Billy the Kid Gift Shop (near the old Mesilla courthouse and jail)
Mesilla, NM
From collectors
Billy the Kid Gift Shop is at the southeast corner of the plaza you will find the Billy the Kid Gift Shop, once the Mesilla courthouse and jail. It was here in 1881 that a jury convicted Billy the Kid of ambushing and killing Sheriff William Brady in Lincoln, New Mexico, and here that Judge Warren Bristol sentenced Billy to "be hanged by the neck until his body is dead."
Machine 1 is now inside the second part of the gift shop. Design is:
1) 'Billy the Kid Mesilla, NM', standing holdings rifle facing forward.
Rear- 'Mesilla Courthouse, Trial of Billy the Kid 1881'
Machine 2: Next to machine 1:
1) New Mexico State Flag,
2) view of downtown Mesilla,
3) 3 crosses, states Las Cruces at top and New Mexico at the bottom,
4) "The Capital Courthouse" with profile of Billy the Kid. Mesilla, NM in bottom ribbon,
All 4 Designs all have "Mesilla Courthouse, Trial of Billy the Kid 1881" on the back
10/24/25: Both machines are to the right when you enter and they are pressing fine! kk
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the gift shop | 1 | Mule |
| Machine 2 | 4 | Mule |
2 photos from collectors
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