***** SEPTEMBER CYBERAUCTION LOT LISTING *****

Following are the lots for auction from now until Tuesday, September 21, 1999, with current high bids. We culminate with the live chat/auction session on Thursday, September 23 on AOL.

BIDDING HAS HEATED UP - ONLY 4 LOTS WITHOUT BIDS! SOME VERY LOW PRICES ON SOME VERY GOOD LOTS!

Please note that this auction is a bit different: THERE ARE NO MINIMUMS, NO RESERVES. Every lot will be auctioned to the highest bidder, and there are some fantastic lots here, with some high TCR values!

If you cannot attend the live auction, all you have to do is send me an e-mail with your bid (even dollar amounts only, please). E-mail bidders DO win lots! BE SURE THAT I HAVE ALL E-MAIL BIDS BY 6 pm EDT ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NOTE TO BID: instead, send me an e-mail at ChipProf@aol.com with the lot numbers you're bidding on and the amounts of your bids.

HERE'S HOW THE AUCTION WORKS...........PLEASE READ THE RULES!

From now until September 19, I will be posting notes here to update everyone on the status of bids received. Like a live bid board, you'll be able to see the amount of the highest bid, and adjust yours accordingly.

Bids: I will not accept bids for less than face value for current chips, nor less than $2 each for roulettes. Bids may be made in the following increments: $1 to $10 - 50c raises; $11 to $25 - $1 raises; $26 to $75 - $2 raises; $76 to $150: $5 raises; over $151 - $10 raises.

The consignor's names do not appear as part of the lot listing, nor will high bidders' names appear when I post updated e-mail bids. I will post a complete list of prices realized after the auction, and will include the consignors' and successful bidders' names and e-mail addresses for each lot at that time.

IT IS THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THE CONSIGNOR BY E-MAIL AFTER THE AUCTION, to make arrangements for payment and shipping.

Please do not ask me to e-mail you the results of the auction. There are too many lots, too many consignors, and too many bidders for me to do so. Remember, there are no commissions associated with this auction, and I do this only to provide a way for collectors to sell their duplicate casino collectibles and to purchase what they might need for their collections. All you have to do is check here after the auction to find the results so that buyers can contact sellers.

Unless specified otherwise in the description of the lot, THE BUYER PAYS FOR SHIPPING.

If you intend to participate in the live portion of the auction, you'll need to print this list of lots, because the descriptions here are the only ones you'll be able to refer to. During the live auction, lots will be auctioned by lot number only.

There are some great lots here, and not limited to chips, so this auction should be fun for all. Send me your e-mail bids soon!

LOT 1: TREASURE CHEST Carson City. Closed 1973. Great looking $25 chip in excellent condition. Black/3-Purple/Horseshoe mold TCR #N4384. "T" value.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $65

LOT 2: PLAYER'S Grand Opening Chipco, 1993 from Player's in Lake Charles. This casino is about to become Harrah's at the end of 1999. Great looking chip.

LOT 3: CARSON VALLEY INN $100 Chipco. The chip is faded (but very readable) and has a rim nick. This chip is not listed in TCR and is certainly missing from most collections. It was issued for their 10th Anniversary in 1994 but was removed from play at the request of the casino dealers.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $15

LOT 4: A legendary Reno casino: the BANK CLUB. An original chip from 1932: blue, interlocking BC crest and seal plain rim. TCR #N4939.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $8

LOT 5: HARVEY'S $2.50 chip. Gray/3-Black/3-Pink. Obsolete. There were 2 versions of the chip--with panes and without. TCR #N6781 and N6782. The winner can choose either one. Both have a "G" value.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $5

LOT 6: Attention roulette collectors--5 roulettes from the NUGGET in Sparks. All are worn but the hot stamps a readable. All have 3-Yellow inserts. The colors are: Red, Navy, Fuchsia, Green and Lavender.

LOT 7: Ten Las Vegas $1 chips: current, but in pristine condition, with sharp edges. The one hotstamped chip in the bunch is in near-mint condition. GOLDEN GATE, IMPERIAL PALACE, LADY LUCK (an early Bud Jones chip with traces of black enamel in the coin inlay), LAS VEGAS CLUB, MAXIM, MGM GRAND, NEW YORK NEW YORK, NEW FRONTIER, ORLEANS and WESTWARD HO.

LOT 8: $25 BEVERLEY COUNTY CLUB (New Orleans area) SM-KEY, Lt green with 2 1/4" red inserts. Owned by Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky from 1945 to 1951. Chip condition: used, with sharp edges, good hot stamp, however, it has a small crack at 10 o'clock (1/4" on one side, 1/2" on the other).
CURRENT HIGH BID: $40

LOT 9: A fractional chip in excellent condition, almost 20 years old: 25c purple H&C from the COMSTOCK HOTEL AND CASINO in Reno. TCR #N3062.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $10

LOT 10: $20 Silver Preium Token from the HARD ROCK Las Vegas Gibson Firebird Guitar. A great example from this hard to obtain series.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $26

LOT 11: A Reno chip almost 30 years old - ELDORADO HOTEL CASINO $1 burnt orange, excellent hotstamp. TCR #N5059. "F" value.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $16

LOT 12: PARIS Las Vegas $1 & $5 House chips. Obtained from the cage on opening night.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $8

LOT 13: HAROLDS CLUB was a Reno institution for 30 years. "Harolds Club or Bust" signs were seen everywhere GI's were stationed around the world during W.W.II. It closed in 1995, but you can own a $1 chip, the coin inlay version introduced when Howard Hughes bought Harolds from the Smith family. TCR #N5121.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $2

LOT 14: A beautiful CHIPCO from LUXOR in Las Vegas: the 1994 World Cup Soccer chip, TCR #N0639. "E" value.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $8

LOT 15: COLORADO BELLE $1 from Laughlin, with brass coin inlay. TCR #N3408.

LOT 16: Henderson's LIGOURI'S CASINO is closed, but here's one of the most limited edition chips ever issued: the 7 stud, hi-low split chip, numbered 92 of an edition of only 300 chips. TCR #N8698. "H" value.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $5

LOT 17: SAM'S TOWN GOLD RIVER closed in 1991 (it became simply, Gold River when the Boyd Group's license to operate the casino was not renewed), but here's a perfect $1 chip from when it opened in 1984. TCR #N6268.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $5

LOT 18: The RIVERBOAT in Reno is closed. This is their 5th anniversary chip from 1993, a $5 CHIPCO. TCR #N0629.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $4

LOT 19: The Grand Opening CHIPCO from RAMADA EXPRESS in Laughlin (1993). TCR #N7786. "F" value.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $10

LOT 20: Three obsolete Las Vegas fractionals: FOUR QUEENS 25c diecar rim (TCR #N1620), JOLLY TROLLEY 25c diecar rim (TCR #N1816) and LAS VEGAS CLUB 25c H&C (TCR #N1857).
CURRENT HIGH BID: $19

LOT 21: Here's a pair of unique, nonstandard original tokens from the now-defunct VEGAS WORLD. Very heavy base metal (one a dark lead-like color, the other goldtone), I believe these were used as special play tokens. Very early pieces.
CURRENT HIGH BID: $4

LOT 22: Monte Carlo, Monaco - arguably next to Las Vegas the most famous gambling venue in the world. This is a 5 Franc chip (gray, coin inlay, blue edge inserts, house rim) from the AMERICAN SALON, CASINO DE MONTE CARLO.

LOT 23: Three $1 cruise ship chips: PRINCESS CRUISES (blue, center inlay, H&C, pink edge inserts), NORDIC EMPRESS (blue CHIPCO) and EMPRESS CRUISE LINES (light blue, center inlay, H&C).
CURRENT HIGH BID: $4

LOT 24: Three more $1 cruise ship chips: MARDI GRAS (Carnival Cruise Lines "The Fun Ships," blue with blue sky, H&C), RENAISSANCE III (Casinos Austria, yellow, center inlay, H&C, red edge inserts, obsolete), and ATLANTIC MARITIME SERVICES (white, center inlay with marine flag, H&C).
CURRENT HIGH BID: $4

Good luck to the bidders!