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The Chip Board Archive 18

Pretty Boy Floyd's Chip on eBay

I just put some chips from Floyd's, which was a cardroom open for just a year or so in the early 1980s in Martinez, California. It was opened by the son of Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber and alleged killer, romanticized by the press and by folk singer Woody Guthrie in his song "Pretty Boy Floyd". So if you like a bit of history in your chips, these have it. I wasn't sure how much to put for the opening bid. I found one of just the 50 cent chip on eBay for $29.95 but that seemed a bit high to me during the recession. So I put mine, which includes not only the 50 cent but the $1, $5 and $20 with an opening bid of 99 cents.

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