by SLOT DYNASTY » Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:36 pm
Just as I had suspected - The "Golden Nugget" is NOT an original. This is one of the 1,000's of Fakes, that
have been flooding the market since the 1980's. These were being made-up, by using the more common
Mills "Cherry-Front", (aka "Black Cherry"), "Diamond-Front", and "Golden Falls" models. This is a machine
that a Non-Collector may be interested in, for a game-room, and should be noted as to what it really is,
and priced accordingly.
The "Castle Front" on your list, is a completely different machine, than what you have pictured. This is a
Mills "7-7-7" HighTop, that is an aftermarket revamp, called the "Silver Palace". Most of them used the
standard HighTop case design. They went a step farther with this one, using the 7-7-7 model. There is a
very lengthily story behind this configuration, for a later story.
Your Watling "Treasury" & "Rol-A-Top", are really nice Key machines, with all the 'Bells & Whistles'.
Hopefully all these features are present in the mechanism as well. Good luck with your sales.