Arcade trivia
Posted: February 11th, 2017, 6:57 am
http://www.retroist.com/2017/2/10/mystery-red-quarters-solved/
Ever had a quarter that looked like once it was painted red, but most of it had rubbed off?
There are many reasons people painted some quaters red, but one reason is as 'House quarters' back in the early days of arcades and before that, coin op games in general (before things mostly switched to tokens). These were house money used to test machines by the attendant. At the end of the day, any red quarters in a machine were not revenue. The attendants probably used them to play free games themselves too.
Ever had a quarter that looked like once it was painted red, but most of it had rubbed off?
There are many reasons people painted some quaters red, but one reason is as 'House quarters' back in the early days of arcades and before that, coin op games in general (before things mostly switched to tokens). These were house money used to test machines by the attendant. At the end of the day, any red quarters in a machine were not revenue. The attendants probably used them to play free games themselves too.