What coin did the first slot machine take?

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The first vending machines operating on the coin-in-the-slot principle were the so-called honesty tobacco boxes which appeared in English taverns by 1615. Insertion of a penny in the slot released the lid of the box enabling the customer to take out a pipeful of tobacco. Source: The Shell Book of Firsts. Sep 22 01, 12:08 PM

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The first vending machines took a 1 sisterce coin at the Roman temples to vend holy water to the initiates, the machine worked on a simple lever mechanism in which the weight of the coin depressed the lever for a time sufficient to dispense a small amount of water. Nov 27 01, 10:47 PM

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