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Santoro:
cscon115, no offense taken. I am always torn when people ask for more generic tokens because there are a lot of (very) generic tokens out there already. That, combined with the fact that I only get a few such requests, and with the minimun orders from the mint, it just seems like it would be risky. I'll give some thought to it though, maybe there is a way to creatively serve the 'vintage'crowd.
As for token size, I honestly cannot forsee making anything other than .984" It is widely accepted as the standard. The modificaiton to the Bally/Midway slot is very minimal from what I hear. It would be illegal to make tokens excactly the size of a quarter, and these are as close as it gets with the mint I use.
Thanks for the input.
missioncontrol:
cscon115 I beleive someone had used a drimmel to widden the slot ant it still looked nice I don't recall who it was offhand
siropa:
I used a dremmel on a couple of coin doors to widen them a bit. took about 20 seconds and unless you look closely, you can't even tell it was done.
cscon115:
Yeah,
PER THE DOOR- I know the mod is minimal - but I have restored cars in the past and I have learned to NEVER EVER modify a part. I just can't do it. I have the ability, but something inside stops me from modding the coin slot. It would be like adding arms to David, or putting a hat on the Mona Lisa. I may end up getting a whole new coin door and put the original in storage.
PER THE SIZE (.984 vs .900)- If I get a new door, the size no longer matters! There are aftermarket doors that do not have the size restrictions the original doors have.
PER THE GENERIC DESIGN - I understand the costs involved with cutting new dies and the run of tokes. It is not cheap and not something to jump into! But if this helps... I would like a generic token that shows the home arcade and celebrates the restoration and home arcades. Other generics just have an eagle and no cash value. No real fun there. In fact - the just plain stink.
Maybe we could take a vote and see if there is any interest in a generic design? I would like to see a slogan like, "reclaiming your youth - one token at a time!" As I said before - I like the game not over back and the BYOAC 05 front. If these could be married (sans the MAME) I think it would be pretty cool.
Thanks!
Dan
Santoro:
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if many quarter mechs can be adapted for .900" tokens as they can for .984"?