You’re gonna GACHA, GACHA, GACHA!
No, I’m not repeating a previous blog–that was the “I’m gonna Getcha, Getcha, Getcha” one–and I didn’t misspell “Gotcha” either. Can you misspell poor English? Anyway, GACHA is the type of vending machine we just picked up for the shop, which should be set-up shortly.
Next question: What’s in it? To start out, one bin will have everyone’s favorites, miniature Simpson figures (while supplies last). Another one will have Disney Princess prizes (while supplies last) and yours truly will be filling up the other two.
One will contain a numbered poker chip that corresponds to comics that will be on display in the bins directly in front of the check-out counter. You place 4 quarters in the coin slot, turn the handle, and out pops a plastic ball. Please do not try to open the ball for this bin of prizes, as we plan of re-using them when we replace the won items. We will trade the plastic ball for the comic(s) – some packages contain more than one comic – that match in the “GACHA” section. As the comics are won, we will replace them with other titles.
The last bin will contain COINS! I have collected coins since as long as I can remember and will be putting obsolete US coinage and/or interesting foreign coins in the Gacha balls. By obsolete, I mean coins that are no longer made in the USA. There will be many Indian Head pennies, all of which are at least 100 years old since they stopped producing them in 1909; Buffalo Nickels which were made from 1913 – 1938; a silver coin or two; lots of old “Wheat” cents, all being at least 50 years old; and anything I happen to come across. I guarantee that the contents of each will exceed a dollar in guide value. Of course, there will be some very nice surprises, also. To start off, one of them will contain a 1909 VDB cent, the first Lincoln penny ever made! But, there are others with 1909 plains, 1910 – 1930′s, some with mint marks! I just discovered that I need some weight to make sure the balls fall into the trap properly, so I will throw in some more common (40′s and 50′s, including the one year only – 1943 – “steel” cents) “wheaties” with the better ones. These capsules are a little difficult to open without breaking them, though it is possible. You may keep the gacha ball when you win one of the coin prizes!
As time goes on, we will be switching out the potential prizes to be won.
If there are any other numismatists out there reading this, I do consider trading comics for better date US coins. See me, Paul.
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