by Anglobritish » Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:36 am
I think as far as the low top models are concerned, the original Golden Nugget models, must be the most collective, collectors seem to forget the volume of production of the various models that were produced, litteraly thousands per day, when a model was custom made at the factory for a specific casino or indeed a company such as the Tru-Mint Vending Company that was owned by the gangster Frank Costello, (Mills made a future pay model in a distictive cabinet for Costello, that could easily be identified by crooked cop's, when they were about to bust a location owner for the illegal operation of a gambling machine) these models were obviously produced in much lesser numbers, so they are obviously much rarer than a basic model with no story attached to them, and also produced in much larger quantities.
Regarding the Aikins Front, I really like this machine, and is obviously up there with more of a value than for instance a Black Cherry, Glitter Falls or the Chrome Bell, The low top models as they are commonly known as, were great work horses, the weight alone could deter any thief from stealing them from a location, and the reliability made them a top choice for operating by the street operators, that bought more machines than the rest of the casino's combined.
I would vanue the Golden Nugget model on Ebay at around $4,000 as against for instance an orioginal Black Cherry model at between $900 to $1300 tops. This ocf course is only my opinion.
Freddy Bailey