Ticket scraper and coin display device

A ticket scraping device for using a coin to scrape a protective film from a ticket surface, comprising:

• a two-piece housing having a front section releasably fastened to a rear section and defining an opening at a lower end of said housing, said rear section defining a slot extending longitudinally therealong;
• a slider member having a holding portion positioned in said housing adapted to releasably hold the coin and an actuator portion removably coupled to said holding portion and extending through said slot, said slider member selectably movable upon a user movement of said actuator portion between a first configuration in which said holding portion is retracted within said housing and a second configuration in which said holding portion and the coin held therein extend from said opening of said housing;
• wherein said holding portion includes a generally rectangular plate having a lower edge defining a C-shaped cutout for partially capturing the coin, said holding portion being constructed of a resilient material and said cutout having a diameter slightly smaller than a diameter of the coin to be held therein such that the coin is held in said cutout of said holding portion in a friction-fit relationship;
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• wherein said front section defines a circular aperture centrally disposed and having a diameter substantially similar to a diameter of said cutout of said holding portion of said slider member such that the coin held by said holding portion is visible when said slider member is at said first retracted configuration.

A ticket scraping device for using a coin to scrape a protective film from a ticket surface, comprising:

• a two-piece housing having a front section releasably fastened to a rear section and defining an opening at a lower end of said housing, said front section defining a centrally disposed first circular aperture, said rear section defining a slot extending longitudinally therealong;
• a slider member comprising:
• an annular clamping member removably disposed in said housing and adapted to releasably hold the coin;
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• an actuator button releasably coupled to said clamping member and extending through said slot, whereby said slider member is, upon a user manipulation of said actuator button, selectably movable along a longitudinal path within said housing between a first configuration in which the coin held by said clamping member is retracted within said housing and visible through said circular aperture and a second configuration in which the clamping member and the coin held thereby are extended from said opening.