CASINO CHIPS NOW PART OF OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF NUMISMATICS by Charles Baker

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The Chips offered on this page were hoarded for years and are the last of their kind, once these are gone, there will be no others offered by us.

Please note: We are primarily antique and coin dealers. Please do not ask questions beyond the information given, as we have provided all the information we know about these particular chips.

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Monte Carlo Chips

Rare Silvered Center Antique Casino Chips from the most famous and elegant casino in the world, the Grand Casino at Monte Carlo which opened in 1856 !. First issued nearly a century ago, these beautiful, highly stylized chips feature a gorgeous mixture of both Victorian and Art Deco designs of the late 1800s/early 1900s. Nearly 100 years old, these are quite rare and some of the oldest and most sophisticated casino chips around ! This famous Monte Carlo Casino was the favorite playground of many of the wealthiest and famous people of the world. It was not unusual to see Kings, Princes, Dukes, Countesses, famous actors, world renowned singers and millionaires of all types using these chips during the turn of the last century until the world wide depression of 1929. We have been fortunate to obtain most of the remaining known examples from a retiring chip dealer, and have a few dozen sets of the best examples to offer. We are offering these high franc denomination beauties in singles and in sets, in two grades, problem-free Extra Fine and Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated (90-100) Offered both individually and in sets on eBay right now, we have all denominations: 5, 10, 20, 100 500 and the extremely rare 1,000, which could have bought a small house at the time of issue ! A similar set sold for $360 in July of 1981 at the auction of the The Numismatic and Antiquarian Service Corporation of America, New York City. It was the only one offered. Monte Carlo did not issue its own currency and coins at the time, so these chips circulated just like coins both in and outside of the Casino. This is a wholesale offer as we wish to sell everything and are not interested in hoarding for investment. These should easily resell to double or triple your profits. All of our casino chips are guaranteed genuine, and come from a retiring dealer whose specialty was locating or building up exclusive hoards. Thus, most of these are either hard to find elsewhere or are now available only from us. These chips were hoarded in Europe for years and are the last of their kind, once these are gone, there will be no others offered by us.

Set of Six $f5 to $f1,000

Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Extremely Fine Problem Free

Only $95 per Six Piece Set
Wholesale Dealer/Investor Discounts:
10 or more sets, Take 20% off..........20 or more, 30% off...........50 or more, 40% off...........100 or more, 50% off.........200 Limit, Take 70% off.

Set of Six $f5 to $f1,000

Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Almost Uncirculated to Perfect Uncirculated

Only $125 per Six Piece Set

10 or more sets, Take 20% off..........20 or more, 30% off...........50 or more, 40% off...........100 or more, 50% off.........200 Limit, Take 70% off.

$f5 Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Extremely Fine Problem Free
Only $9.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

Almost Uncirculated to Perfect Uncirculated
Only $12.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

$f10 Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Extremely Fine Problem Free
Only $9.50 each
0 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

Almost Uncirculated to Perfect Uncirculated
Only $12.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

$f20 Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Extremely Fine Problem Free
Only $12.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

Almost Uncirculated to Perfect Uncirculated
Only $14.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

$f100 Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Extremely Fine Problem Free
Only $14.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

Almost Uncirculated to Perfect Uncirculated
Only $17.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

$f500 Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Extremely Fine Problem Free
Only $49.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 Limit, Take 50% off.

Almost Uncirculated to Perfect Uncirculated
Only $55 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 Limit, Take 50% off.

$f1000 Rare Sterling Silvered Filigree Center 1920s Monte Carlo Chips

Extremely Fine Problem Free
Only $59.50 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 Limit, Take 50% off.

Almost Uncirculated to Perfect Uncirculated
Only Only $65 each
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 Limit, Take 50% off.

1898 International Sporting Club $f 5 Chips, Red & Blue

These are quite rare and some of the oldest casino chips around !     International Sporting Club opened 1898 in Monte Carlo and thrived until the world wide depression of 1929. In 1898 the 5 Red Chips were weakly struck on one side, with the 5 denomination being barely visible to invisible. Although used for some time at the Casino, the Red Chips were soon corrected when the Blue Chips came out with the 5 denomination boldly rendered on one side. The other side has the Casino's initials, ISC in the original antique, Victorian style lettering of the time.  Apparently, these are more scarce and popular than we thought, as we have sold several sets for $99 in AU/UNC and for $55 in XF/AU . We have been fortunate to obtain the remaining known examples from a retiring chip dealer, and have a few hundred sets of the best examples to offer.   What few sets have been offered on eBay and Yahoo have sold on eBay from $50 to $100 per set over the years.   These should easily resell in the $50 to $75 range in XF and $75 to $100 in AU/Unc, so this is a great opportunity to acquire the finest examples for your collection/inventory or to have some for later resell and double or triple your profits.   All of our casino chips are from a retiring dealer whose specialty was locating or building up exclusive hoards. Thus, most of these are either hard to find elsewhere or are now available only from us.

1898 International Sporting Club $f 5 Chips,

Red & Blue

Extremely Fine Problem Free

Only $17.50 Per Pair
(One Red & One Blue)
10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

1898 International Sporting Club $f 5 Chips,

Red & Blue

AU to Unc.

Only $24.50 Per Pair
(One Red & One Blue)

10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
50 or more, Take 40% off.......................100 or more, Take 50% off.
200 or more, Take 60% off...........................300 Limit, Take 70% off.

1992 Obsolete Silver Palace $5 Chips, Perfect 10's

Features a Black & White Wild Horse on Both Sides

Only $29 each!!

Grade: Uncirculated, Perfect Mint State.

10 or more, Take 20% off..................20 or more, Take 30% off.
100 or more, Take 40% off.......................300 or more, Take 50% off.
500 or more, Take 60% off...........................1,000 or more, Take 70% off.
2,000 Limit, Take 80% off - that's almost face value at only $5.80 per chip!!
(Orders of 100 and more come in the original old chip boxes of 100 chips per box).
The Silver Palace in Cripple Creek, Colorado was only open for a little over two years, from June 1992 to September of 1994.   It seems the small population of this town couldn't support a big Casino, and the $5 chip was the only denomination ever issued there. The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide has it listed at $60 in almost uncirculated grade (95) and the Colorado Chip & Token Guide, authored by noted expert Ralph Mancinelli, has an official price published at $100. It is estimated that 5,000 were made, but only about 40% survived in perfect condition such as the ones we offer here.   Apparently, these are more scarce and popular than the books indicate, as the dealer we got this exclusive supply from sold a couple to other dealers for $125 each and some have sold on eBay for as much as $150.   These should easily resell in the $50 to $75 range, so this is a great opportunity to acquire the finest examples for your collection/inventory or to have some for later resell and triple or quadruple your profits.