Yes, that’s right…

It’s Chip Chat’s Spring/2004 Chip Auction. To be held on Saturday evening, March 20, 2004, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Arcadia, CA. The auction starts at 6:00 PM, about two hours after the conclusion of Jim Munding’s Casinorama show. Further details are provided in the auction catalogue.

Auction catalogues are only available in black and white. Each chip is illustrated and fully described in the auction catalogue, including an extensive description of its condition and a commentary regarding its origin, rarity, or history.

To order your auction catalogue, send $5.80 to:

Chip Chat
4056 Front Street
San Diego, CA 92103

The following is a listing in brief form of the items being offered for sale in Chip Chat’s Spring/2004 chip auction. Please remember that full descriptions of base colors and edge insert colors are provided in the catalogue, as well as the name of the gaming establishment that issued the chip and its location.

Lot #001. Nondenomination 49’er Club. H-mold, black, hot-stamped. Minimum: $100

Lot #002. Nondenomination Auto Truck Stop. Hat and cane, black, inlaid. Minimum $200

Lot #003. “100” Al Cooper’s Beachcomber. H-mold black, hot-stamped, Minimum $440

Lot #004. $5 Big Wheel. Ewing mold, red, inlaid. Minimum $340

Lot #005. $5 Bunny’s Bar. Rectangles, orange, hot-stamped. Minimum $750

Lot #006. $1.00 Cal’s. Hat and cane, blue, hot-stamped. Minimum $150

Lot #007. Nondenomination California Club. Small crowns, green, hot-stamped. Minimum $100

Lot #008. $5 Wilbur Clark’s Desert Inn. H-mold, blue, inlaid. Minimum $900

Lot #009. $5 Desert Inn. H-mold, maroon, inlaid. Minimum $600

Lot #010. $25 Dunes. House mold, green, inlaid. Minimum $300

Lot #011. $100 El Cortez. Hat and cane, black, inlaid. Minimum $180

Lot #012. $5 El Rancho Vegas. Small Greek key, orange, inlaid. Minimum $340

Lot #013. $5 The Flamingo. Plain mold, brown, inlaid. Minimum $3,500

Lot #014. $1 Flamingo. H-mold, gray, inlaid. Minimum $100

Lot #015. 50¢ Four Queens. Hat and cane, orange, hot-stamped. Minimum $80

Lot #016. $1 Hotel Fremont. Arrow-die, gray, inlaid. Minimum $300

Lot #017. $5 Golden Gate. House mold, red, inlaid. Minimum $200

Lot #018. $1.00 Lady Luck. Nevada mold, beige, inlaid. Minimum $400

Lot #019. $100 Last Frontier. Diamonds mold, brown, inlaid. Minimum $200

Lot #020. $25 Main Street Station. Chipco, green. Minimum $500

Lot #021. $1 The Mint. Small crowns, yellow, hot-stamped. Minimum $60

Lot #022. $5 Money Tree Casino. Nevada mold, red, hot-stamped. Minimum $200

Lot #023. Nondenomination Monte Carlo. TK mold, red, hot-stamped. Minimum $150

Lot #024. $100 Riviera. Hat and cane, yellow, inlaid. Minimum $300

Lot #025. $5 Hotel Sahara. H-mold, red, inlaid. Minimum $240

Lot #026. $1.00 Scarlet Wagon. Hat and cane, blue, hot-stamped. Minimum $200

Lot #027. $5 Silver Slipper. Zigzag mold, red, hot-stamped. Minimum $500

Lot #028. $1 Silver Slipper. Hat and cane, gray, inlaid. Minimum $120

Lot #029. $1 Silver Slipper. Hat and cane, gray, inlaid. Minimum $120

Lot #030. $5 Stardust. Horseheads mold, mustard, inlaid. Minimum $200

Lot #031. $25 The Treasury. Dice and cards mold, green, inlaid. Minimum $440

Lot #032. $1 Tropicana. Small crowns, blue and white, inlaid. Minimum $200

Lot #033. $1 7th One. Rectangles mold, orange, hot-stamped. Minimum $500

Lot #034. $1.00 Border Town. Hat and cane, blue, hot-stamped. Minimum $75

Lot #035. $1 Colorado River Hotel. Dice and cards mold, white, inlaid. Minimum $75

Lot #036. $5 Colorado River Hotel. Dice and cards mold, red, inlaid. Minimum $250

Lot #037. $25 Colorado River Hotel. Dice and cards mold, green, inlaid. Minimum $440

Lot #038. $1 Odie Lopp’s. Hat and cane, pink, hot-stamped. Minimum $60

Lot #039. $5 El Rey Resort. Hat and cane, green, hot-stamped. Minimum $200

Lot #040. $1.00 Bank Club. Lazy S mold, black, hot-stamped. Minimum $100

Lot #041. $100 Bank Club. Small Greek key, yellow, inlaid. Minimum $200

Lot #042. $5 China Mint. Small Greek key, blue, inlaid. Minimum $800

Lot #043. 5¢ Club Harlem. Small Greek key, green, hot-stamped. Minimum $750

Lot #044. $5 Harold’s Gun Club. H-mold, red, hot-stamped. Minimum $1,000

Lot #045. “1” Palace Club. Crest and seal, blue, inlaid. Minimum $400

Lot #046. $1 Border Inn. Dice and cards mold, cream, hot-stamped. Minimum $75

Lot #047. $25 Cal Neva Lodge. T-mold, orange, inlaid. Minimum $500

Lot #048. $1 Cal Neva Lodge. Hat and cane, mustard, hot-stamped. Minimum $80

Lot #049. Three Ranchinn chips. Hat and cane, in various colors, inlaid. Minimum $550

Lot #050. 25¢ Mustang Club. Hat and cane, brown, hot-stamped. Minimum $200

Lot #051. $5.00 Esquire Club. Hearts and dashes mold, gray, hot-stamped. Minimum $200

Lot #052. $1 Cactus Pete’s. Hat and cane, red, inlaid. Minimum $1,000

Lot #053. $1 Good Only At Cactus Pete’s. Hat and cane, salmon, inlaid and hot-stamped. Minimum $700

Lot #054. Three PJC/Jax 78 Club chips. Horseshoes mold, various colors, hot-stamped. Minimum $60

Lot #055. $1 Golden Bubble Casino. Small Greek key, maroon, hot-stamped. Minimum $200

Lot #056. $1.00 Ranch House. Small Greek key, gray, hot-stamped. Minimum $120

Lot #057. $1 State Line Casino. Hat and cane, black, inlaid. Minimum $150

Lot #058. $5.00 Peppers Club. Horseshoes mold, mustard, hot-stamped. Minimum $700

Lot #059. $1.00 Scotty’s Club. Small Greek key, fuschia, hot-stamped. Minimum $300

Lot #060. Good For 1 Drink At Brass Rail. Brass token. Minimum $30

Lot #061. “50” Floridian Casino. Crest and seal, blue, inlaid. Minimum $150

Lot #062. Three SS Tango chips. Crest and seal, various colors, inlaid. Minimum $240

Lot #063. $1 Irish Rose Tavern. Small crowns, green, hot-stamped. Minimum $40

Lot #064. Dougle Eagle. Diamond-rectangle mold, beige, hot-stamped. Minimum $20

Lot #065. Nondenomination “Blackie.” Small crowns, white, hot-stamped. Minimum $20

Lot #066. Nondenomination Last Round-up. Large crowns, red, hot-stamped. Minimum $30

Lot #067. Nondenomination Ziegler’s Rendezvous. Plain mold, red, inlaid and overstamped. Minimum $40

Lot #068. Nondenomination Stork Club. Cord mold, brown, hot-stamped. Minimum $30

Lot #069. Rain Check Warren’s Wagon Wheel Steak House. Small crowns, green, hot-stamped. Minimum $30

Lot #070. Good For 1 Cocktail at Brown Derby. Small crowns, white, hot-stamped. Minimum $30

I will be posting current bid prices on a regular basis for all of these auction lots. If you want to know more details about what these items look like, where they’re from, or how you can make a bid, I suggest you purchase an auction catalogue from Chip Chat.

Due to the facts that 1) auctionmeister Saito does not own a computer, b) I therefore had to retype this entire list, and c) it is currently past my bed time, I cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the above transcription, in either the listing and descriptions of the chips or the amounts stated as minimums.

Doug and I hope to see all of you at the live auction on March 20th! I will undoubtedly be as fun as all of the past Chip Chat auctions have been.