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Maybe a bit of Irony 4801 Cermac
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Cermak Cicero Currency Exchange
4801 W Cermak Rd.
Cicero IL 60804

Gotta love all these old sets and their history!

Added note, my Mom who was from Chicago as well as the rest of the Porro family (she moved to WI in 1944 with my Father) called it CHIH-cheh-roh, not the sissy French version.

The correct pronunciation of Cicero in Latin is with a hard "c"; therefore it is pronounced KIH-keh-roh. Cicero is often also pronounced as CHIH-cheh-roh or SIH-seh-roh. The reason for these differing pronunciations is because of the different varieties of Latin used. In Classical Latin, the "c" was pronounced with a hard "c", thus a "k" sound. Most likely KIH-keh-roh is how Cicero's name would have been pronounced during his time, when Classical Latin was spoken. Subsequently, in Ecclesiastical Latin, the "c" was pronounced with a "ch" sound, which is still typical in Italian, therefore pronouncing Cicero as CHIH-cheh-roh. The pronunciation of Cicero with an "s" most likely derives from Medieval French and was adopted in English speaking countries, where most people pronounce Cicero as SIH-seh-roh.
https://www.pronounceitright.com/pronunciation/cicero-15272

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This is what 2000 chips looks like, BRAGGING 😎
Yep... Looks like a full-blown set from an ~~~
Great post and equally great follow-up post
YOU MAY SEND THEM TO ME AND
The old racks are killer!
So awesome! vbg
Maybe a bit of Irony 4801 Cermac
I bought this case some years ago
Nice

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