*** LOTS AND CURRENT BIDS FOR EMAIL AND LIVE CHAT/AUCTION OF NOVEMBER, 1998 ***

Following are the lots and current high bids for auction throughout the month of November, culminating in the live chat/auction session of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, December 2-4, 1998 on Prodigy. The October auction, the first time we tried this format, was such a success we're doing it again. The October auction experience was obviously very useful, and consignors paid attention! There are several token lots here this month, and quite a few lots with no minimum bid requirements. You asked for it......you got it! Now it's time to bid!

If you cannot attend the live auction (only Prodigy members can actually be present live), all you have to do is send me an e-mail with your bid (even dollar amounts only, please). E-mail bidders DO win lots! Please be sure that I have all e-mail bids by 6:00 pm EDT on Monday, November 30. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NOTE TO BID: instead, send me an e-mail at ChipCollector@prodigy.com.

Throughout the month of November, I will be posting notes here to update everyone on the status of bids received. Like a live bid board, you'll be able to see the amount of the highest bid, and adjust yours accordingly.

The consignor's names do not appear as part of the lot listing, nor will high bidders' names appear when I post updated e-mail bids. I will post a complete list of prices realized after the auction, and will include the consignor's and successful bidders' names and e-mail addresses for each lot at that time. IT IS THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THE CONSIGNOR BY E-MAIL AFTER THE AUCTION, to make arrangements for payment and shipping. Unless specified otherwise in the description of the lot, THE BUYER PAYS FOR SHIPPING.

If you intend to participate in the auction, it will be necessary to PRINT OUT THIS LIST OF LOTS, because the descriptions here are the only ones you'll be able to refer to. Lots will be auctioned by number only.

There are some very valuable and rare chips included, as well as some token lots and non-chip/token lots, so this auction should be fun for all! Every consignor is a member of CC&GTCC and is therefore bound by the club's code of ethics. Send me your e-mail bids soon!

LOT 1: $5 Casino de Genting (Genting Highlands Malaysia) It is a BJ red chip with white HS.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $3

LOT 2: Oaks Card Club, Emeryville, Calif. One each RED, Blue & Black HHL, no rim nicks & inlay in perfect condition for chips over 20 years old. These chips are on page 65 of Armin Pfaender's California Reference & Price Guide.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 3: Atlantic City $1 Obsolete Token Lot: Bally's Grand (Black's BAG-1); Bally's Park Place (BPP-1a); Caesars (CAE-1 and CAE-1b); AC Hilton (the original which never opened - HIL-1); Showboat (SHO-1); Taj Mahal (TAJ-1); TropWorld (TWD-1a). Seven tokens, excellent to uncirculated condition, Black's Catalog value $62.
MINIMUM BID: $35

LOT 4: Cactus Jack's Senator Club, Carson City Nevada TCR #4974 Red $ 5.00 H/C 3 Orange 3 White, Gold Hot Stamp, New Condition.
MINIMUM BID: $25

LOT 5: Willie Mays 4 pc set of $5 chips from Bally's Atlantic City.
MINIMUM BID: $20

LOT 6: Roulette's blues. You want em? I got em! 3 Blue roulette chips from Las Vegas. Hard Rock Hotel (black inlay with silver print) Monte Carlo (table "D") and The Orleans (gator playing trombone).
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $5

LOT 7: Bronco Billy's- Cripple Creek, CO. $5 1998 Super bowl chip. The ONLY super bowl chip to show the names and helmets of both teams. (Green Bay vs. Denver). Only 450 made.
MINIMUM BID: $45

LOT 8: O'Dwyers, New Orleans, LA (illegal club) - plain mold - gray/green color; red OD.
MINIMUM BID: $10

LOT 9: Monte Carlo, Reno: 1 NCV Fuscia TRC# N2922.
MINIMUM BID: $4

LOT 10: Five chips from the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass, Texas. They include a 50c yellow/gold HS chip, a $1 white/gold HS chip, a $2 blue/gold HS chip (very difficult to acquire now, no longer in use), a $5 red w/small white inlay chip, and a $5. Grand Opening chip (very attractive). All of the chips are in nearly pristine condition.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 11: Nashville Nevada Club. Las Vegas. Red/3-Orange-$5. TCR#1275 "K+"
MINIMUM BID: $30
CURRENT HIGH BID: $30

LOT 12: Dan's Royal Flush Las Vegas, NV $1 Slot Token - Brass Color - Beautiful Condition.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $30

LOT 13: El Rancho Vegas $5 SCROWN with Windmill on Obverse--chip is in very good condition no damage some wear. TCR N1561.
MINIMUM BID: $10

LOT 14: Flamingo Hilton, LV-1970s; 50c house mold, purple, flamingo facing left; TCR #N1593.
MINIMUM BID: $80

LOT 15: Four $10 Silver Premium tokens from Las Vegas. Imperial Palace Building (new G mint mark), Caesar's Palace Credis Quod 1997, Desert Inn 1997 Golfer, Golden Nugget (old logo).
MINIMUM BID: $45

LOT 16: A classic Las Vegas chip: Dunes Hotel, Roulette, H&C (CJ), Green, R-White Insert. TCR N1524. Mint Condition. Image is available at: http://www.thechipboard.com/temp/dunes.jpg.
MINIMUM BID: $15

LOT 17: Sharkey's $5 (Scarce...Missing from most collections...Infrequently seen for sale) Yellow...Small Crown...3-Purple...OR-White.
MINIMUM BID: $150

LOT 18: $1 Crystal Palace, Laughlin. (TCR N2832) tan, H&C, some wear on hot stamp but fully readable without holding up to light. Low TCR is $100. Shipping included.
MINIMUM BID: $75

LOT 19: $1 Mother Lode, Cripple Creek. CN GDC token. The casino never opened. This token is currently available on the web for $1200, and I'm told it has sold for as much as $1800 at auction.
MINIMUM BID: $750

LOT 20: Playtorium, Newport, KY. $50.00, Green w/ 3 Red, Smkey, Pic of bowling pins, GS. From the heyday of Newport gambling this $50 chip is from Glenn Schmidts Playtorium. Listed in Laudermans book for $30-60. Mint condition.
MINIMUM BID: $25

LOT 21: MGM Grand, Las Vegas $5 Baccarat oversized obsolete chip with the Lion's head. This is the original chip issued at opening then replaced about 2 years ago. I believe this chip is missing in many collections.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $8

LOT 22: Four Reno Hilton chipco $5 from 1998: St. Vibrations, Hot and Fiery Weekend, Pot of Gold Tourney, Hot Aug Nites.
MINIMUM BID: $26

LOT 23: Laughlin, NV Obsolete Token Lot: Del Webb's Nevada Club, 1982; Pioneer (bronze); Riverside, 1980; Sam's Town Gold River, 1984. Four tokens in excellent condition.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 24: Maverick, No. Las Vegas. Red/3-Yellow-$5. TCR #7591 "I"
MINIMUM BID: $20
CURRENT HIGH BID: $20

LOT 25: Caesars Palace, LV - $5 George Burns - Maybe the most popular and sought after LE ever issued. Certainly always a big demand for this chip, therefore........
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $6

LOT 26: Trump Taj Mahal, $5 numbered Fifth Anniversary chip. Red w/3 orange/grey, house mold.
MINIMUM BID: $10

LOT 27: $5 Bronco Billy's, Cripple Creek, Donkey Derby Days commemorative Chipco chip. Only 1000 made in 1996.
MINIMUM BID: $15

LOT 28: Riverside, Laughlin $7.00 Silver Strike, Hoover Dam, No Date, NCM.
MINIMUM BID: $10
CURRENT HIGH BID: $13.50

LOT 29: $5 MGM Grand, LV. (TCR N1904) maroon, 3 pink, house mold, condition: VGD. Low TCR is $40. Shipping included.
MINIMUM BID: $35

LOT 30: A complete set of $10 Silver Strikes from the Norwegian Cruise Line. There are four different tokens in the set: "Sunken Treasure"; "Island Paradise"; "Neptune" & "Lost Ship."
MINIMUM BID: $40
CURRENT HIGH BID: $44

LOT 31: Border Inn (Baker, Nv.) $5 Beige...Diecar...No Inserts...HS Gold: "UTAH-NV BORDER"; Incused.
MINIMUM BID: $45

LOT 32: Old & new rack special from the Sandia Casino in New Mexico. The $1, $2.50 & $5 A-mold obsolete chips. The new $1 (2 chips), $2.50 & $5 (2 chips) Chipcos. $23 in face value.
MINIMUM BID: $25

LOT 33: Harrahs Reno/Tahoe; 5.00 PMSC green "baccarat" TCR #6441.
MINIMUM BID: $30

LOT 34: El Rancho Vegas (closed since 1960) $25 SCROWN with Windmill on Obverse this is in Very Good condition some wear no damage-TCR N1565
MINIMUM BID: $30

LOT 35: Hollywood Park Casino, Hollywood Park, CA: $5 Willie Shoemaker Chip.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 36: Harolds Club, Reno: 25 NCV Green W/Dk Green, H&C. TRC# N1219.
MINIMUM BID: $12

LOT 37: $1 Riverview club, Arabi, LA - Brown; heart/square mold; gold hs; both side legible though most of the hot stamp worn.
MINIMUM BID: $10

LOT 38: Here's a chip not likely found in many collections! From the little island of Vanuatu which has only one casino. The Palms Casino, denomination is 100 vatu.
MINIMUM BID: $8

LOT 39: $2.50 chipco from the Now closed Lady Luck Casino in Biloxi. The $2.50's were on the tables for a very short time. Mint cond. "D' value in Piccolo/Susong's Riverboat guide.
MINIMUM BID: $3

LOT 40: Casino Niagara $5, red with 4 yellow.
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 41: Fifteen (that's right: 15!) $1.00 chips: Las Vegas--Main Street, Monte Carlo, Sunset Station; Indiana--Majestic Star, Trump Casino, Blue Chip Casino; Wisconsin--Potawatomi, Carter WI; Illinois--Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Canada--Casino Niagara; Michigan--Kewadin Casino Red, Brown and Blue, Ojibwa Casino Bay Mill(American Value) Orange, Chip In Casino Harris MI. All great shape.
MINIMUM BID: $25
CURRENT HIGH BID: $25

LOT 42: Golden Gate, $1 illegal SF 1930's chip from probably Chinatown. Beige, used GG hot stamp, with Chinese Character of "Gold Door" (entrance), chain mold.
MINIMUM BID: $12
CURRENT HIGH BID: $14

LOT 43: El Rancho Vegas was the first hotel/casino to be built on Highway 91, which would eventually become the Las Vegas Strip, in 1941. It burned down in the middle of the night almost 40 years ago in a fire of unsolved origin, and was never rebuilt. Here's a piece of that history: a menu from El Rancho Vegas: colorful, large size (11x13 folded). Imagine Piper Heidsieck champagne for $15 per bottle, a tuna salad sandwich for 75c, French toast with bacon for $1.25!
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 44: Ta-Neva-Ho, Lake Tahoe. Gray/3-Red-$5. TCR #5584 "H"
MINIMUM BID: $15

LOT 45: $20 Sands, LV Baccarat - Oversized chip issued in the 1980's from this demolished casino. The chip is yellow with 3 blue/red/brown and listed as an "M" ($100-$124) in "The Chip Rack."
MINIMUM BID: $80

LOT 46: Monte Carlo, LV, Silver State Stout, LTD 1200. Red W/3 Gold, H&C.
MINIMUM BID: $9

LOT 47: $1 Maverick's, Cripple Creek. White H & C, 8 purple, 4 pink edge inserts, obsolete, like new.
MINIMUM BID: $13

LOT 48: Lot of two Caesars Palace at Sea Crystal Symphony cruise ship $5 chips. (1) Limited Edition Maiden Voyage, May 4, 1995. Obverse: champagne bottle in ice bucket. Reverse: the ship at sea. (2) Regular rack chip: Red with 4 blue and 4 yellow, side by side, and house mold (Caesars). Hub center inlay with picture of ship with sun in background. Shipping included.
MINIMUM BID: $30

LOT 49: Lady Luck - 2 Different Obsolete $2.50's: Mustard...Nevada...3-Maroon...R-White...Heart for Face; Mustard...H&C...3-Maroon...R-White...No Face.
MINIMUM BID: $100

LOT 50: High Sierra-Lake Tahoe 1988; 5.00 H&C red TCR #5163.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $5

LOT 51: $5 Zanzibar North Las Vegas Casino closed in 1965. TCR N6487--Chip is RECTL mold with two black inserts and is in almost new condition.
MINIMUM BID: $40
CURRENT HIGH BID: $40

LOT 52: Foxwoods, CT $7 Silver Premium Gaming Token Dated 1993 - Reverse has Fighting Stallions.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $8

LOT 53: Palm Hotel & Casino, San Juan PR - $5 brown w/3 splt blue inserts; $25 green w/3 blue inserts; $100 gray w/6 yellow/3 red inserts. All chips are BJ with CIC and all have card/die pips. This hotel was to open after the Dupont Hotel fire, but never opened. All chips are in mint condition.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $10

LOT 54: $25 chip from North Shore Club in Lake Tahoe. TCR N5389.
MINIMUM BID: $17

LOT 55: Hard Rock Hotel $5 Valentines Day 1997. "Love is the Drug."
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 56: "KD" chip delivered to Keith Duckworth at the Glenn Hotel, Newport KY. Chip from the 30's. Club was above Glen Rendezvous at 928 Monmouth St. This chip is a tan Hub mold.
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 57: Stardust Casino, Las Vegas Nevada, Roulette, TCR #7775, Pink Triclb "C" Used Condition.
MINIMUM BID: $14

LOT 58: Grand Casino $2.50, Biloxi. The hard to find one in Dark Pink - most are light pink...obs.
MINIMUM BID: $55

LOT 59: The Bonanza Central City Colorado. $5 Lou Bunch Day chip.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 60: From the first appearance of a casino token in 1965, through the first gap in production (1969), most of the tokens made for Nevada casinos were made by the Franklin Mint. The designs, execution, and manufacturing processes were far superior to the tokens we ordinarily see today. Here's a copy of the Franklin Mint 1968 catalog listing and picturing all Nevada casino tokens made from 1965-1968, with production numbers of regular issues, proof-like issues, and proofs for each casino and each denomination. A "must" reference book for the token collector.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 61: Pop's Oasis. Jean, Nv. Blue/3-Brown/Metal Insert-$1. TCR#2022 "K."
MINIMUM BID: $40

LOT 62: Hard Rock LE's - Three different $5 LE's from the Hard Rock - (1) ZZ Top, (2) Valentines Day 1997, (3) Sheryl Crow.
MINIMUM BID: $20

LOT 63: Merchants Club, Newport, KY: 50c, Yellow, Smkey, HS.
MINIMUM BID: $8

LOT 64: $1 Blazing Saddles, Black Hawk, white Chipco house chip. The casino was open from 7/2/93 thru 7/23/95.
MINIMUM BID: $7

LOT 65: Treasure Chest (Carson City) $5 Lime...Horseshu...3-Green...R-White...pic of Chest...Very small rim nick (hardly noticeable).
MINIMUM BID: $95

LOT 66: Olivers Club-South shore Tahoe 1958; 25c C&J orange, TCR #7181.
MINIMUM BID: $70

LOT 67: $25 Big Al`s Speakeasy open and closed in same year 1980--Chip is in almost new condition.
MINIMUM BID: $50

LOT 68: Carson Valley Inn, Minden, NV: Set of Two $10 Silver Premium Gaming Tokens. These two tokens are RETIRED. The catalogue numbers are: CVMI-1 Eagle, CVMI-2 Recreational Activities.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $22

LOT 69: Jupiters Casino, Gold Coast- Australia $5. 10th anniversary.
MINIMUM BID: $10

LOT 70: Hard Rock Hotel $5 Valentines Day 1998. "Heartbreaker"
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 71: Bally Park Place Atlantic City, $5 brass token. Good condition.
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 72: Lady Luck Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi $2.50 Chipco 7 Black edge. This chip has been Obsolete for some time.
MINIMUM BID: $18

LOT 73: Hyatt Tahoe, $2.50's, old issue brass and new issue bi-metal, uncirc. purple both chips for low minimum!
MINIMUM BID: $7

LOT 74: Collecting casino playing cards is as challenging as collecting chips or tokens. The logo designs actually change more often! Playing cards display beautifully in baseball card pages, and make a great "go-with" for a chip or token collection. Here are 140 different cards, many obsolete, many from closed casinos, such as Aladdin, Dunes, Little Caesars, Landmark, Royal Inn, Silver Star, etc. Some Atlantic City, foreign and riverboat casinos as well! A great starter collection.
MINIMUM BID: $15

LOT 75: Golden Gate, Downtown Las Vegas. Tan/Picture of Trolley. TCR#1708 "N."
MINIMUM BID: $75

LOT 76: $25 Royal Nevada Hotel, LV According to "The Chip Rack," this casino was open only from 1955-1959. The chip is blue, diamond mold with 3 gray inserts. The chip has been cancelled with a hole in the rim area but is otherwise very good condition. The same chip without a hole is extremely difficult to find. No minimum on this chip since it is a good looking chip in nice condition and can fill a hole in your collection.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 77: Crescent City Queen, New Orleans, $5 GO, 1995, cancellation removed, Red w/3 white, 3 Lt. Green.
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 78: Colorado casino matchbooks. All are complete, no missing matches or strikes on the covers. An even dozen matchbooks from 11 different casinos: Bronco Billy's (CC), Black Diamond, Canyon, Central Palace, Colorado Central Station, Crapper Jack's, Golden Gates, two varieties from Harvey's, JP McGills, The Lodge (a box of stick matches), and Womack's.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $2

LOT 79: Rio -Carnivale of Poker #1 - Lot of 5 Different Denominations, all HS of Rio Logo "Carnivale of Poker," all 8suits rims: Orange 5 NCV, 25 NCV, 100 NCV, 500 NCV and 1000 NCV.
MINIMUM BID: $40

LOT 80: Eldorado, Reno, NV, $25 Pavarotti Chip.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 81: Cal-Nev-Ari Casino, located 70 miles south of Las Vegas. $5 30th anniversary.
MINIMUM BID: $8

LOT 82: Hard Rock Hotel New $5 house chip.
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 83: Howard Johnson Casino, Sparks Nevada, TCR #5197: Orange $5, 3 Blue H/C Gold Hot Stamp, New Condition.
MINIMUM BID: $15

LOT 84: Yak and Yeti Casino, Kathmandu, Nepal chipco with "Casino Royale" on it $1 chip verified used two weeks ago. good looking chip.
MINIMUM BID: $4
CURRENT HIGH BID: $6

LOT 85: Las Vegas Obsolete Token Lot: Four Queens, 1989; Fremont, 1988; Hacienda, 1979; McCarran Airport, 1988; MGM Sands (1988, open only one year); Peppermill, 1982; Stardust, 1988 (old logo); Trolley Stop, 1990 (CC&GTCC Token of the Year). Eight tokens in excellent to uncirculated condition.
MINIMUM BID: $12

LOT 86: Atlantic City $1 obsolete chips - 11 different! Great for traders if you don't need all of them: Playboy, white with blue bunnies and metal center PLA-1; Bally's Grand, white with 4 green (first issue) BAG-1;
Boardwalk Regency, white with 4 pink (2nd issue - approx 1980) BOA-1a; Claridge, white with metal center, "Hi-Ho Casino" 1st issue CLA-1; Claridge, white with metal center, no "Hi-Ho Casino" CLA-1b, 2nd issue; Bally's Park Place, white with 4 dark brown 1st issue BPP-1; Bally's Park Place, white with 4 light brown, 2nd issue BPP-1a; Bally's Park Place, white with 4 light brown, large black $1 in inlay, 3rd issue BPP-1b; Harrah's Marina, white with metal center and black ring HAR-1 1st issue; Showboat, white with 2 red and 2 orange, 1st issue SHO-1; Tropicana, white with 4 purple 2nd issue TRO-1b. Low value according to Black's AC guide is $107.
MINIMUM BID: $53

LOT 87: Jailhouse (Ely) Set of 4 - All Unused: $.25 Peach, 8-Suits, HS Gold; $5 Red, Diecar, 3-Navy, HS Gold; $25 Light Green, Diecar, 3-Pink, HS Gold; $25 Dark Green, Diecar, 3-Pink, HS Gold.
MINIMUM BID: $50

LOT 88: Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ: $10 Silver Premium Gaming Token Reverse Design - State Seal of Pennsylvania.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 89: Otrabanda Casino, Curacao. 4 different roulettes.
MINIMUM BID: $24

LOT 90: California collectors! $5 brass chip Hollywood Park Casino. Year of the Ox. Yellow limited edition, only 2000 made.
MINIMUM BID: $5

LOT 91: Flamingo Hilton,"I'm a Chipper", Laughlin Sept 97, $5 Paulson, Labor Day reverse, C.T.Rogers show.
MINIMUM BID: $38

LOT 92: Lake Tahoe Obsolete Token Lot: Barney's Casino, 1979 and 1981; John's Tahoe Nugget, 1981; Harveys, 1979; Sahara Tahoe, 1981; South Tahoe Nugget, 1981. Five tokens in excellent condition, 17-20 years old.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 93: Stockman's (Elko) $25 Pink, H&C, 3-Blue, R-Blue, Paul-Son Metal Inlay.
MINIMUM BID: $95

LOT 94: 1997 Trocadero Casino Chip Show Set: $2 and $5 BiMetallic Chips Made for the Reno Chip & Token Show in Reno, NV, not gaming chips.
MINIMUM BID: NONE
CURRENT HIGH BID: $3

LOT 95: Oyster Bay, Deadwood, S.D. - obsolete $1.00 chip. Edge of chip shows date of July 26, 1991.
MINIMUM BID: $10

LOT 96: The first issue Las Vegas Circus Circus chip, thirty years ago: Nevada rim, ringmaster center inlay. TCR #N1468.
MINIMUM BID: $15

LOT 97: Castaways $25 Green, H&C(CJ), 3-Red, R-White, Lightly Cancelled, Pic: Palm Trees. "P" TCR #5 Value Code.
MINIMUM BID: $80

LOT 98: Ladbrokes Casino San Pablo, San Pablo, CA: $5 Grand Opening Chip.
MINIMUM BID: NONE

LOT 99: Stateline Saloon, Amargosa Valley, NV: $100 chip. TCR V1597.
MINIMUM BID: $110

LOT 100: The Golden Nugget in Atlantic City opened in 1980 and closed six years later. Here's a blue roulette, interlocking hexagons, 2V red edge inserts, in beautiful condition.
MINIMUM BID: $15

Well, there you have it! There are 22 different consignors this month, and as you saw last month, e-mail bidders DO win lots! Time to start looking through your collection to see which of these goodies YOU need!

Remember, to bid, simply send me an e-mail with the lot number and the amount of your bid. Then watch the posts throughout the month to make sure you're still high bidder!

-=Michael the Chipper=-