Canadian Coin Box archival project

I have been slowly working towards archiving Canadian Coin Box magazines over the past years. This post will act as a reference to track which issues we have acquired and link to those already scanned.  When it began in (I think) 1946 it was called The Canadian Coin Box And Vending and by the 1960s it became The Canadian Coin Box and Canadian Vending came into existence.

If you have any other issues of Canadian Coin Box please get in touch!  You can sell / loan / give us issues for scanning.  Email me thetastates@gmail.com

 

1948-09

1959-10

1994-10

This list last updated 2026-05-01

Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1948-Feb
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1948-May
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1948-June
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1948-Sept/Oct
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1948-Dec
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1949-March
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1949-Oct
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1950-Feb
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1950-April
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1950-May
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1950-July
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1950-Nov
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1951-Feb
Canadian Coin Box & Vending 1959-October
Canadian Coin Box 1964-May
Canadian Coin Box 1965-May
Canadian Coin Box 1971-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1972-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1972-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1972-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1972-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1973-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1973-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1973-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1973-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1973-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1974-May
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1974-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1975-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1975-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1977-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1977-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1977-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1977-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1977-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1977-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1977-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1978-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1978-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1978-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1978-May
Canadian Coin Box 1978-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1978-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1978-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1979-May
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1979-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1980-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1982-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1983-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1984-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1984-May
Canadian Coin Box 1984-Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1984-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1985-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1985-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1985-Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1985-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1985-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1986-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1987-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1987-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1987-May
Canadian Coin Box 1987-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1987-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1987-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1987-Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1988-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1988-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1988-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1988-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1988-Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1988-Sep/Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1989-Apr/May
Canadian Coin Box 1989-Jun/Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1989-Aug/Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1990-Apr/May
Canadian Coin Box 1990-Jun/Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1990-Aug/Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1990-Oct/Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1991-May
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Jul/Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1991-Nov/Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1992-May
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Jul/Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1992-Nov/Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1993-May
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Jul/Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1993-Nov/Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1994-May
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Jul/Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1994-Nov/Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Feb
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1995-May
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Jul/Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Oct
Canadian Coin Box 1995-Nov/Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Feb/Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Apr
Canadian Coin Box 1996-May
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Jun
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Jul/Aug
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Oct/Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1996-Nov/Dec
Canadian Coin Box 1997-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1997-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1997-May
Canadian Coin Box 1997-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1997-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1997-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1998-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1998-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1998-May
Canadian Coin Box 1998-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1998-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1998-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 1999-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 1999-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 1999-May
Canadian Coin Box 1999-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 1999-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 1999-Nov
Canadian Coin Box 2000-Jan
Canadian Coin Box 2000-Mar
Canadian Coin Box 2000-May
Canadian Coin Box 2000-Jul
Canadian Coin Box 2000-Sep
Canadian Coin Box 2000-Nov
Canadian Vending 1961-May
Canadian Vending 1970-Dec
Canadian Vending 1974-Feb
Canadian Vending 1974-Jun
Canadian Vending 1994-Dec/Jan
Canadian Vending 1996-Mar/Apr
Canadian Vending 1996-Jun
Canadian Vending 1996-Sep
Canadian Vending 1996-Oct/Nov
Canadian Vending 1996-Dec
Canadian Vending 1997-Feb
Canadian Vending 1997-Aug
Canadian Vending 1997-Oct
Canadian Vending 1998-Apr
Canadian Vending 1999-Feb
Canadian Vending 1999-Apr
Canadian Vending 1999-Jun
Canadian Vending 1999-Aug
Canadian Vending 1999-Oct
Canadian Vending 1999-Dec
Canadian Vending 2000-Feb
Canadian Vending 2000-Dec
Canadian Vending 2001-Jan/Feb
Canadian Vending 2001-May
Canadian Vending 2001-Oct
Canadian Vending 2001-Dec
Canadian Vending 2003-Oct
Canadian Vending 2004-Oct

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This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific attempts to eliminate trans people from society. Trans people have always existed, in every society, but the administration has embraced a moral panic, declared a war against reality, and says that trans people can no longer be allowed to exist. This includes making their healthcare illegal, censoring books and school curriculum from university level down to elementary school, banning trans people from bathrooms, and declaring trans existence to be child abuse.

This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president that has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked gestapo and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. The world witnessed ICE execute a mother and a nurse and then lie about what we saw. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people.

scans: Computopia 1968-02 & Canadian Vending Magazine 1961-05

2 very different types of scans, but they're both from the 1960s and they both have some very interesting images from niche industries. Computopia were part of a stack that a kind person at Pinball Expo helped us acquire with a surprise donation. Canadian Vending Magazine was a gift from my friend Sparky.

Computopia [コンピュートピア] (February 1968) (600DPI)

a few of the images I liked:

本社コンピュータ室 (head office computer room)

地球上での自然および人間技術の発達史年表,GM年表 (A timeline of the development of natural and human technologies on Earth, GM Timeline)

六本足のロボット GAWALK (Six-legged robot GAWALK)

Computer City

 

 

Canadian Vending Magazine 1961-05

As far the content goes, check out this incredible fold-out, scanned brilliantly with 18,000 pixels of splendor.

This is a goldmine for automat enthusiasts.
 

 

Cigarette machines and candy machines used to look very much alike.

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This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific attempts to eliminate trans people from society. Trans people have always existed, in every society, but the administration has embraced a moral panic, declared a war against reality, and says that trans people can no longer be allowed to exist. This includes making their healthcare illegal, censoring books and school curriculum from university level down to elementary school, banning trans people from bathrooms, and declaring trans existence to be child abuse.

This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president who has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked men and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people.

Please read: U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals by The Associated Press

Please read: Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports by Erin Reed

scans: Canadian Coin Box, Canadian Vending, and Star Tech Journal scans

A nice potpourri of scans here. Thank you as always to those who donated and sold these to me, and thanks to Detchibe for scanning.  Most of these were pickups from the COAPF show in June.

Let's start with a Canadian Vending scan. Chronological order! This issue has an interesting article on the Japanese vending machine industry.

Canadian Vending 1970-12

here are the pages about vending machines and Japan:

Canadian Coin Box scans:

Canadian Coin Box 1971-12

Canadian Coin Box 1978-03

Star Tech Journal scans

Star Tech Journal 1990-08

Star Tech Journal 1991-05

Star Tech Journal 1991-08

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For my readers in the USA: The incoming administration has laid out plans for an eliminationist policy against trans people in your country. They have already written hundreds of laws to try and make trans people existing illegal, their health care the illegal, their schooling impossible, their history banned, and providing care for trans people has become illegal in some states with governors demanding parents be jailed if they support their trans child.  They have now set their eyes on eliminating trans people at the federal level. This blog stands in solidarity with trans people, in the face of this authoritarian evil.

The following is an excerpt of an email I had sent to another collector:

The time of wait and see was around 2017-2018 when Republican operatives openly planned to create a moral panic about LGBTQ people and especially trans people. They launched a massive propaganda campaign and the media accepted it at face value.  The time for action and solidarity was 6 years ago when they called all LGBTQ people pedophiles, sent bomb threats to schools, and sent death threats to our community leaders and healthcare providers. 

Before this latest open disinformation operation, LGBTQ people were enjoying more acceptance, rights, and freedoms than ever before. Those are being clawed back and an entire population gets to experience the utter dehumanization of having your rights revoked by a sneering majority.

Recall Rush Limbaugh laughing on his radio show as he daily celebrated every death from HIV/AIDS by name. They again revel in their cruelty.

I wish I had the luxury of distance, but I have to protect my family and friends from the death threats sent to us by literal nazis.  People are making plans for their entire lives being destroyed, for incarceration, and a huge uptick in the already normalized violence.

My continued presence on this blog is a reminder that we need to find moments of joy even amongst the sadistic terror of rising authoritarianism.

Never comply in advance.  Please stay safe.

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