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OCR: COIN TESTER ELECTRICAL TEST MAGNETIC COIN TEST LIGHT TEST REJECT_ MECHANISM E LECTRONIC COIN TESTERS are used in ticket and vending machines to distinguish between genuine coins and REJECTED fakes. The value of a coin inserted into the ITEMS slot is established by electrical, magnetic, SEE and light tests, which measure the coin's ALSO metal content and size. Unacceptable coins are detected and returned.