FIND: El Cortez $5 Las Vegas

There was a find of a box of El Cortez $5 small crown chips with the green insert.  I don't recall where this picture came from, but looks like there are many that have burn marks.

The first post I saw on this find was on the chipboard in 2013.

http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/399/md/read/id/1253229/sbj/5-el-cortez-5th-iss-las-vegas-casino-chip/

FIND: Boulder Club 10c Las Vegas

May 2011, David Pait reported on The Chip Board his find of 99 10c Boulder Club chips, "good in trade at keno or back" on the back.  C&W (4th) had the chips at a R6.  TCR 15 has the chip at  "J" and in faded condition a "D".

http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/321/md/read/id/1100074/sbj/boulder-club-10c-chips/

FIND: Ray and Ruth's Stardust $5 and $25 Jackpot

In April 2010, Robert Purdue reported a finding of approx 30 x $5 and 30 x $25 Ray and Ruth's Stardust chips from Jackpot, NV.  C&W (4th) listed both denoms as Unique.  TCR #15 now lists both chips as a "R" value.  These are great looking hot stamps.

http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/320/md/read/id/975158/sbj/ray-ruth-s-stardust-new-find/

pics from the Chip Guide:

FIND: Riverside Hotel Small Crown $1 $5 $25 $100 Reno

Originally, there were multiple lots of these chips on ebay, but I beleive the original source came from an Estate sale in June 2013, then were flipped on ebay. I can't recall what site it was but here is a pic of the auction.  As you can see there were large quantities for sale: $1 x 700, $5 x 2800, $25 x 190, $100 x 170.  In C&W the $5 was listed as a R4, now an R1.  Many of these chips were purchased by the Poker Chip community.

Ebay pic of seller selling $5 x 2798 on 6-19-13

FIND: Travel Lodge Chips $5 $25 $100 Carson City

As reported on The Chip Board by Doug Johnson on 8-11-11, there was a huge find and "dig" of Travel Lodge H&C $5, $25 and $100 Chips.  C&W had the $5 chip as a R9 and did not list the other denoms.  In TCR #12, all 3 dig chip denoms are listed as a "D" value.

http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/321/md/read/id/1119266/sbj/good-news-and-bad-news-large-casino-chip-find/

FIND: Flamingo Roulette Chips Las Vegas

Originally reported on The Chip Board for sale on 12-16-10 by Chris Guaiana, who was selling the Flamingo Roulette chips on the Circle mold.  The TCB archive shows the post was deleted, but luckily i kept a copy (see below).  Post reports that there are #3 Lavendar x 63, #3 Lime Green x 67, #2 Orange x 69.   C&W listed #2 orange as previously Unique and other 2 were not listed. In TCR#12, all 3 chips were marked down to a "N" value code.  They are beauty's!

http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/320/md/read/id/1070749/sbj/wow/

FIND: Doll House Chips $5 $20 Reno

Reported on Chiptalk on 7-16-10, CT member, "monstr" reported he found $20 x 6 and $5 x 25 of the Doll House chips.  C&W listed the $20 as unique and did not list the $5.  TCR #12 had $5 as a "U" value and $20 as a "Z1" value.

http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/chip-identity-value/68683-reno-nev-1954-1959-doll-house-casino-chips.html

FIND: Bunny's Bar $1 Las Vegas on 3-15-11

As reported on The Chip Board on 3-15-11, David Spragg warned of approx 150 known to exist.  Was listed as a R9 in C&W and *no market in TCR #12.


http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/321/md/read/id/1088360/sbj/warning-on-1-bunnys-bar-chip-on-eb/

FIND: Barney's $1 Lake Tahoe

Barney's $1 Lake Tahoe chips:  A total of 500 were listed on ebay on 10-25-13.  Listed in C&W's Chip Guide as R9 and "U" value code in the 12th isssue of The Chip Rack (2012).  Will need to check my latest TCR.  I think this pic was from the auction.

FIND: Diamond Jim's $25 Jackpot, NV, as of 9-12-13

As reported on The Chip Board by DICE702 on 9/12/13.  Found 91 super rare $25 Diamond Jim's chips. Dice702 was selling them at $150 each.  Chip was listed as an R9 in Campiglia & Wells' guide and Z1 value code on the Chip Rack (14th edition).

Here is the link
http://www.thechipboard.com/archives/archives.pl/bid/399/md/read/id/1270648/sbj/ex-25-diamond-jim-s-chips-for-sale-ex/

FIND 12-2009 Tropicana Hot Stamp chips

There have been a lot of Tropicana hot stamp chips that have been out on ebay for a little while. There are regular denominations on a H&C mold and a Non Cash Value (NCV) on the Tropicana house mold.

The regular denominations ($5, $25, $100) are all listed as R-3's in C&W. In TCR, there is a notation that there were 50 full boxes were found. That is a total of 5,000 chips. R-3 is "fairly common" with 350-750 chips known. I would say that these are more likely R-2 (751-2000) per denom.

The NCV chips are listed as follows:

1) $5 NCV, Orange, Hot Stamp, House Mold, 3 green inserts
TCR Notes: N2267 value H ($30-39)
C&W Notes: R-8, $30-$80

As you can see by the below auction, there are at least 180 chips for sale, which make these at least a R-5 C&W rarity rating.

2) $25 NCV, Grey, Hot Stamp, House Mold, 3 navy inserts
TCR Notes: E2897, value F ($20-24)
C&W Notes: R-7, $12-$24

As you can see by the below auction, there are at least 100 chips for sale, which make these a R-5 C&W rarity rating.

3) $100 NCV, Fuchsia, Hot Stamp, House Mold, 3 white inserts
TCR Notes: E-5121, Value I ($40-49)
C&W Notes: These are not even listed in the C&W guide.

As you can see by the below auction, there are at least 120 chips for sale, which make these a R-4 C&W rarity rating.

Tropicana Hot Stamp lots sold on ebay:

1) 178 of the $5, $25 and $100 chips sold for $760 on 8/03/08:















2) 400 ($5x 120, $25x 100, $100x 180) of the NCV chips sold for ___ on 12/7/09.















3) 300 ($5 x 100, $25 x 200) denom hot stamps sold for $769 on 12/9/09.

















I am not sure what the actual value of these hot stamp chips are, but I wouldn't pay "book value" at all for them. I saw about a dozen of $5 denom and $25 NCV chips in Bud Meyer's $1 box at Casinorama in San Marino a few months back.

What the real quantities of the NCV chips? Not sure, just excercise caution when buying these.

G