Appears to be a scarce color, most of the machines I have seen are dark blue. In pretty decent shape considering the age and being original. The most wear on the machine is on the bottom front (the front door holds the coin mechanism, so very difficult to insert without scuffing the bottom). Did not test with actual pencils, but the coin mechanism mostly worked (sometimes it would get jammed). Would be a benefit to go through the coin mechanism and lubricate everything.