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New Member
United States
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many years ago I had a great little machine that allowed me to load rolls of cents, dime, and nickels into a hopper. It had a lens which magnified the coin and was illuminated. With a push/pull motion I was able to observe the front and then the back of each coin. Can anyone help me to acquire this gem again?
Edited by Forum Mom to move from Classic US Coin Forum to Main Coin Forum
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Robert, What happened to the first one? I'm not familiar with this item and I doubt you have a picture. Maybe you could provide a rough sketch of it and we could help out. Do you remember what it was called?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It was called a Scan-O-Matic and was produced back in the early to mid 60's. I had a friend who had one but I haven't seen one in years. Did a little searching. Too bad you didn't ask about this earlier this one  sold on ebay on July 28th. ($63.00) My searches seem to show that they do appear on ebay on occasion, and I found several others that were listed in various dealer lists and classified ads. (None seem to be available at the moment.) So if you keep doing searches on-line one should show up. Edited by Conder101
08/14/2008 11:30 am
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you so much. That is it exactly. I will search for it now that I have a name.
Robert
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That thing looks way to cool. This is the first I have heard of one and seen one.
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Valued Member
United States
167 Posts |
They may have been cool, but I do believe they were known to scratch the coins a bit. Not bad for pocket change, but not anything else
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New Member
United States
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I used it for loose change acquired at a local candy store. My friend is now spending time buying pennies by the pound and I hope this unit will make it easier on his eyes.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
632 Posts |
looks cool!. How did the push/pull motion flip the coin exactly?.
Does it plug in for the light?.
Thanks,
A.
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Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
Yes what acidic1 asked?
Edited by ptb
08/16/2008 7:41 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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When you pushed to the end, the coin was in a hole and it hit a ramp, when you pulled back, it caught in a slot and flipped over.
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Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
Biggfredd, That explains Quote:
I do believe they were known to scratch the coins ! It does seem like a pretty cool quick use system. It does appear to be more of toy I must say. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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They wouldn't significantly scratch anything but proofs. It was a plastic gizmo (including the lens) that retailed for $12. You slid a copper, silver or nickel coin along a plastic surface.
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Posted 08/14/2008 11:29 am
