Fall COCA Membership Meeting
Our next membership meeting will be held on Friday, November 12th in St. Charles IL. at the Hilton Garden Inn. Check in and cash bar will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6. The meeting will begin at 6:30. Cost for the buffet dinner is $15 per person. Please RSVP to Marsha Blau at 414-350-7623 or foxsnake@aol.com before Nov. 7th. There will be plenty of food, fun and friendship for all who attend. Bring a new member with you!
COCA National Convention Sites Announced
Our 2011 national convention will be held in Houston Texas. Our 2012 convention will be held in Minneapolis-St.Paul Minnesota. No dates have been announced.
Video on Sanfilippo Collection
A Chicago television station just posted a video of the Sanfilippo Collection of automated music and coin operated arcade machines.COCA members have an opportunity to visit the Sanfilippo Collection periodically as part of a special COCA tour of the Estate. The video can be seen on the following web link Sanfilippo Collection Video
November 13, 2009 Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the November 13, 2009 COCA Meeting has been posted on the members only section of the COCA web site.
Videos on the Web
The COCA web site has added a new section to its web site: Videos on the Web showing coin machines in operation This new section can be found on the Members Only section of the web site under the Coin Machine Photo & Video Galleries section.
COCA 2010 Convention
The 2010 Convention will take place in Durham North Carolina on July 23 - 25, 2010. The convention will feature visits to the homes of seven collectors, room-to-room buying and selling, an auction, and a banquet.For more information click on the following two links: COCA 2010 Convention SummaryConvention Registration Form
Nov 14 Meeting Minutes Now Available
The meeting minutes of the November 14 C.O.C.A meeting has been posted on the Special Features section of the CoinOpClub.org web site. The Special Features section is accessible only to Club members.
Slot Machine Photo Identification Web Site
A new slot machine photo identification web site has been added to the Members Only section of the CoinOpClub.org web site.This site depicts photos of most slot machines made by Mills, Jennings, Watling, Caille and Pace. These photos will help you identify your slot machine. This new web site was developed by COCA member, Dave Burritt.
Long time Slot Collector/Dealer to be Featured in Movie
Dick DeLong who has been collecting and restoring slots for over 40 years will have his collection of slots featured in a new movie, Little Chicago, currently be produced in PennsylvaniaAn article on Dick DeLong and the movie can be found on the following link http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2008/01/15/news/doc478c2db3ad9f3915378421.txt
COCA Member Featured in Video & on Web Site
COCA member, Ken Rubin, is featured in a video on a financial web site. Read the article and see Ken demonstrate some of his machines and talk about coinop collecting.To see the article and video click on the following web site. http://www.thestreet.com/story/10389403/1/how-to-make-heads-and-tails-of-coin-op-machine-collecting.html
C.O.C.A. Time Magazine Advertisers Get Web Coverage
The public portion of the C.O.C.A. web site will periodically feature the web sites and information provided by those people who place large display ads in the C.O.C.A Times Magazine.The magazine goes to almost 600 members and features original articles and color photos. If you want to place an ad in the C.O.C.A. Times, send an email to Paul Hindin on BEDVIBR8OR@AOL.COM
2008 Local Gatherings Announced
COCA members can attend Local Gatherings in various parts of the countryFor the first six months of 2008, local gatherings are scheduled for North Carolina, California, Wisconsin and Ohio. For more information, go to the Members Only section of the COCA web site.
Pinball Historian, Russ Jensen
We are sad to report that Russ Jensen, Pinball Historian, passed away last month.Pinball News has posted a Memorial Page on the following web page: http://www.pinbllnews.com/news/jensen.html
COCA Members featured in article on Collecting Coin-Op Machines
Entrepreneur.com interview COCA members in an article on Collecting Coin Operated Machines To read the article, click on the following web site http://www.entrepreneur.com/thestreet/ent/10389403.html
Trade Stimulator Photos
A new feature has been added to the COCA Photo Gallery, an alphabetical listing of trade stimulator photos. It can help you identify your machine. The photo gallery is listed on the Members Only menu page.
How to Open a Lock & Where to Get Keys Made for Coin Machines?
The COCA Discussion Forum helps answer this question. A COCA member provides advice and shares his experiences in how to get keys made and who to contact for help. Only COCA members can view the COCA Discussion Forum. Look under the Slot Machine category and then select the Watts Nickel and Old Locks entry.
Local Gatherings in North Carolina & Ohio are a Success
September was a busy month for COCA members in Ohio and North Carolina. Local gatherings were held at the homes of Al and Carol Demetruk and Bill and Lyn Petrochuk. Close to 60 members and guests were able to join in the fun. Photos and more information are available on the members-only section of the COCA website.
New Exhibition on Mechanical Music & Automata
The Morris Museum in New Jersey announced that their new exhibition of mechanical music and automata will open November 6, 2007. The next COCA Summer Convention in 2008 is scheduled for NYC and a private showing of the exhibition is scheduled. More information on the new Morris Museum exhibition is on the following web page. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14artsnj.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
What is the best way to ship a slot machine?
The COCA Discussion Forum helps answer this question. Several COCA members provide advice and share their experiences in shipping and receiving slot machines. Only COCA members can view the COCA Discussion Forum.
MIlls Dice Slot Machine Sells in 24 hours
Recently a 25 cent Mills Dice Slot Machine was posted on the COCA Classified Ad web site. It sold in less than 24 hours. It was purchased by COCA member. Several new ads are posted on the COCA web site every week. While only COCA member can view the classified ad section, anyone can post an ad.
Ebay Auction Prices for Trade Stimulators Updated
The special listing of Ebay Auction Prices for Trade Stimulators has been updated. The listing also lists the books that contain photos of these trade stimulators. It also includes the Ebay photos. This great resource that is updated every month is available in the Members-Only Special Features section.
Discussion Forums on the Web
The members only section of the COCA web site lists seven Discussion Forums that may be of interest to coin-op and gameroom collectors. These discussion forums are in addition to the members only COCA Discussion Forum that went live a few weeks ago.
Members Only Discussion Forum Established
The Coin Operated Collectors Association has just established a new feature, a Members Only Discussion Forum. The Discussion Forum will allow C.O.C.A. members to ask questions and share information with other C.O.C.A. members about coin machine collecting, internet scams, buying and selling tips, and many other topics of interest.
Trade Stimulator Photos
Trade Stimulator Photos have been added to the Photo Gallery section of the Members-Only part of the COCA web site. New photos will be added each month. Recent Ebay prices are also shown.
Trade Stimulator Repair
A new web site on the repair of trade stimulators has been added to the Members Only portion of the C.O.C.A. web site (Sources of Supply & Repair section). It details with lots of photos how to repair a trade stimulator.
C.O.C.A. Member Discounts
C.O.C.A. members are giving other C.O.C.A. members discounts. This new feature already offers free shipping on book orders and a substantial discount on an Online Slot Price Guide. These discounts are available only to C.O.C.A. members and are shown on the Members Only Special Features section
Photos from the Chicago Slot/Juke Show
C.O.C.A. member, Dave Burritt, compiled a number of photos of machines that were on display at the Chicago Show. To see them, go to the following web site http://coinopcollectorforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=539
How to Spot Reproduction Slot Machines
A COCA member has prepared a detailed article with photos on How To Spot Reproduction Slot Machines. This article provides new and advanced collectors useful information when you want to buy a slot. It can be viewed in the Special Features section of the COCA web site. Only COCA Members can access the Special Features section.
Directory of Old Magazine Articles
A C.O.C.A. member has compiled an extensive list of the contents of many old coin machine magazines. Back Issues of coin machine magazines frequently provide collectors with information that cant be found anywhere else. This directory can be viewed in the Special Features section of the COCA web site. Only COCA Members can access the Special Features section.
AOL Users
Unfortunately, the COCA web site does not function with the AOL browser. You can dial into the internet with AOL, but will then have to launch another browser such as Internet Explorer to login into the C.O.C.A. site.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help keep the C.O.C.A. web site up-to-date and to help us develop the following new web sections:
* Obtain Selected Auction Prices & Post on Web Site
* Obtain Selected Ebay Pricies & Post Web Site
* Become a Discussion Forum facilitator
* Create a photo album - Whats Wrong with this Machine?
* Collect Repair Tips from C.O.C.A. members and Post on Web Site
* Collect Information on Internet Scams and Post on Web Site
* Ask C.O.C.A. members several questions & Post answers on Web
* Ask C.O.C.A. members how they display and post on the web
* Scan ads from old issues of Replay, etc and post on the web
If you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to durham22@bellatlantic.net
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