There is a Large Crown $5.00 chip on eBay right now with a bid of $11,000. Beautiful chip but strangely the inlay is different from the one pictured in James's Book. The inlay looks oversized, and the denomination is in Red, not green. It also looks larger (the denomination) than the one pictured in the book.

In James's book he mentions there was an original order in 1957 and a re-order in 1964. Is this a re-order chip? Neither book mentions the red denomination.

Here is a link to the auction...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Las-Vegas-The-Mint-5-00-Casino-Chip-Good-Cond_W0QQitemZ310162043874QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48371933e2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Todd Barrett
#5068-91
Ramona, CA