Recently I had the good fortune to make to purchase two obsolete $100 chips from the Cal Neva in Reno. I was anxious to add one to my collection and to recoup some of my investment with the other. The chips were described as having an hourglass mold.

I looked up the chip in the Chip Rack and Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide. I found that both listed the chip in question but that the basic chip color was described as GRAY in the CR and BEIGE in the OUSCCPG. I was curiuos to see which guide seemed like it viewed the color correctly.

As it turned out, both did. It turns out there are two distinct varieties of $100 Cal Neva (Reno) Hourglass Mold chips. Not only is the color different but so are the numbers in the denomination.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Terry
Chips Off the Old Block