vintage-air
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Restoring America...1 machine at a time!
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« on: February 27, 2011, 03:30:13 pm » |
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Guys, purchased an old vendo 56 last week and found 30 silver dimes stuck behind the coin bezel. 16 of them are Mercury dimes. Current melt value for silver is around $2.42 per dime. Multiply that by 30 at that's about $75 worth of coins. Check out the pictures below. I love finding surprises in these old machines!   |
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RC-81
Pepsi -81
Coca Cola 81-D's
Vendo 39's
Vendo 44's
WD-12's
WH5-T
Westinghouse Junior
Victor 3 door cooler
Lots of picnic coolers... RC, Grapette, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Orange Crush
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Larry
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 04:13:26 pm » |
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I was wondering where I left those coins.  I found two mercury dimes once in a Stoner. |
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A lot of stuff.
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loman4ec
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 05:13:50 pm » |
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I found a bunch in a C51 when I was a kid and my Dad was building machines. Also in the condenser cover I found a 1960's "SuperBall" Since I was born in 1981 I thought it was really cool and played with it for years. I have never seen a bouncy ball that bounced like that one.
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scalebowler
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 05:26:34 pm » |
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I found a pull tab in my machine and some matchbooks that were from the gas station that my machine was origionally used. Those were pretty cool.
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ciawarrior
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 05:34:01 pm » |
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thats very coool
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RED SPARKS
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 05:04:36 pm » |
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A 1959 dime in my transitional 7up machine, and a couple white Coca-Cola caps with the cork still in them and a dead mouse in a C-51....
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"Not everyone can be a hero, somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by"- Will Rogers
BOOMER SOONER!!!
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TomFromJersey
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2011, 08:54:51 pm » |
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I found about 80 silver dimes inside 2 square top u-select-it's a bought in CT several years ago. And a whole bunch of mouse poop.
TFJ
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Grapette Quickold Standard
AMI I200 AMI H200
Wurlitzer 61, 600, 700, 750, 800, 1080, 2100
Packard Musical Bar
Chicago Coin BandBox
15 remote speakers and counting
A bunch of Grapette stuff
Some really cool vending machines
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flippa
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2011, 12:22:30 pm » |
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I recovered over $10 in change from a 1958 Wurlitzer jukebox I recently got.
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SIGNGUY
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« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2011, 03:00:59 pm » |
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I found about 80 silver dimes inside 2 square top u-select-it's a bought in CT several years ago. And a whole bunch of mouse poop.
TFJ
why is it I ONLY Get Mouse poop and sometimes the whole mouse...  |
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Soda Machine Enthusiast since 1996!
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Zach
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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2011, 07:56:34 pm » |
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wow im jealous being I always get dead mice, any good years?
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Crazzy Canuck
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« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2011, 09:35:24 am » |
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Bought a Jacobs one time and there were a bunch of Indian head change and buffalos. Being Canadian I can't remember which currency they are. Oh and a scorpion in a 110
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Always buying "off brand" machines and ice chests
Constant buyer of vmc 33-3D's & Jacobs 26
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Chedki
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« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2011, 12:27:47 pm » |
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Indian Heads were pennies and buffalo's were the nickels.
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Royal Crown Cola Ideal 55 slider
Nichol Kola Quikold Standard
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collecture
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« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2011, 06:45:09 pm » |
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Buffalo nickels also had an Indian head on them.
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Cav 27, 33, CS-55E-2, 72
S-48 DP
Ideal CC 35, Barq's 55
1930s DP Counter Cooler
Vendo Coin Changers (ea. style - orig w/ stand)
Vendo Junior (rest.), 23 Deluxe, 39D, 44, 56RT, 80SS, 81A (orig), 81D, 6 C.V.
VMC 27, 27A, 81D DP, 110 DP
Westy WC-42-T, WC-44SK, WD-5(2), WB60
Victor C-14
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jasmine64
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« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2011, 04:39:30 pm » |
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All I found in my now dead choice vend were a bunch of IOU's from the church youth group.
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Marsha
Cav. CD 22
Choice Vend 168 - Use daily.
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