Bally High Hand Coin Op

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Bally High Hand Coin Op

Postby birdman15322 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:14 am

Hello all,
Forgive me if I'm posting this in the wrong section. I've recently come across a Bally High Hand Coin Op. Could anyone give me a price range on this machine? Its in full working condition. From my research I've never seen another one for sale, and cant find any others. Thanks
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Re: Bally High Hand Coin Op

Postby JHSS-1944 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:04 am

Birdman 15322;
First ,welcome to the forum !!!
can't really give a good idea on a price, not seen that often. only made from june 1941 - end of 1942 (I believe) , & production not resumed on this machine after WW2.
I do own one, fully working, paint a little beat up & missing (or never had) the bally metal plate. I paid $400.00 for it locally & was delivered for free. Now we both know it's worth more than 400. I would estimate it being a $1,200.00 machine, fully working , nothing huge wrong with it.
these Don't have any transformers in them... So don't poke around inside them when they're plugged in = straight 110 volts. mine had an ill fitting "tin" cash box in it ,& replaced it with a wood one. was just a bit to close to a bunch of live wires. might be a variation of this also , not sure.
Information on this is non existent, including sales ads.

I've seen 2 others up for sale but, had already sold ,so the wanted price was no longer shown. was a collector in Chicago really interested in one.
I'll stare at the photos a bit to see if I see any issues (in my opinion). Any other photos of the inside ?
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Re: Bally High Hand Coin Op

Postby birdman15322 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:16 am

Thanks! Another guy I came in contact with estimated it around the 3500-4500 fully operational if it went to auction. No other problems I can tell with the interior but I'm kinda a newbie to these machines.
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Re: Bally High Hand Coin Op

Postby JHSS-1944 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:58 am

Well in an auction Anything is possible. if their asking price is "fair" , grab it !!! they are hard to find, fun to play ,specially with the hold the card buttons.
glass does show a lot of "paint" loss ,specially to the silver. Very hard to fix.
the only printed material I saw was in bill board magazine, 8 months after this was introduced in june 1941 at a trade show. claim it was still a hot seller for Bally. o.k. , where are they now ???
I can't find anyone with a "operators' manual" for this either.
keep us updated Please.

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Re: Bally High Hand Coin Op

Postby Dave » Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:22 am

birdman15322 wrote:Thanks! Another guy I came in contact with estimated it around the 3500-4500 fully operational if it went to auction. No other problems I can tell with the interior but I'm kinda a newbie to these machines.


That is really optimistic.

Loook at the price guide and see what they have sold for at aunction.

It is at www.antiqueslotmachinepriceguide.com
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