Good Day Chippers and da Kind; yes it is TGIF, and we have a page of 25centers for you. Also, we have a new harvest story from our guest author James Eric Freedner. Thanks for opening my post this Friday, Reggie

TWENTY FIVE CENT CHIPS PAGE FOUR

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS, please order by number, name, and price. Numbered chips below correspond with the position on the image page. Please email me direct. Please do not put a sold sign on the items you are buying, I may have more than one. First email in my inbox gets first considerations. P/H will be $1 for up to 2 chips, $2 for 3-4 chips, $3 for 5-8, $4 for 9-12, $5 for 13-16, 17-up $6, this is the maximum postage for the continental US. Foreign orders p/h is a bit more. Min. order is $2 Pay pal accepted to my email. Check, cash or money order will be fine. RANDOM DISCOUNTS OFTEN OCCUR. Hold Service Available. Thanks. 2000+ different chips for trade or sale at: www.collectionlibrary.com/richardgummer PLMK when chips are received.

1 Grand Casino Avoyelles Marksville, LA $1
2 Grand Casino (HS Logo) Biloxi, MS $1
3 Grand Lake Casino Grove, OK $2.25
4 Great Blue Heron Scugog Island, ONT $1

5 Greektown Casino (3 inserts) Detroit, MI $1.75
6 Harrah’s (CG070553-N5129) Reno, NV $7.25
7 Harrington Raceway & Casino Harrington, DE $1
8 Hereford (Bar) (CG050983) Noxon, MT $8

9 Heritage Inn Great Falls, MT .25c
10 Hi-Joy Bowl Port Orchard, WA $2.25
11 High Winds (Ottawa Tribe) Miami, OK .25c
12 Hollywood Park Inglewood, CA $1

13 Horseshoe Casino (Chipco) So. IN $1.50
14 Horseshoe Casino (H/C) So. IN $1.50
15 Horseshoe Club (H/C-CG101747) Las Vegas, NV $7.50
16 Horseshoe Club (Unicorn-V2808) Las Vegas, NV $1.50

17 Horseshu Casino Jackpot, NV $4
18 Huntington Park Casino Huntington Park, CA $2.75
19 Isle Casino Black Hawk, CO 50c
20 Jackson Rancheria ($ Mold) Jackson, CA $1.25

LET’s TRADE

The Mint Porterville, CA

By James Eric Freedner

The Mint was a California cardroom that I found still had an active license and address in Porterville in 2009, so on my next travels to the central valley, I made a point of detouring to West Morton Avenue near downtown Porterville. But when I got there, I could not find it. (The cardroom, not Porterville; this is not a Twilight Zone episode.)

A year passed and I gained information on a new address for the Mint, so back I went to Porterville, this time to find: a residential house, garage open, somebody inside but obviously not playing poker. I left without stopping.

Yet another year, and this time I saw that The Mint was now listed in the state records as being on West Olive Avenue. Too crazy! Another journey out there -- and this time I found it -- a cardroom in a small strip mall. Going inside, I saw just two tables, card players at only one. But there was a cage staffed by an elderly gentleman who I took to be James Podergois, shown on state records as the owner.

I asked him if I could please buy some chips, and he looked rather sadly at me and said, "Today I'm giving out free chips." And he rummaged around and handed me a few green $1 chips, a couple of red fives, and to my surprise, a black $100 chip, with this admonition: "Don't ever come back here and try to cash these in."

I replied, "'Cuz that would be cheating. And I don't cheat!"

At which a broad smile crossed the man's face as he said, "You got it!!"

A year later, I drove back to Porterville - but the cardroom was gone, never to re-open. I will always treasure those chips, and the courtesy of an elderly casino owner on obvious hard times.

For the background of The Mint and its legal troubles with the Tule River Indian Tribe, you may see this internet posting:

The Rise and Fall of Tribal Administrator Rodney Martin | Carolyn Yeager

The Rise and Fall of Tribal Administrator Rodney Martin ...
By Carolyn Yeager Here is the story, as best I can put it together from the record of the Porterville Recorder, of Rodney Martin’s career with the Tule River Indian...

View on carolynyeager.net
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FEATURED CHIP OF THE DAY
THIS WILL BE AN OFFERING OF MINE DONE ON A DAILY BASIS. MOST OR ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN ON A PAGE A DAY, OR WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. THE PRICE THAT ACCOMPANIES IT WILL BE THE FULL PRICE NO SHIPPING CHARGES ON THIS CHIP. TRADE OFFERS ACCEPTED. INSURANCE WILL BE EXTRA SHOULD YOU WANT IT. THE SELECTION OF CHIPS FEATURED WILL BE BASED ON SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING: UNIQUENESS, SCARCITY, BEAUTY AND CONDITION.
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OFFERS
I would like to take a few moments on the word offer(s) and to the occasional appearance of this word in my pages. Most folks are cognizant of the meaning and how it applies when a price is not provided at the end of a listing.
However, there may be a few of you that do not. It might be because you are new to the hobby or you are used to other businesses or hobbies that treat it differently.
To me and I may be wrong, but it means:
• A price you may have previously seen, recently.
• A price based on scarcity or rarity.
• A price based on demand
• Not a lowball price to see what flies
• If you are not sure, it is better to just ask for at least the last price it was sold; if the seller has this price he will respond accordingly.

If anyone has any better points applicable to this subject; please let me know, and I will include them in this note. Sincerely Reggie

A WANTED CHIP
This is a chip I would like to acquire through trade or purchase please email if you have one available or know someone who has one available. Even if you do not have the denomination or mold shown, you should know that it is possible that I may need other denominations or molds from this casino. Please email me with any items that you would like to sell or trade. Thanks, Reggie

THANK YOU FOR READING MY POST TODAY; REGGIE