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Early electro mechanical machines were 2p play, A maximum 10p in cash payouts and allowed a 25p ''Gold Award'' in the form of a single none replayble token which could only be redeemed over the pub bar for goods (Beer,Cigs etc). The maximum cash was only 10p but as they were 2p play they could payout 24p in replayble tokens which is why so many different versions and size of tokens in various values are still found today. The 6p token would be payout out in 4 tokens to make up the 24p top token win and found to be a better option than the single none replayble 25p token. It was passed by the gaming board in around 1973 that the 25p gold award could be made into replayble tokens and when the 5p token came into use. After 5p tokens the 10p token then the 20p token.

Here are some early examples of tokens used by just Bell Fruit alone and this is not all of them, The last one on the bottom right is what they called the pre decimal 5 shilling or 25p Gold Award.

Even the all-cash payout didn't end the wrangling. Remember 'repeat chance'? A chance to win the top payout again, on the next game, to get round the 'maximum' in any one game.

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