Thanks Chris, I really like that fortune coin machine also. I like the fact that it is the first one (model) ever made, and all the history that comes with it. It didn't play when I first got it, and it doesn't play now.

But about a year ago when I was tinkering with it, (without any credible knowledge in the electronics/electrical field) I was able to hack it to the point where I was able to play about 5 games on it. I was absolutely on cloud 9 for about 30 seconds. The hack that made it work ( (accept coins) was taking one of the 3 wires off of the coin switch and touching it to the metal of the machine. Then I fell like a lead zeppelin from cloud 9 when that wire touched one of the exposed screws that connects the power wires to one of the belly fluorescent lights. That screw had juice going through it and when the wire made contact the
machine froze up and the bell started ringing. I haven't messed with it since, but I am
going to post about its situation and ask If anyone can help. I.
Did reach out to Alan back then about it, but I think he was plenty occupied with other things and suggested to turn the reset key. Not sure if there even was a reset key on these, but I did touch the 2 wires together that went to a button that came out of the side of the machine, right next to the meters. I removed that button switch because I did not have confidence that it worked. Anyway, enough about that for now.