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commandcom:
If I manually feed a quarter into the cradle, the coin does get accepted (i.e. falls though onto the switch).  The cradle fits the quarter snugly, so I don't think the cradle has been replaced/modified to accept another denomination or token, (this theory is further supported by the coin door's reject buttons which display .25 cents).  The cradle does move freely and easily.

I inspected the plastic hinge; it appears to be in good working order.  No sagging or cracking found.

The root of the problem seems to be that the quarters are getting rejected even before the cradle has a chance to evaluate them.  Adjusting the "kicker" (is this the manual coin reject?) was mentioned.  How is this accomplished?  Aside from the aforementioned brass and nylon screws, I don't see any other obvious place to place to make adjustments of any type.

Thanks for your help.

Thenasty:
there are 2 spots where coin get rejected. Which one is the coin falling from ? The front or the back ?

If it falls on the front, coin inserted is smaller and rejects it thru the front hole or coin got stuck (sits on the cradle) and when the reject button is pushed it also falls to the front hole.

Now if the quarter is falling in the back part, then you need to adjust the kicker (its located on the bottom with a screw on the back, not the reject button). If you coin mech is attach, take it off you can see it.

commandcom:
Perplexing.  Even with the mech off I do not see anything that looks it could be adjusted.  Could the kicker be missing, or is in integral part of the coin mechanism? (as this is my first coin door, so I have no idea as to what may or may not be missing) 

At any rate, the coin always falls through the front hole.  The only time I have seen the cradle catch a quarter is when I manually guide a quarter into it.  So maybe the original hypothesis is correct: the cradle has been modified to accept a different type of denomination (Canadian perhaps?  If I can find one I'll try it out).  Is there a way to tell if the cradle has been swapped (i.e. measuring the opening between the two arms)?

Thanks again

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