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Help with Mills Vest Pocket

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:22 pm
by dsimon55
Hello All

I have seen a lot of vest pockets over the years in penny and nickle

I just got one in quarter. I have never see one before and can find nothing out about it.

Does anyone have any information on this.

I have gone over it very carefully and it really seem all original

Tanks

Dave

Re: Help with Mills Vest Pocket

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:17 pm
by randyvw
i have a 25c in chrome. ray dier in long beach can tell you all about vest pockets. i also have a 1c with a valley sales jackpot sitting under it. anything but nickel vest pockets are very uncommon. i mite try to put up some pics, if i can figger that out.

Re: Help with Mills Vest Pocket

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:56 pm
by dsimon55
Any idea how to connect with him

Are they worth more than the penny or nickle

Re: Help with Mills Vest Pocket

PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:24 am
by randyvw
it's easier to find a fish ridin' a bicycle, so yes, they are worth much more. i will pm you ray's number.

Re: Help with Mills Vest Pocket

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:15 am
by dsimon55
Thanks for everyones help

I have been told that Mills made 100 of them as a last run before stopping all Vest Pockets

Re: Help with Mills Vest Pocket

PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:40 am
by nvmos2
dsimon55 wrote:
I have been told that Mills made 100 of them as a last run before stopping all Vest Pockets


Interesting; never heard the 100 number before;
do you have a reference for it, or seen it documented anywhere?

Out of a sample of 100 surviving Mills Vest Pockets, just 2 were 1 cent machines and 2 were 25 cent machines.
The 25 cent machines appear to be all post war vintage, but don't know if Mills closed out the VP line with them.
Of course, SEGA continued the VP machine after Mills, calling it the Mini=SEGA.