Christy & Jones Co. 101 Club Casino N. Las Vegas $1 Chip 1961. Add to cart Quick view. Paulson 20th Century Casino Las Vegas $100 Chip 1977. Add to cart Quick view. Paulson 20th Century Casino Las Vegas $25 Chip 1977. Add to cart Quick view. For poker players, the old days are the glory days—when players tossed expensive, monogrammed chips into the pot, passed around a box of fine cigars, and relaxed at their private casino table while waiting for a fellow magnate to bid or fold. Well, maybe that wasn't us, but we can still enjoy some the vintage poker chips.
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The number of collectors grew significantly with the appearance of online betting and the release of limited edition chips that are released by casinos to commemorate a variety of events ranging from the Super Bowl to concerts. Usually, the casinos close and the chips are destroyed, as is the case of the famous casinos' Showboat (1954-2001) and Sahara (1952-2011) Las Vegas were to step Frank Sinatra. But ex-employees or clients who for some reason keep a card can make a lot of money out of them.
An example of this is a $ 1 chip from the closed Showboat casino that Sandy Marbs put up for auction by E Bay. It started at $ 2.25 and closed at $ 28,988.88 after he refused to close the auction early with offers of $ 1000, $ 4000 or $ 5000.
Glenn Grush was the winner of the Showboat casino chip auction. The chip was in a jewelry box for 47 years along with other minor chips, and Sandy decided to put them up for auction in e Bay after having been selling things in a range of between $ 5 and $ 30. This is an exceptional case where there are only two copies of the file. It is necessary to highlight the honesty of the collectors as according to her she could have sold the chip for only 10 dollars.
Besides, Sandy received help from the 'Club of collectors of coins of the game and Casino chips' (Casino Chip & Gaming Chips Collectors Club, Inc.), which provided him with better photos so that his value would be better appreciated. This club was created in 1988 and has about 6,000 members on the list, while 3000 are active. Each year they meet for their annual convention.
Within the collection of casino chips, there are many ways to classify them: by denomination, by geographical area, obsolete, specific casinos, etc. The casino chips belong to a category of coins known as 'exumonia' (referring to the substitutes of money), and collections of tiles are as varied as the collections of coins. Collectors are looking for tokens of specific denominations such as $ 2.50. Others look for specimens from a particular manufacturer or a place (such as Atlantic city for example). Others collect by color or edge design such as the Green Key. But the most wanted are the of the casinos of Las Vegas, especially those that were built in the 1940s and 1950s by people such as Mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel. There have been Chip collectors since gambling. From the late 1800s, poker chips were made of bone, Mother-Pearl, and ivory and were highly collected. But between the late 19th and early 20th centuries casinos began to make Composite clay chips.
Coins, gold dust and gold nuggets were also used in the early days as exchange units, which were replaced by chips that were easier to manipulate. They were made of ivory, bone, wood, paper and a mixture of clay and lacquer. The problem with these flat-surface chips was that some malicious people could make their own chips and put them in the game. In the end, the casino ended up with more chips than it had at the beginning. That's why manufacturers began to include a design to differentiate themselves from the others. The design could be embossed, embossed or embedded. The Ivory chips were hand-carved with numbers, initials, flowers, animals and any other model. The Ivory chips were made for each client to have a different set than the other.
With the legalization of gambling in 1931, casinos grew steadily. The former were small premises with one or two betting tables in the background, very different from the current big casinos. Low denomination tokens were the most used and worn, while high denomination tokens were less frequent and are currently more difficult to obtain. There are a wide variety of types of chips, with compressed clay being the most common. Even within these kinds of chips some elements make them different and some rarer than others.
The mold is the design that is around the edge of the chip. This helps to date the card and identify the manufacturer. The points on the sides or grafts allow the name to be identified more quickly. The center, which may vary in size and shape, may contain the casino logo, denomination, and other designs. The composite clay poker chips were made by several companies between the 1880s and the late 1930s, and there were about 1000 designs to choose from: they were white, red, blue and yellow but could be made of any color.
In the 1940s the material that began to be used as plastic for the cheapest home poker sets. They are injection molded, long-lasting, come in many designs and are easy to achieve. They also do not have the' feel ' or quality of the chips before 1940. The best chips that are currently manufactured are those made for casinos and poker tables: whether made of composite clay or injection molded.
Casino chip collecting is the practice of intentionally taking casino chips (also called 'checks') from Casino premises or trading or collecting online, or in person, for the purpose of collection. Casino chip collecting is a variety of exonumia, or coin collecting. Before it became a more serious hobby, casino chip collecting was simply a case of people keeping them as souvenirs from a casino they may visit. The biggest boost to the hobby came with the creation of the online auction site eBay. eBay has now become the most popular way to collect and trade casino chips with listings in the casino category regularly including more than 20,000 items for sale.
Casino chip collecting became increasingly popular during the 1980s, as evidenced by the sale of chips through several casino and collecting newsletters. Bill Borland's Worldwide Casino Exchange (early 1980s) had a casino story each issue and dozens of old chips for sale. Likewise, Al W Moe'sCasino and Gaming Chips magazine ran for several years in the mid-1980s and attracted hundreds of subscribers. Each issue featured stories and pictures from old Nevada casinos and included photos of old, collectible chips.
Archie Black established the Casino Chip & Gaming Tokens Collectors Club (CC>CC) in 1988[1] in response to the continuing evolution and popularity of chip collecting. Membership in the club includes an annual subscription to the club's magazine, Casino Collectible News, now in its 26th year. The magazine has won six First Place Awards from the American Numismatic Association for Outstanding Specialty Numismatic Publication.The club held its first annual convention at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in 1992. The 22nd annual convention wrapped up in June and the 23rd annual convention to be held at South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa 25-27 June 2015.
Depending on the size of your win, you may receive a Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings and may have federal income taxes withheld from your prize by the gambling establishment. When you win, your winnings are taxable income, subject to its own tax rules. You must report your winnings The first rule is that you must report all winnings, whether another entity reports them to the government or not. For example, if you hit the trifecta on Derby Day, you must report the winnings.
As the number of collectors grew, the creation of an official grading system was viewed as being a useful tool in part of the process to help determine the collectible value of the chips, as opposed to the face value they can also represent. In 2003, members of the CC>CC's Standards and Archives Committee agreed on a grading system that would be used worldwide. There are many published price guides, but two in particular are more widely used by casino chip collectors. The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide, now in its 4th edition, covers chips from casinos in Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Colorado, Deadwood, South Dakota and the several Midwest States that permit Riverboat casinos. The Chip Rack, now in its 15th edition, attempts to include all chips and checks issued by casinos in the State of Nevada. Some chips are considered high-value and have a listed value as high as $50,000. During their 2014 convention, a $5 chip from the Golden Goose SOLD for $75,000, and a $5 chip from the Lucky Casino SOLD for $52,500.
Below is the system that is currently used to grade them:
Grade | Description |
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New (N) | Never used in games; square and round edge chips will be as from the manufacturer with absolutely no wear, no dings or nicks; no scratches on surface of chip or inlay. |
Slightly Used (SU) | Only slight signs of use, edge still crisp but ever so slightly dulled with very little wear; cross hatching may show slight wear near edge; few or no edge nicks; still retains luster in mold design; bold hot stamp; inlays excellent. |
Average (A) | Typical chip found in play after months/years of use; slightly rounded edges; will have minor defects such as small nicks on edges; inlays are beginning to show even wear and about half of the cross hatching has worn from the body surface; hot-stamps have dulled, beginning to show even wear and may be missing a small amount of foil. |
Well Used (WU) | Moderate and uniform wear of edge, surface and hot stamp; noticeable edge nicks and/or surface scratches; no luster in mold design; cross hatching is nearly worn off; hot stamp is still readable but much of the foil is missing. |
Poor (P) | Edges that were formerly sharp and square, are now well worn bicycle tires; original hot stamp foil is mostly missing with only the recesses visible (may have to hold towards a light); moderate to large chips (nicks); surface cross hatching barely visible (if at all); severe scratches to inlay or chip surface; severe color fading; partial wear up to half of Chipco design from the edge to the center of the chip. Damage, such as cracks, breaks, missing inlay or other chip structure do not apply to this category. |
Cancelled or Modified (Can) (Mod) | (Either by the manufacturer or the casino): A. Drilled, B. Notches, C. Overstamped, D. Clipped, E. Bent, F. Painted. |
Damaged (Dam) | A. Severe nicks or chunks, B. Loose or missing inlay, C. Cracked, D. Broken, E. Warped, F. Permanent Stain, G. Severe Fading, H. Cigarette Burn(s). fire damage, I. Over-cleaning. |
As well as the system for grading chips, there is also a system for identifying chips shown below:
Issue | The chronological order in which the chip was issued. |
Denomination | Refers to the dollar amount of the chip. |
Basic Color | The base color for most of the chip. |
Mold | Identifies the look/manufacturer/distributor of the chip. |
Inserts | The different color patterns used on its edge. |
Inlay | Refers to the size and shape of the inlay, as well as composition and color. |
Rarity | The best estimate of the number of surviving chips of its kind known to exist. |
There are many different ways to collect casino chips. Because of the amount of chips available and the increasing price of some, collectors have begun to specialize. A collector might choose to collect every chip from a certain casino or one from every Las Vegas casino. Collecting by denomination is also very popular, such as only $1 or $5 chips. The first rule of proper care and storage is to keep them away from sunlight and fluorescent light. The best way to store a collection is to keep them in a folder. Seminole casino tampa bay florida. As opposed to a coin collection, cleaning the chips will not decrease their value but is still not recommended unless really necessary. Chips have inlays and hot stamps on them which can get unreadable over the time if they are not maintained properly. The hot stamps and the inlays of the chips are what determine their value so it is very critical to ensure that these are not severely damaged while handling them. Collectors especially should be careful and maintain their rare chips effectively to keep their value intact.[2]
Club World Casino Free Chip
As the number of collectors grew, the creation of an official grading system was viewed as being a useful tool in part of the process to help determine the collectible value of the chips, as opposed to the face value they can also represent. In 2003, members of the CC>CC's Standards and Archives Committee agreed on a grading system that would be used worldwide. There are many published price guides, but two in particular are more widely used by casino chip collectors. The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide, now in its 4th edition, covers chips from casinos in Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Colorado, Deadwood, South Dakota and the several Midwest States that permit Riverboat casinos. The Chip Rack, now in its 15th edition, attempts to include all chips and checks issued by casinos in the State of Nevada. Some chips are considered high-value and have a listed value as high as $50,000. During their 2014 convention, a $5 chip from the Golden Goose SOLD for $75,000, and a $5 chip from the Lucky Casino SOLD for $52,500.
Below is the system that is currently used to grade them:
Grade | Description |
---|---|
New (N) | Never used in games; square and round edge chips will be as from the manufacturer with absolutely no wear, no dings or nicks; no scratches on surface of chip or inlay. |
Slightly Used (SU) | Only slight signs of use, edge still crisp but ever so slightly dulled with very little wear; cross hatching may show slight wear near edge; few or no edge nicks; still retains luster in mold design; bold hot stamp; inlays excellent. |
Average (A) | Typical chip found in play after months/years of use; slightly rounded edges; will have minor defects such as small nicks on edges; inlays are beginning to show even wear and about half of the cross hatching has worn from the body surface; hot-stamps have dulled, beginning to show even wear and may be missing a small amount of foil. |
Well Used (WU) | Moderate and uniform wear of edge, surface and hot stamp; noticeable edge nicks and/or surface scratches; no luster in mold design; cross hatching is nearly worn off; hot stamp is still readable but much of the foil is missing. |
Poor (P) | Edges that were formerly sharp and square, are now well worn bicycle tires; original hot stamp foil is mostly missing with only the recesses visible (may have to hold towards a light); moderate to large chips (nicks); surface cross hatching barely visible (if at all); severe scratches to inlay or chip surface; severe color fading; partial wear up to half of Chipco design from the edge to the center of the chip. Damage, such as cracks, breaks, missing inlay or other chip structure do not apply to this category. |
Cancelled or Modified (Can) (Mod) | (Either by the manufacturer or the casino): A. Drilled, B. Notches, C. Overstamped, D. Clipped, E. Bent, F. Painted. |
Damaged (Dam) | A. Severe nicks or chunks, B. Loose or missing inlay, C. Cracked, D. Broken, E. Warped, F. Permanent Stain, G. Severe Fading, H. Cigarette Burn(s). fire damage, I. Over-cleaning. |
As well as the system for grading chips, there is also a system for identifying chips shown below:
Issue | The chronological order in which the chip was issued. |
Denomination | Refers to the dollar amount of the chip. |
Basic Color | The base color for most of the chip. |
Mold | Identifies the look/manufacturer/distributor of the chip. |
Inserts | The different color patterns used on its edge. |
Inlay | Refers to the size and shape of the inlay, as well as composition and color. |
Rarity | The best estimate of the number of surviving chips of its kind known to exist. |
There are many different ways to collect casino chips. Because of the amount of chips available and the increasing price of some, collectors have begun to specialize. A collector might choose to collect every chip from a certain casino or one from every Las Vegas casino. Collecting by denomination is also very popular, such as only $1 or $5 chips. The first rule of proper care and storage is to keep them away from sunlight and fluorescent light. The best way to store a collection is to keep them in a folder. Seminole casino tampa bay florida. As opposed to a coin collection, cleaning the chips will not decrease their value but is still not recommended unless really necessary. Chips have inlays and hot stamps on them which can get unreadable over the time if they are not maintained properly. The hot stamps and the inlays of the chips are what determine their value so it is very critical to ensure that these are not severely damaged while handling them. Collectors especially should be careful and maintain their rare chips effectively to keep their value intact.[2]
Club World Casino Free Chip
Club Player Casino Free Chip
References[edit]
Casino Chips For Sale
- ^http://www.ccgtcc.com/ccgtcc_history.pdf
- ^'Cleaning Chips'. Retrieved 1 June 2011.