Fire Gun Castings. complete ............................ :.ea. $12.75
ABT Slug Reiec:tors (Prewar) 25c ................................ ea.
5.50
National Slug Reiec:tors (Prewar) 5c ........................... ea.
4.90
Free Play Coin Chutes .........................................•......... .ea.
2.75
Ball Gauge Castings ........................................................ ea.
.75
Rapid Fire and Bally Bull Motors. Forward and Reverse
Action ...................................................................... ea. 17.50
Complete P.O. Units. Bally Consoles ............................ ea. 37.50
Rack and Pawl Assemblies for P.O. Units .................... set
.50
Collection Books .......................................................... ~ ... ea.
.08
Main P.O. Sides and Tube Holder .................................. ea.
.75
One Mills Silver Chrome with Stand. Original. like new.
Also have P.O. Motor for all Bally Games.
Complete Line of Springs
hunt. NEVER CLEAN A COIN. The clean-
ing of a rare coin may subtract 50 % or
more of its value, and from experience,
collectors can easily tell whether it has
been cleaned or not.
The "Star Coin Book", published in Fort
Worth, Texas, sets. forth the amounts the
nation's leading purchasers of rare coins
will pay for the various denominations. It
provides a price list, and a purchasing
source, so, if you are rare-coin conscious,
you may be able to pick up a lot of extra
"Hidden Treasure" in your collections by
checking coins carefully and disposing of
them to others who place a higher value on
them than your patrons did.
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