Holabird Americana Collecting the West Auction #39

Dear Chip Collectors,

I hope you all don't mind this post.

On May 20 & 21 Holabird Americana is holding a live auction, “Collecting the West,” at The Horizon Hotel & Casino in South Lake Tahoe. There will also be a “Collecting the West” show from May 20 to 22 at the same location featuring America’s finest dealers and educational collecting institutions.

This auction will feature many items, including gaming chips and tokens that you may be interested in looking at among a variety of other items. The Gaming section is split into two groups and ranges from lot #s 818-883.

Here are some examples ranging in value of lots you all may be interested in. Goto www.holabirdamericana.com to see these images from our auction 39 as well as many other chips offered:

Lot # 829
Gaming. Cal Vada $5 & $25 Chips. Lot of 2 chips. (1) Yellow, 2 blue, small key, hot stamp gold. New Cal - Vada / $5.00 / Lodge // same. Sharp edges, stands on edge. Some circulation wear. (2) Blue, 3 yellow, small key, hot stamp gold. Same as previous with $25. Sharp edges, stands on edge. Some circulation wear. Prov: Fitzgerald Family "Foreign Chip" Coll.

Lot # 847

Gaming. Harrah's $5 Chip. Salmon (light brown), 3 dark brown, small key, inlay. $5 / Harrah's Club / (harem) // Harrah's Club / $5 / Reno/Lake Tahoe. Uncirculated, unused. Three drill holes. Prov: Fitzgerald Family "Foreign Chip" Coll.

Lot # 858

Gaming. Nugget Reno $5 Chip. Blue, 3 purple, small key, inlay. Home of More Jackpots / The / Nugget / $5 / Reno Nevada // same. Uncirculated, new. Three drill holes near edges. Prov: Fitzgerald Family "Foreign Chip" Coll.

Lot # 873

Gaming. Speakeasy Chips and Token. Group of 5 chips and 1 token. All chips stand on edge. Light-blue $1 chip with hat-and-cane mold. Three red and yellow inserts. Oversized round inlay with logo in red and yellow color scheme. Stands on edge. Red $5 with hat-and-cane. Three dark and light blue inserts. Oversized round inlay with logo in light and blue color scheme. Green $25 with hat-and-cane. Three black and pink inserts. Oversized inlay with logo. Black $100 chip with hat-and-cane. Four yellow and gold inserts. Light orange no cash value chip with hat-and-cane mold, no inserts, hot-stamped. Token, 31mm. One Dollar Gaming Token / For Use Only at Speakeasy Casino / [relief of logo] / Reno, NV NCM(c) // same reverse.

Lot # 878

Gaming. Tahoe Biltmore $5 Gaming Chip. Very rare, previously unknown Tahoe Biltmore $25 chip. This chip appears early, perhaps circa 1960. It is pink with four dark blue checks and a zigzag border. Gold Hot stamped center. Provenance: Fitzgerald Family Collection. Uncirculated.

There also is internet auction #38 online currently with chips, tokens, and other items.

You may look at the catalog online, complete with high-resolution photographs of items and descriptions. The online catalogs for the live auction #39 and the internet auction #38, may be viewed at www.holabirdamericana.com.

You may bid online and over the phone as well for the live auction #39, "Collecting the West," and the internet auction #38. We would love to have you come to the live auction and show if you are able to make, but if not we will gladly help you with absentee bids. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Here is a more detailed schedule of the live auction and show:
Auction: May 20 & 21
Fri. 7-9:30pm; Sat. 4:30-9:30
Show: May 20-22
Fri. 1-7pm; Sat. 10pm-5pm
Sun. 10am-3pm
Absentee bids due by Thursday, May 19, 2005, 4pm PST (auction #38 ends at this time also)

Thank you for your time and we hope that you may find some items that spark your interest.

Sincerely,

Holabird Associates
(775) 852-8822
www.holabirdamericana.com