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Kevin C
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« on: December 28, 2006, 09:53:07 am » |
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Hello
I was wondering if anyone has found anything of value in a coin box or a machine when they purchased it. I know we all have bought machines that arrived locked with no key. So we drill them open hoping to find the mother load of old coins.
The reason I am asking is that today I am getting a Glasco 55 that has the coin mechanism on the side but no key. Maybe its full of old coins!
I have found a few dollars in change & old bottle caps.
Lets hear about hidden treasure.
Kevin
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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2006, 11:51:50 am » |
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I found two Mercury Dimes in my Cav 27, but just newer coins in everything else. My Cav33 had about $4 in change in it.
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1930s DP Counter Cooler
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Jim
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« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2006, 12:23:15 pm » |
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Years ago...
I was restoring a V-83 and found just over $2.00 in mercury dimes and afew regular dimes to boot!
Machines like the 83 are prone to finding coins like this due to the design of the coin path. In this case, lost dimes remain inside the cabinet door; whereas many other style coin doors, the coins just fall and lay on the bottom of the coin door where they can be easily picked up and counted...
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MoonDawg
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« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2006, 12:25:13 pm » |
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Bought a Cavalier 64 for $20.00 once.
It too had about $40.00 in quarters.
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Glen
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sodaworks
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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2006, 01:35:40 pm » |
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I have found a few bucks in mercury dimes as well.
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davethebirdman
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2006, 01:46:51 pm » |
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Excuse my ignorance but what is a Mercury Dime??
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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2006, 01:51:42 pm » |
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QUOTE Excuse my ignorance but what is a Mercury Dime??
It has a thermometer built into it, which displays the temp of the vending machine!
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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
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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2006, 01:54:06 pm » |
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QUOTE It has a thermometer built into it, which displays the temp of the vending machine!
Just kidding!
It is a US dime coin that was discontinued in 1944 (I think?) and replaced by the current Roosevelt dime.
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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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johnieG
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« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2006, 02:19:32 pm » |
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(davethebirdman @ Dec. 29 2006,1:46)
QUOTE Excuse my ignorance but what is a Mercury Dime??
Its a U.S 10-cent coin from the 30's & 40's , 90%coin silver, one of the more attractive coins that were minted, it depicted "Meurcy" the messenger of the gods with a winged cap, he was also named "Hermes" by the Greeks, in english you call him a Harold, ( my fathers proper name was "Hermes" , by his German Mother, but in WWII he changed it to "Harold" ) it was replaced by the current "Rosevelt" (FDR) dime in the 50's I think. here's a picture |
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Spoon-feeding Newbies since 2001...  Yeah..220,221 whatever it takes. Remember, all it needs is a shot of Freon! The Vendo V-83 is the '59 Edsel of the coke machine world. ;p Spray painting does NOT restore a compressor 11 is louder than 10... "Hope" is good, but it's not an action plan. |
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« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2006, 02:52:00 pm » |
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QUOTE ...it was replaced by the current "Rosevelt" (FDR) dime in the 50's I think...
Thanks for the picture JohnnieG and the extra info.
I am 99.9% sure that the Roosevelt dime was first minted in 1945, right after WWII ended.
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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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