Tokens

[sturgeongeneral]

Where is a good place to buy some 0.25 tokens for use in a IGT S2000 game? I am in California so somewhere close so shipping won't be too bad. Thanks again for the help!

[Amechanic]

Don't know if you will find .25c tokens, but a .984 is just a bit larger. Those should work fine in your S2000.. You could check with LA Slots.. I friend of mine use to buy his from them, but he passed away a few months back or I'd ask him. Your best bet is to contact local slot dealers or look on Craigslist in your area for the .984 size. From what I understand it not legal to sell .25c sizes any more. Put a .984 token in your comparitor and your good to go..

Gary

[CVslots]

Might check with Fannini Slots...

[SolidSilver]

! Caution! Not all tokens, even if described the same, are interchangeable. Most any will
work in your IGT because of the generous coin-channel dimensions guarded by a truly
excellent electronic coin comparator made to work with virtually any international coin.

The problem is that the device very accurately compares the "sample" coin you install to
every coin inserted by the player.  Thus, mixing tokens can be an extreme irritant because the
the clever electronics can tell the difference between different types, and will happily reject those that
don't match.

Secondly, tokens became so obscenely expensive to make recently no one I know is ordering new ones
made anymore. If you find them, be prepared to pay closed to $0.25 in lots less than thousands. More likely
you will be buying used ones from an amateur who does not know the difference. Most everyone out there thinks a
Pachislo is a slot machine, and tokens are interchangeable. NOT!

So on both points, basic rules are:
1. Buy enough in a single lot to run your machine(s); or be prepared to have two machines running on different tokens.
2. Don't rely on the description, especially when trying to match some you already have. Demand photographs of both sides,
and be careful of those with Arabic or Asian writing on them. If in doubt, ask for a sample.

Attached is a photo of two examples: The top one is a genuine brass .984 token I bought some years ago. The bottom one is a lot of Fannini tokens I  bought recently described as .984. My IGT S-series machines will take either one, but not both.

The brass ones measure truly .984 Dia x .058 thick and are non-magnetic.
The Fanninis are US Quarter size  .95 Dia x .07 thk, and ARE magnetic.
All three weigh 5.5 grams/3/16 oz, same as a quarter.

Neither will work in my machines with mechanical checkers, one because of diameter and the other because they are magnetic.
In such case, you need to either buy the requisite coin mech from the maker, or modify what you have.

I hope this lengthy response is helpful; I discovered the variations painfully, one by one. 
As a result, I now use real quarters in all my machines except two: they are within pennies of the price of new tokens, easily available, and never cause a problem.

And boyo, have I got a Piggy Bank setup now 

[Amechanic]

Hello..

I was just reading your post on tokens. When did you buy theses)?

(The Fanninis are US Quarter size  .95 Dia x .07 thk, and ARE magnetic.??

I bought some from them years ago that were gold in color and the quarter size.. I love them and would like to get more, but I gave up trying to find any more. Do you remember what you paid? I convert my coin mechs to the Black Imonex ones. The work great in the quarter size acceptor..

Gary

[therockinelvis]

Here's a thousand for $60.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1000-PACHISLO-SKILL-SLOT-MACHINE-TOKENS-CLEARANCE-BLOW-OUT-/281593087376?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4190418590

or 500 for $40.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-PACHISLO-SKILL-SLOT-MACHINE-TOKENS-FOR-HOME-OR-ARCADE-NOT-MAGNETIC-/271757271978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f45fee3aa

[SolidSilver]

Yes, I see now that someone is special-ordering large lots from China for the Pachislo.
leighman8 on eBay is the current leader. What's unique for Pachislo coins is that these are
described as brass-finished, non-magnetic; and carry American markings (eagle, circles-of-stars, etc)
and non-advertising words in English. Some are also available in Stainless, if you prefer that color.
Price seems around $0.16 each. Where were these guys a year ago?

[Amechanic: sending PM]

[buybestslots]

when we bought  container,s of jap slots we would buy 100,000 with the 480 slots they put in a 40ft  cont but those boxes of tokens were mixed  ok for jap slots which would take anything of  the 925 size  mixed won't work in igt or bally  , those on ebay are mixed  if you blow up pic  you,ll see that,  mixed can be a pia  with all the rejects you,ll get  , so try to get all the same

[SolidSilver]

Yup, Pachislos will take anything, and the JapCrap bought in bulk from Japan with used machines
is mixed & flaky.

However these are from a US vendor, they are newly-made in China (I recognize the dies) and seem unmixed.
But again, as above, check 'em out before buying. Follow some rules and Insist they be identical.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300-50-FREE-GOLDEN-PACHISLO-SKILL-SLOT-MACHINE-TOKENS-PATTERN-CLEARANCE-/281565726345?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418ea00689