Coin Box

[dr galaga]

I think the only coins that I have found in a soda machine were in the Cavalier that I bought this past spring.  It's amazing what you find when you remove the cooling unit!  I have also found some current coins in some video games and gumball machines that I have bought.

[Eric]

I had a couple Mecury dimes in a 7up embossed square top and a
1954 Nickel in a 39 but my best find was a newer Cornelius slider.
I went to the recycle center to dump off our plastic and news papers
and I saw one of these newer (70s 80s) can sliders, with the wood
siding went to look it over and there were several quarters in it.. when
I sat it up right you could hear more so I loaded it up took it home...
drilled the lock out. It had $23 dollars in quarters and a $1 bill in the coin
cup... Guess the lodge or where ever it came from didn't think to empty it
before they hauled it off!

[TomFromJersey]

Last year I purchased 2 square top U-Select it venders from a Gentleman in CT. on E-Bay. I purchased them knowing that I could take both machines and make one good one out of them. I believe I paid $80 for them.
  When we got them home and I started cleaning them out and taking them apart I wound up with 2 Buffalo nickels, a few of the 50's era semi-silver nickels, over 20 Mercury Dimes, and around 70 or so early Roosevelt dimes. Well over 100 coins total.
  My 10 year old step-daughter had a great time digging them out of the machines with me.

[collecture]

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I wound up with 2 Buffalo nickels, a few of the 50's era semi-silver nickels, over 20 Mercury Dimes, and around 70 or so early Roosevelt dimes. Well over 100 coins total.

Cool Tom,
Depending on the condition and mint of the coins, the seller may have actually paid you to take the machines off his hands. LOL  '>