It is preferred that the diameter of the tubular member 12 be no more than 25 percent larger than the diameter of the coin 40 to thus assure that the walls of the tubular member 12 will serve as a guide for the upward and downward transit of the coin. A coin 40 is disposed within the tubular member 12 and at its normal rest position, the coin is supported upon the surface 28 of the coin support pad 24. A stop member 34 is provided on the base, adjacent to the support arms 30, to provide a limit means which halts downward movement of the lever 22. That portion of the lever 22 which extends outboard of the pivot pin 32 provides a digitally engageable portion, adapted to be contacted and depressed by a user's finger as illustrated in FIG. A pivot pin 32 extends through the support arms and the lever, thus mounting the lever for pivotal movement. Such lever support means includes a pair of spaced upstanding support arms 30, between which the lever bar 22 extends. Lever support means are provided on the base adjacent to the tubular member 12. At least the tubular member and advantageously the whole device is formed of transparent material, such as transparent plastic, to enable the coin to be visually observed at all times. In order to assure that the coin will flip over during its upward transit through the tubular member, the support pad and hence the coin is disposed angularly at its normal rest position. After the coin reaches its upper limit, it gravitationally drops back through the tube and comes to rest upon the support pad in either a "heads" or a "tails" position. Naturally, the upper limit of travel of the coin is determined by its contact against the cover. A coin normally rests upon the support pad, but when the lever is depressed, the coin is flipped upwardly through the tubular member in such a fashion that the coin rotates from a "heads" position to a "tails" position and back to a "heads " position, and so on. A pivotal operating lever is used in conjunction with the upstanding member, such operating lever having a coin support pad mounted on the inner end thereof, with the coin support pad being disposed adjacent the bottom of the tubular member. The objectives of the foregoing invention are attained by providing an upstanding transparent tubular member, preferably cylindrical in configuration, supported at its lower end upon a base and closed at its upper end by a cover.
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