by SLOT DYNASTY » Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:21 pm
Hi texas55:
Welcome to our Forum.
I will start off by saying that "I am a Total Expert" on all FAKE "Golden Nugget" machines. As I have said
many times in the past, "99.9% of all Golden Nuggets on eBay, live auctions, and elsewhere, are FAKE".
On the other hand, I am Not an expert on the originals, but do know quite a bit about them. As much as
you might want to think your dime machine is the only one, that's not going to happen, as the manufacturer
would not make just one of any denomination, due to tooling changes. But the Casino number 'D6' on your
front escalator glass, tells me that your machine is number 6 for that location. I haven't yet been able to
acquire enough serials to determine just how many originals of each model were built, but we are making
some headway via this Forum. There are four different styles of originals. There are three HalfTop models.
The more common 'Dolls & Nuggets', 'Aikens Front', (like yours), and a Buckley case version. There is also
a HighTop model.
What I would like to see a photo of on yours, is the back of the mechanism, and inside the case. There will
be a sticker on the inside wall, with the serial number in the 500,000 range. There should also be a sticker
on the flat crossbar, that goes across the back of the mechanism, that the reel brakes attach to, that will
have the 'D6' machine number, with a date, and some models have a metal tag on the screw to the right,
with the 'D6' number as well.
You have a great collectable, that you should be proud of. Noting that there are less dime machines that
were made, as most were nickel, and fewer quarter, from current records. If anything, just clean your
machine up a bit, if needed. DO NOT attempt to do any restoration work on it, as it will lessen it's value.
Bill