.... on this particular chip. Unless I'm reading the guides incorrectly (which is not out of the question considering the time of day that I'm writing this), the $100 Bingo Palace Die4Suit issue is listed in TCR7 as U+ ($400 - $449) and James and Steve's book lists it as an R-3 ($10 - $20 - $30). It appears that the value code in TCR7 is a typo. The value in TCR6 was F. My guess is that the value in TCR7 was meant to be G+. Do the TCR authors agree?

I was prompted by the following eBay auction to look this chip up. It's heading states:

< $100 BINGO PALACE LAS VEGAS CASINO CHIP R-10 >

The description of the auction states:

< THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER CHIPS IN THE HOBBY. THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT--LOOKS LIKE IT WAS NEVER TOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS, SHARP EDGES WITH NO VISIBLE WEAR WHAT-SO-EVER. "THE OFFICIAL US CASINO CHIP PRICE GUIDE" RATES THIS CHIP AN R-10, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE ARE 2-3 IN EXISTENCE, AND I GUARANTEE THIS IS THE NICEST OF THEM. IT IS A THIRD ISSUES CHIP, AND LOOKS BETTER THAN THE PICTURE. I PAID OVER $450 FOR THIS CHIP, AND MY 2 YEAR OLD BOOK LISTS IT AT $600 IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION, WHICH MEANS IT MUST BE WORTH MUCH MORE NOW. FOR ANY OF US THAT HAVE CHASED A TOUGH CHIP, WE KNOW THAT WE WIND UP PAYING ALMOST DOUBLE THE HIGH PRICE. THIS ONE I WILL START AT MY PURCHASE PRICE. GOOD LUCK!! >

Who would like to be first to make comments on THIS auction? <g>

Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=467054259

- MQ