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Lot #150 $100 Showboat, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N2676
Est. Value: $300
Mold: Hats & Canes
Condition: Slightly Used
From: c. 1980
Here’s a 7th issue $100 from the
showboat, a black hat & cane mold with
8 striking orange inserts. It was put on
the tables about 25 years ago and is in
terrific condition.
Lot #151 $1,000 Silver Bird, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N2194
Est. Value: $150
Mold: Dice & Cards
From: 1976
The Silver Bird was open from 1976 to 1982. It was on
the Strip just north of the Riviera, where the
Thunderbird had stood before and the El Rancho was
to stand after. This $1,000 chip is the highest
denomination used there. The genuine Silver Birds
were incused diecar mold chips. Beware: these chips
have been “imitated”, but the molds used on the
imitations are not incused.
Lot #152 $100 Silver City, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N2723
Est. Value: $250
Mold: Hat & Cane
From: 1989
The Silver City was located on the Strip
just south of the Riviera, and was open
from 1975 to 1999. This is a 4th issue
$100 with bright green, yellow and
purple inserts. Listed in C&W as an R-6.
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Lot #153 12 dice Silver Palace/Pioneer Club, Las Vegas
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $500
Mold: Dice
Condition: Used
From: 1950’s-60’s
This is a group of 12 dice from downtown Las Vegas. The
Silver Palace dice are from the late 1950’s and are quite
rare. The assortment of Pioneer Club dice are from the
1950’s and 1960’s.
Lot #154 $25 Silver Saddle Casino, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N2610
Est. Value: $100
Mold: Hat & Cane
Condition: New
From: 1981
The Silver Saddle Casino was located on the Strip
between the Aladdin and the Marina (now the MGM
Grand.) It was open for just two years, from 1981
to 1983 and had a single issue of chips. This green
$25 is in new condition and is a very tough chip to
find.
Lot #155 $25 Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N9118
Est. Value: $600
Mold: “H”
From: 1950’s
This is a 5th issue blue H-mold with 3
mustard inserts in beautiful condition.
This is the chip with Shelby Williams'
name spelled out in the wreath under
"Las Vegas, Nev."
Lot #156 n/d Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $200
Mold: Christy & Jones
Condition: Well Used
From: 1960’s
Here’s an unlisted non-denominational
chip from the Silver Slipper that has
been drilled but not overstamped. This
yellow Christy and Jones hat & cane
mold piece has a hotstamped slipper
and the name of the casino in script.
Lot #157 3 chips Sky Ute Casino, Ignacio, CO
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $100
Mold: Chipco
From: 1999
Set of $1, $5 and $25 chips from the
Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colorado.
These chips celebrated the casino’s
6th anniversary in 1999 and may
have been part of a framed set the
casino sold to collectors. The Sky
Ute Casino opened in 1993 and is
still open today.
Lot #158 $25 Sonoma Inn, Winemucca
Catalog #: N7219
Est. Value: $125
Condition: New
From: 1950’s
In the 1940’s a couple of casinos opened in
Winnemucca, one in the Humboldt Hotel and the
other in the Sonoma Inn. The Sonoma Inn Casino
was open from 1947 to 1968. During this time,
they managed to produce some of the bestlooking chips you can find from Nevada’s small
towns, among them this beautiful quarter-pie, a
yellow and green Christy and Jones. This chip is
in new condition, and it’s a stunner.
Lot #159 4 chips Spielbanks, Hamburg and Bad-Homburg
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $50
Mold: Jetons
From: n/a
This is a lot of 4 jetons from the
Spielsbanks in Hamburg and BadHomburg. Pretty chips!
Lot #160 8 chips Splendour of the Seas Cruise Ship
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $40
Mold: Chipco
From: n/a
Here’s a lot of 8 beautiful Chipco’s
that were used on the Splendour of
the Seas cruise ship. The common
reverse is shown below.
Lot #161 4 chips St. John’s Casino, Havana, Cuba
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $200
Mold: “S”
From: 1950’s
This beautiful set of S-mold chips is from
the St. John’s Casino in Havana. The
casino was in operation when Meyer
Lansky and the mob was running the
casino scene in Havana in the 50’s. One
notable thing about this set of chips is
that there are two mirror images amongst
them… the Mustard $1 with 3 black inserts
vs the Black $100 with 3 mustard inserts,
and the red $5 with 3 green inserts vs the
green $25 with 3 red inserts. This lot also
includes this great postcard from the
Tropicana in Havana.
Lot #162 $1 Stardust, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N2221
Est. Value: $150
From: 1960
Here’s a chip that’s both beautiful
and a classic. It’s a 4th issue $1
from the Stardust, a fuchsia Christy
and Jones with 3 green inserts that
is in slightly used condition.
Lot #163 3 25¢ chips Stockman’s, Fallon
Catalog #: see description
Est. Value: $50
Mold: various
Condition: various
From: various
The chip on the left is listed
in The Chip Rack as V3463, a
pink horseheads right mold
with thin print. The middle
chip is listed as N4327, a
similar chip with thicker
printing. But what’s that one
on the right? It’s a Ewing
mold and it’s not to be found
in the guide books.
Lot #164 4 chips Stray Antlers, McGill
Catalog #: see below
Est. Value: $150
Mold: Crest & Seal
Condition: various
From: 1927
According to James Campiglia and Steve Wells, authors of The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price
Guide: “Historically speaking, these are very important chips. They are the first Nevada chips
with the town name printed on them. Building was an Elks Lodge that got its own gaming
operation going before legalization in 1931. These chips were used for poker games as this was a
gambling activity generally ignored by authorities. Located on Highway 50, ths building was torn
down long ago.”
164.1
164.2
164.3
164.4
N9196
N9197
N9198
N9199
Cream
Maroon
Blue
Yellow
Lot #165 $25 Sturgeon’s, Lovelock
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $1,000
Mold: Large Key
Condition: New
From: 1982
Here’s a real rarity from Lovelock. It’s
an unlisted $25 in their large key series
that was used in the early 1980’s.
Lot #166 $5 Sundowner Hotel, Reno
Catalog #: N6297
Est. Value: $250
Mold: Diamonds & Squares
Condition: Average
From: 1975
Here’s a very scarce first issue from the
Sundowner in Reno. It’s a brown
diamonds and squares mold with 3 black
inserts. Just about all of these are very
worn, and this one is as good as you’ll
find anywhere.
Lot #167 “Streak” chip Taj Mahal, Atlantic City
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: n/a
Mold: Plain
Condition: Average
From: n/a
Do they give you one of these if you run around in the
casino with no clothes on? Well, no… you’d get a nice
set of handcuffs for doing that. This chip is actually
used by dealers in a blackjack game called “Streak”,
where the player can make side bets against the
dealer on winning a series of consecutive hands. The
bigger the streak, the higher the payout… but only
the dealer could touch these chips!
Lot #168 3 chips The Vapors, Hot Springs, AR
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $250
Mold: Circle in Square
From: n/a
The Vapors was open from
1962 to 1967 in Hot Springs,
AR. It was a theatre supper
club that also had 37 slot
machines and blackjack,
roulette, and craps tables.
This great looking set of
circle in square mold chips
is in slightly used condition.
Lot #169 $5 Thunderbird, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N2255
Est. Value: $400
Mold: Arrows & Dice
From: 1953
Here’s an arodie from the Thunderbird… that
would make this as desirable a chip as one
could ask for. The bird’s blue belly button,
however, adds a panache all its own. This 4th
issue beauty is in almost perfect condition.
Lot #170 $25 Treasure Chest, Carson City
Catalog #: V4384
Est. Value: $200
Mold: Horseshoe
Condition: New
From: 1970
The Treasure Chest in Carson City was open from
1970 to 1973 on North Carson Street. Prior to this,
this small club had been known as the Kit Carson
Club and then the Horseshoe Club. Their $25 chip
was a very attractive black horseshoe mold with 3
purple inserts and featured their logo of a treasure
chest overflowing with gold. This chip has a small
edge flake but is otherwise in perfect condition.
Lot #171 $5 Trocadero, Reno
Catalog #: N5598
Est. Value: $200
Mold: Rectangle
From: 1940’s
In the 1940’s the El Cortez was one of the top
hotels in Reno. The El Cortez had a
showroom called The Trocadero, which,
interesting enough, had its own gaming
tables. This extremely rare piece, a red
rectangle mold that is in incredible condition
for a chip upwards of 60 years old.
Lot #172 3 chips Tropicana, Las Vegas
Catalog #: see below
Est. Value: $175
Mold: Hat & Cane
From: 1979
This is a lot of 3 hotstamped
chips from the Tropicana.
Although these were on the
tables 25 years ago, they
are in fabulous condition.
172.1
172.2
172.3
V3572 Black with 3 sets of pink and white inserts
V5930 Green with 3 peach inserts
N1290 Red with 3 purple inserts
Lot #173 set of 5 chips Trump Marina, Atlantic City
th
Catalog
Mold:
House/Hat
& of
Cane
This set #:
wasn/a
produced to commemorate
the 150
anniversary
Atlantic City. Condition:
A total of 150New
sets were
Est.
Value:
$300
From:
issued
and they
sold out immediately. It is interesting to note that the $10 chips
were 2004
manufactured with
the hat and cane mold, while the $5, $25, and $100 chips were made using the house mold. These chips
are in a jewel case with the cover and inside designs depicted below.
Lot #174 2 chips Trump Plaza, Atlantic City
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $200
Mold: House
Condition: New
From: n/a
These chips were ordered from the Burt
Company by the Trump Plaza to be used
as regular rack chips. Unfortunately, they
were found to be too fragile to be used in
the casino and were rejected by the
Trump Plaza.
Lot #175 5 $5 chips Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City
Catalog #: various
Est. Value: $50
Mold: House
Condition: various
From: 2004
Here’s a lot of 5 nice chips
from the Taj commemorating
Pai-Gow (1995), Year of the
Pig (1995), U.S. Poker
Championship (1996), Grand
Opening of Poker Room
(1993), and finally Donald J.
Trump himself.
Lot #176 n/d Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $75
Mold: Chipco
Condition: New
From: 1997
This chip was a private issue
manufactured by Chipco
and given out at a roast for
Larry Clark, who was at that
time an executive at the
Taj.
Lot #177 $100 Vegas World, Las Vegas
Catalog #: N9257
Est. Value: $450
Mold: Hat & Cane
Condition: New
From: 1979
On the property formerly occupied by his burneddown Million Dollar Casino, Bob Stupak built Vegas
World, which operated from 1979 to 1995. It was
then razed to make way for the present-day
Stratosphere. This chip is a first issue $100 that is
listed as an R-8 in C&W’s price guide and is in new
condition.
Lot #178 $5 Winners Inn, Winnemucca
Catalog #: N4368
Est. Value: $125
Mold: Horseshoe
Condition: Average
From: 1972
In 1969 Joe Mackie, owner of the Star Broiler, bought
the Sonoma Inn and renamed it the Winners Inn.
(Many of the lower denomination chips used in these
casinos have “Winners” on one side and “Star” on the
other.) This $5 mustard horseshoe mold with 3 brown
inserts is listed as an R-9 in C&W, but a few have
been found since publication. Still, a very desirable
and scarce chip.
Lot #179 £100 Wrottesley Hall,
Catalog #: n/a
Est. Value: $50
Mold: Plaque
From: n/a
Here’s a beautiful
10.5 cm x 7 cm
plaque from
Wrottesley Hall in
Wrottesley,
Wolverhampton,
England, which
casino closed
around 1970.

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