order
number |
picture |
details |
price |
| MD-65 |
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HORSE HEAD RIGHT (HHR) --
16 horse heads looking to the viewer's right. (Another way of putting
it is that you see the right side of the horse's head.) 1965-present.
Langworthy & Co., Las Vegas NV; Wico Gaming Supply, Las Vegas (1994-1996);
Gambler's General Store, Las Vegas NV; and Atlantic Standard Molding,
Portland ME, uses it now; ..............On the chip to the left, which is
for sale here, I applied soap to the recessed embossed horse heads
for scanning purposes. The Paradise Theater was in Aspen CO.
about the early 1990's. I believe the club featured low-stake fun
gambling for drinks, etc. Currently at the location is the Double
Diamond night club, which features live music bands. The chips
are in excellent condition; somehow the "Aspen" imprint did not scan
well. .. .... As of October 2015, the mold is still being produced in Maine at Classic Poker Chips company, a company that took over from Atlantic Standard Molding in 2013-2014. All their molds can be seen here. The mold is licensed for use in Nevada as of 2014 onwards.... |
$5.00 |
| MD-66 |
|
HORSE HEAD LEFT (HHL) --
16 horse heads looking left. 1950's-1965. Bill Borland's Blue
Book cites Paul-son & Co., Las Vegas NV; and C. W. Rice Co., Walnut
Creek CA, as distributors. (Gene Trimble notes, "Bud Jones told
me this was his mold sold mostly in CA. Would have been sold by him in the
Cristy Jones days.") ... ... UPDATE:
this mold is not in use anymore, has not been used to make chips in
some 20 years. It was donated to the Nevada Historical Society and
is on display there. |
$6.00
I
need
more
for
this
list.
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| MD-67 |
|
UNICORN -- 8 unicorns.
Recent mold; unsure of the dates; still in use. This is an open
mold made in the U.S. and recently abroad. Marion & Co., North
Miami FL, Chipco Int'l, Windham ME, and a host of other places. |
$2.00 |
| MD-68 |
|
ELEPHANT HEAD AND CROWN --
elephant head and crown, repeated four times. 1980's-present.
Marion & Co., North Miami
FL has exclusive use of the mold. The mold is used primarily
in casinos outside of the U.S., and for private games throughout the
world............The inlaid chip on the left, I scored the surface
with pencil so the scan would show the recessed design. The chip
is currently being used at a club, so it is not for sale. ... .. .... However,
I have chips from Minnesota
Fats NYC that once rented and sold gaming paraphernalia such as
craps tables, slot machines, backgammon, pool and billiard equipment--even
jukeboxes. Out of business now. I would sell those for $5 per chip.
... ..... These obsolete chips (HUD
[Hudson Valley Club] and Deer Hunting Lodge, Vermont) I'd sell for $3.00
each. |
$3.00
each. |
| MD-69 |
|
DRAGON -- 4 dragons. Recent mold,
still in use. Flimsy, light (4 grams) plastic, yet the center
can be hot-stamped with an image. The chip is offered today by
many gambling supply houses as an inexpensive alternative to their standard
chips. The Dragon chips (and the Mermaid and diamond plastic chips)
are suggested for promotional chips, infrequent home games and Las Vegas
nights, etc. Gamblers General Store, Las Vegas; Poker Store, Stanton
CA; Summit, Colorado Springs CO; R.T.Plastics of Nevada, Las Vegas
NV, and Bill Borland's World-Wide Casino Exchange, Las Vegas (now defunct)
are just some of the places that sell these chips..............I have
samples, like on the left, for sale here in these colors: red, green, black,
white and yellow.
|
$2.00
each |
| MD-70 |
|
JOCKEYS -- 9 jockeys crouched
in racing position, holding a riding crop. John Huxley and Co.,
London, England. 
Not used in U. S. casinos. Borland says it is popular
in European casinos, although I have a "Regent & Huxley Casino
Equipment, Atlantic City, U.S.A." advertising chip of this mold design.
The chip on the left is in Lesotho, an independent
kingdom and enclave in South Africa. ... ..... ...... I have for sale
some used chips with this mold. They have new stickers on them that
say "Eclipse Casinos" and either �25 or �100 on them. Identified
as from: Mobile fun night casino, based in Southampton, UK. Click here
for a picture of them. $5.00 each.
As of October 2015, the mold is still being produced in Maine at Classic Poker Chips company, a company that took over from Atlantic Standard Molding in 2013-2014. All their molds can be seen here. The mold is licensed for use in Nevada as of 2014 onwards.
|
$5.00
Find
me
some.
|
| MD-71 |
|
MERMAIDS -- 4 mermaids reclining.
Recent mold, still in use. Made by RT Plastics in Las Vegas. In 2004,
I noticed this variation at the Gamblers General Store in Las Vegas.
It is the chip on the right here. (Note
the inside circle and the elongated small circles.)
The comments in MD-69 Dragons, above, apply here, except
that the Mermaid chips are more substantial 7 gram chips, are injection
molded, but have a more clay-like feel..........The red chip at the
left (Gulf Coast Dealers School) is for sale here. |
$4.00 |
| MD-72 |
|
FLOWERS -- flower with stem,
repeated 12 times. c.1940-c. 2004. George & Co., Buffalo
NY. They have apparently moved to Naples, Florida, and just sell
dice now. Click here to see their
new web site. ............The chip pictured, for sale here, is unattributed. |
$3.00 |
MD-73
|
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DOLHPINS -- a
dolphin, repeated 4 times. Relatively modern 21st century chip.
Injection molded, but it is probably of a nylon composition
(not the usual plastic); fairly heavy; makes a nice dull thud when
it bounces on a table. I don't know who makes or owns the mold.
The chip pictured is from Jim Follis. The Arizona Club was
an Indian casino in that state. ....... ........ ........ I have plain
(no hot-stamp) samples of the chip for sale in brown and gray.
|
$14.00
I can
use
more
for
this list.
|
MD-74
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CLOVER --
6 embossed clovers around the rim. The chip is made by the the
French-owned Bourgogne et Grasset. Appreciate comments as to how
long the mold has been made. It has become a widespread, �B
et G� standard nylon hotstamp chip often used for low denominations.
It is reported, by Greg Susong, that the chip was used as early
as 1997 around the world, oustside of the U.S.: Cambodia, Canada, Spain and Belgium. I
thank Ross Poppel for the scan.
... .... ...... I have examples of this mold for sale. Click here
to see the chip: 5 Kronor chip of the Casino Monte Carlo. Stockholm,
Sweeden, which closed about 1994. Until then it was one of Sweden's
oldest and most traditional gaming places, with slot machines and casino
tables operating since the early 1970's.
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$4.00
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