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Sale 121
May 26-27 Collectibles Auction
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Lot 263 |
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Trove of Collectible Silver Strikes: 245 $10 Gaming Tokens From Las Vegas, Casinos Each Token Contains .56 to .60 Troy Ounces Each. Large collection 245 silver strike $10 gaming tokens from only Las Vegas, Nevada casinos. All are in excellent condition and each individually cased. On average the silver content range from .56 to .60 and having .999 fineness. 54 Casinos are represented in the collection with all but nine having multiples of 3 to 5 tokens. Virtually every casino is represented from the 1970's to 2010, with several no longer standing. Total gross weight in 395 troy ounces. Estimated Value $4,500 - UP
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$7,500 |
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Lot 264 |
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Large Collection of Silver Strike $10 Gaming Tokens: 29 Tokens From Reno, Nevada and 47 Tokens From Other Nevada Cities and Towns. Collection of 29 gaming tokens from 17 Casinos in Reno, Nevada. All are $10 gaming tokens with a .56 to .60 troy ounces per token with all in excellent condition each in their own case. There are 47 gaming tokens representing casinos in Lake Tahoe, Boulder City, Jean, Wendover, Mesquite, Jackpot and Sparks. Total gross weight of 100 troy ounces. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
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$2,160 |
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Lot 265 |
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Vintage Original Golden Nugget, 25¢ Slot Machine ca. 1940, Mills Manufacturer. In Excellent Working Condition. Perfectly legal to own in all 50 states, a vintage original ca. 1940, fully operational, 25¢ Golden Nugget slot machine in excellent condition. Fantastic visual appeal with funky retro design elements such as the two nudes that flank the slot machine holding large nuggets aloft, with two nuggets randomly placed on either sides of the reel. In overall excellent condition with walnut sides and base with black enamel steel face, top and back, inside pull out tray present and with lock and keys. 26 x 16 x 15", weighing approximately 110 pounds. It's what every office/man cave/playroom needs. Estimated Value $1,200 - UP
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$1,538 |
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Lot 266 |
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Large Collection of 42 $10 Gaming Tokens from Outside the State of Nevada Including One Trump Plaza, Atlantic City. Collection of 42 $10 gaming tokens from outside the state of Nevada. States include New Jersey (several casinos including one for Trump Plaza which was ceremoniously razed earlier this year), Mississippi, Michigan, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Iowa, North Dakota, Illinois, Colorado and Minnesota. Total gross weight 70 troy ounces. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
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$1,080 |
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Lot 267 |
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Collectible Silver Strikes: Forty-Five (45), $7 Gaming Tokens From Several States with a Silver Content Between .64-.80ozt. Collection of 45 $7 silver strike tokens from various casinos including: 11 from Harrah's (both Vegas and Tahoe), 4 from Circus Circus (3 Tahoe,1 Vegas), 3 from Ramada Express, 3 from California Hotel, 2 from Edgewater, 2 from Harvey's, 2 from Riverside, 2 from Silver Club and single tokens including Aladdin, Fitzgeralds, GoldRiver, Debby's Casino, El Dorado, Bourbon Street, Reno Hilton. Stardust, Foxwoods and even McCarran Airport slots. All in excellent condition. Total gross weight, 45 troy ounces. Estimated Value $600 - UP
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$930 |
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Lot 268 |
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Collectible Silver Strike Gaming Tokens: 13 Hard To Find/Limited Edition Including Higher Ozt. Weight + Franklin Mint Proof Tokens 48 Set. Silver Strike gaming tokens 13 prized by collectors. 1.) Two scarce tokens from Mohigan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, no value stamped, one with an engraving of a pine cone, the other a bountiful garden, both beautiful pieces, very collectible. 2.) Two $40 gaming tokens from Caesar's; One Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City with charioteer on verso with (1½ troy ounces of silver) and one from Caesar's Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada with gold face and Roman Coliseum on verso (.5 ozt. beautiful!). 3.) Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Altoona, Iowa, Legends of Horseracing (Whirlaway) $20 token with 1.28 troy ounces of silver. 4.) Sheraton Ltd Edition Collector's Series, Tunica, Mississippi, dated 1995 with no casino value denomination stamped but is the $40 size. 5.) Sands Casino, Las Vegas, First Edition stamped .999 silver, 1.5 troy ounces with casino redemption value of $25. 6.) Frontier 1 troy ounce $25 Casino token 7.) Two Desert Inn Grand Opening Anniversary tokens from May and October of 1993 Race and Sports Book and October, 1952 Grand Opening. 8.) Rio Casino $28 casino token, the only token in in any of the collection in that value. 9.)Four Queens one troy ounce medallion for the Queens Poker Classic Inaugural Collection Edition limited to only 700. 10) Scarce Las Vegas Landmark Tower dated 1967, $5 gaming token stamped sterling silver.
Total gross weight, 21 troy ounces
Lot also includes Groups 1-12 1968 Mint Gaming Tokens in binder, the complete set of 48 which remain very collectible. Estimated Value $400 - UP
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$504 |
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Lot 269 |
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Collectible Silver Strikes: (16) Sixteen $20 and $40 Gaming Tokens with .999 Silver Content Known as Silver Strikes. Several Ltd. Editions. Excellent collection of 16 collectible silver strikes, many limited edition issues. Silver strikes are tokens issued by casinos that had redeemable values from $7 to $20 to $40 to as high as $300. Offered is a collection of similarly sized $20 and $40 silver strikes. These tokens contain about .5 to .6 troy ounces of .999 silver and enhanced with 14K yellow gold overlay in the centers over brass. The designs range from Casino logos to some very interesting designs relating to a a casino's themes such as a wolf representing Sam's Town Casino $20, a gas lantern on Bourbon Street for Harrah's $40, a bust of Diamond Jack for Cactus Pete's $20, a Follies Bergere dancer for The Tropicana $20, a steamboat for Nevada Landing $40 and the like are all quite appealing and in bold relief almost all highlighted in 14K yellow gold overlay. All are 1¾" in diameter and the total gross weight of all 31 troy ounces. Other casinos included are Hard Rock Cafe $20 Fender Stratocaster image, Desert Inn Golfer Ltd. Edition $20, Westward Ho Ltd. Edition $20 and the floating Admiral Casino, St. Louis Ltd Edition $20. The $40 gaming tokens include Harrah's flying genie, Harvey's western desert image, Caesar's Palace Winged Victory and the Mirage Danny Ganz token. All in superior condition. Total gross weight, 34 troy ounces. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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$432 |
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Lot 270 |
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12 Scarce Wilbur Clark "Token" Set (Silver Dollar Sized) of Various Compositions: 9 Desert Inn and 3 El Rancho Vegas (One Silver). Wilbur Clark was an American Casino owner and land developer in Las Vegas. He initially financed the building of The Desert Inn, originally called Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, and ran out of money. He then found completion financing through a silent partner a mobster from Clevleand, but Clark remained the personality and figure head. At any rate, it was the jewel of Paradise, Nevada and attracted swells from all over the world in the 1950s and early 1960s. Offered is a fine, scarce collection of silver dollar sized tokens 1½ x 1½", each unique, that were also used as key chains or affixed to money clips. They are in white metal, copper nickel and one in silver. Nine of the tokens celebrate the Desert Inn and three El Rancho Vegas Casino. The Desert Inn after nearly 50 years was closed and demolished in 2000, pretty much marking the end of old Las Vegas. This collection is steeped with that nostalgia of a time long past. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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Lot 271 |
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Complete Set of 8 Michigan Tool (MTE) Gaming Tokens from 1965 (Thunderbird Hotel "No Birds" Token) + 1968 Set 48 Franklin Mint Tokens. 1.) Michigan Tool & Engineering was one of a handful of businesses in the US that manufactured silver dollar sized gaming tokens for gambling casinos in Nevada. Offered is their complete set from 1965 including two for the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas; one very rare missing 4 stamped birds on obverse. The six other tokens are Crystal Bay, Sahara and Nevada Club of Lake Tahoe, Harvey's, Stateline, John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, and Joe Mackie's Star, Winnemucca.
2.) 1968 SERIES FRANKLIN MINT GAMING TOKENS PROOF SET #0745 Group 1-12 mint in original cards
3.) (8) eight limited edition Johnny Walker Red Franklin Mint tokens cased: Sand Diego (3) San Francisco (1) Oakland (1) and LA (3)
The condition of all of these tokens are near mint to proof. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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$156 |
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Lot 272 |
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Jackpot of Gambling/Casino Collectibles: 19 Different Die: Rare Ringside Club in Reno, Sands Hotel, El Cortez plus 9 Unique Lots, Some Vintage. 1.) Great collection of 19 different die of various sizes and compositions including wood, bakelite and bone. Identified are: One die is very rare from Ringside, Reno, Nevada club. Also included are a pair from The Imperial Palace, a pair from the El Cortez and one from The Sands. From used to mint. 2.) Two Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas blackjack table plaques; one printed in error ($1.00 maximum) the other the corrected version ($100 Maximum) 3.) Two bank bags; Face to Face Casino, Lagos, Nigeria and First National Bank of Nevada 4.) Palms Casino Resort Playboy 50th Anniversary Commemorative Chips (4-$5 chips) from September, 2003 in original case. 5.) Flawless vintage ashtray from the mid-1960s 2¼ x 2¼" for THE MINT CASINO on Freemont 6.) Grand Casino collector's coin paperweight from Mississippi. 7.) Embroidery sample table cover of Vegas Landmarks and Performers including Sammy Davis, Joey Bishop, Debbie Reynolds, Elvis, The Frontier, The Hilton and more 8.) Vintage "Four Aces unused pocket cigarette lighter, great condition. 9.) Casino Chip and Gaming Token Collector's Club Commemorative Plaque (2014) one of 75. 10.) 5 Modern reproduction tokens of California from "History in Brass" in presentation cards. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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Lot 273 |
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Collection of 15 vintage ash trays from casinos, with the bulk 60s era to late 70s. All in excellent condition all retaining their screened logos and print. 12 are from Las Vegas and include Hotel Thunderbird, Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas Club Dugout, Four Queens, The Castaways, Desert Inn & Country Club, The Riviera, The Trompica, The Sands, The Stardust, the Golden Nugget, The Golden Gate and Phil Long's California Club. From Reno the Sands Casino, Harold's Club, and Harrah's. No chips, cracks or repairs. Estimated Value $200 - UP
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Lot 274 |
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97 Vintage Gaming Tokens from Uruguay: 36 Light Brown, RCH or CS, 61 in Dark Blue with "1" Etched in Each. In vintage and used condition. 96 total great condition. Estimated Value $200 - UP
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Lot 275 |
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25 Very Scarce and Prized Postcards of Cuban Casinos, Hotels and Bars 1910 to 1950s. Fine collection of vintage original post cards: Nine have been addressed the others, unused and quite fine. Tropicana, Gallego Club (x2), Plaza Hotel, Cuban Club, Nautical Club (x2), Riviera, Casino Espanol, Hotel Almendaris, Jai-Ali Club, Asturino, San Carlos, Oriental Park (x2) Sevilla Biltmore Hotel (x 2), Hotel Nacional, Hotel Casa Granada, Union, Grand Habana Casino plus betting card, post card of the Cathedral and two outstanding Sloppy Joe's Bar. Estimated Value $100 - UP
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$62 |
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