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ANTE UP: The Collection of Robert Eisenstadt

We welcome you to take part in Ante Up, the auction of the Robert Eisenstadt's incredible collection. The auction takes place on January 30, 2021 at 10:00AM CT. You can visit the auction website by clicking here.

You can also view the collection that is up for auction as a PDF.

If you have any questions about the auction, please contact Joseph Slabaugh (joeslabaugh@potterauctions.com, 773-472-1442) at Potter & Potter Auctions.

IN MEMORIAM: Robert Eisenstadt 1942 - 2020

On June 5, 2020, Robert Eisenstadt died peacefully at home, in the loving presence of his sister Nancy and his sister's family. He will be dearly missed by all of us who loved and appreciated him. If you would like to leave a story about Robert, write a message, or read what others have written, please click here.

He took pride in his collection and loved sharing it with fellow enthusiasts; please have a look and enjoy.

 

Robert Eisenstadt's
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Antique Cuban Chips for Sale
(Shipping/handling/insurace is $4.00; return privileges; pay by checks or PayPal; payment by QuickPay gives you a 1% discount)
Note: all of the chips are regular 1-9/16" size, though some of the scans are smaller than others,
except that the El Paraiso chips (C27 and C28) are 1-7/16".  The chips look better than these poor scans, most done on my old scanner!

Order No.
picture (175 pixcels)
Comments
Price
C1
�  $5 Capri, Havana, Cuba
� excellent condition.
� in the casino logo, and on the chip, is a map of the Italian island of Capri, which is off of Italy, about 20 miles south of Naples.
� This Capri casino is from the 1950s period.  It was one the most spectacular casinos in all of Havana, Cuba, in the pre Castro era.  George Raft, the actor,  worked as a greeter at the Capri, where he was part owner along with Meyer Lansky and Santo Trafficante, according to Wikipedia.

$44
C2

�  $25 Capri (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
$52
C3
SOLD



�  $1 Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
SOLD

$25
SOLD

C4

�  $1 Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
$23
C5

�  $5 Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
$23
C6

� $25 Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C-1. above)
$26
C7

�  $100 Credit, Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
$55
C8

�  $100 Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
$35
C9
SOLD

� C, Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
SOLD
$18
SOLD
C10

� C $5 Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
$40
C11


�  yellow D Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above),  Roulette chip, Table D.

$29





C11a





� white D Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above),  Roulette chip, Table D.




$29




C11b





� white E Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above),  Roulette chip, Table E.




$35
C12
SOLD

�  F $5 Capri  (Capri Casino, Havana, Cuba -- see C1, above)
SOLD
$29
SOLD
C13
SOLD


� $1 Wilbur Clark Casino (in the Nacional Hotel), Havana, Cuba
� used but front is OK; obverse has a large, bad BURN affecting the inlay and some of the clay.  Click here to see the reverse side.  SOLD
$50
SOLD
C14
SOLD

 
�  $5  Wilbur Clark Casino (in the Nacional Hotel), Havana, Cuba
� used, but nice condition, square edges.  SOLD
$85
SOLD

C15
SOLD

� $25  Wilbur Clark Casino (in the Nacional Hotel), Havana, Cuba
�  mint-like, EXCEPT there is a red tinge to the inlay in places on both sides.
Click here to see the reverse side.   SOLD
$85
SOLD
C16

� U-C 10, Union Club, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
� used, decent condition, except that the imprint is faint.
$25
C17

� U-C 20, Union Club, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
� used, decent condition, except that the imprint is faint.
$25
C18

� U-C 30, Union Club, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
� used, decent condition, except that the imprint is very worn/faint.
$25
C19

� U-C 40, Union Club, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
� used condition, imprint is faint, the rim on both sides was painted black!
$25
C20
SOLD

� $1 Habana Hilton Casino,  Havana, Cuba
� excellent, mint-like
SOLD
$60
SOLD
C21

� $5 Habana Hilton Casino,  Havana, Cuba
$45
C22


� $25 Habana Hilton Casino,  Havana, Cuba
�  excellent, mint-like, EXCEPT somehow there is a red tinge to the inlay in places, maybe from the glue or whatever under thr inlay

$50

C23

�  $100 Tropicana ("T"), Havana, Cuba.
� very fine - excellent
$55
C24

�  $5 Tropicana (next to impossible to see it on the scan, but the word "Tropicana" runs across the "5,"  Havana, Cuba.
� excellent, but there is a small edge nick on one side.
$55
C25
SOLD

� $25 Montmartre, Havana, Cuba
� mint unused condition. .. ... .. On the side facing you there are two dark spots on the scan at the 5:00 and 10:00 positions, but they are just some sort of wax, and have been removed. ... .. ...  The reverse side is also mint and unused, but just letting you know that the straight part of the "2" (the straight line on the bottom of the numeral) did not come out in the manufacturing process here -- minor matter.  Click here to see the reverse side.
� square/diamond mold.
SOLD
$60
SOLD
C26

� $5.00 Montmartre (the $5.00 is on the reverse), Havana, Cuba.  Click here to see both sides. (Only a few chips are left, and are much more worn than shown in pictures here.  Price refletcts this.)
$50
C27
SOLD

� 40  El Paraiso
� fine chip, just that the lettering is worn in different places on each side.
� made of a hard, strong resin-like plastic.  At leat three other Cuban casinos used the same material for their chips. These chips are 1-7/16" diameter.
Click here to see the reverse side.
SOLD
$80
SOLD
C28
SOLD

�  10 El Parasio
� chip OK, no problems other than faint inscription on both sides.
Click here to see the reverse side.
SOLD
$65
SOLD
C29

� CA (American Club)
� very fine condition.
$29
C30

�  CN = CLUB (Casino)  NAUTICO de VARADERO.
� some problems: note crack at rim at 11:00 position, and the inlay on the reverse side is  marred with the removal of the outside seal.  Click here to see the reverse side.  Crest and seal chip.
$20




C30a
cuban30A_NC_10_12.jpg



� CN = CLUB (Casino)  NAUTICO de VARADERO.
� both sides the same image. Crest and seal chip! The reverse side has some monor problems on the reverse side (little discoloration in places).  Click here to see reverse side.






$25




C30b
cuban30A_No10_10_12.jpg



� CN = CLUB (Casino)  NAUTICO de VARADERO.
� green.
� nice condition on both sides.  Click here to see reverse side.




$30
C31

�  $25 St. John's Casino, Habana, Cuba. 
� This chip was ordered for the casino, which never officially opened.... .. Per David Spragg, "They were ordered from Burt Co by H.C. Evans on 9/23/1958
They were returned on 1/5/1959 due to the 'Cuban Rebellion'."
� excellent condition
$42
C31a
SOLD

�  $5 St. John's Casino, Habana, Cuba.  This chip was ordered for the casino, which never officially opened. --
� no picture available at the moment.  Have just one chip for sale.  Similar style to C31, above.  The $5 one has: same lazy "S" mold as C31, red, 3 light gray (maybe light green?) edge spots
� excellent condition
SOLD


$40
 SOLD
C32
SOLD


�  $100 Arawak Hotel
� used, worn imprint, AND FINE HAIRLINE CRACK  runs from the edge to the center, yet chip is very much intact.
SOLD


50.00
SOLD
C33


� Yacht Club
� worn, but OK -- can read the imprint.
� rather rare chip

$80

C34
SOLD

�  $25 Havana Riviera
� excellent
SOLD
$50
SOLD



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