
THIS LISTING IS FOR A CRYSTAL SALOON VIRGINIA CITY $10 CASINO CHIP, UNUSED MATCHBOOKS TOKENS, TRADE CARDS, NAPKIN AND CHECK.
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE FOR ALL OF THE ITEMS IS $800 TO $900.00. MY ORIGINAL ASKING PRICE WAS $699.99. I AM DOWNSIZING SO FOR A LIMITED TIME I AM OFFERING ALL THE ITEMS LISTED AND PICTURED HERE FOR $299.99 OFF OF MY ORIGINAL ASKING PRICE - JUST $400.00 PLUS APPROXIMATELY $10.00 SHIPPING. TOTAL $410.00.
YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER DEAL ANYWHERE. IF INTERESTED PLEASE EMAIL ME - I WILL RESPOND TO ANY EMAILS IN THE ORDER THAT I RECEIVE THEM - I ACCEPT PAYPAL. IF SOLD I WILL MAIL IT THE SAME DAY.
VERY SELDOM DOES THIS CASINO CHIP COME UP FOR SALE ON EBAY. SPINETTI'S SOLD ONE RECENTLY FOR $465.00, AND MARLOW CHIPS RECENTLY SOLD ONE FOR $400.00, CHECK THEIR WEBSITES AND COMPARE CONDITIONS FOR YOURSELF.
THERE WERE 2 OF THESE CHIPS AT THE COLLECTIBLES SHOW, IN JUNE AT THE SOUTH POINT CASINO, ONE FOR $500.00 AND ONE FOR $550.00.
IN MY OPINION THIS IS THE BEST CONDITION OF THIS CASINO CHIP THAT I HAVE EVER SAW, IF YOU WANT TO OWN ONE, THIS ONE IS IT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF WEAR, THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS YOU ARE GOING TO GET. THE THREE TOKENS ARE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION AS WELL. BOOK VALUE FOR JUST THE CASINO CHIP IS $699.00 - DUE TO THE IMMACULATE CONDITION, I WOULD VALUE THIS CLOSER TO THE HIGHER END.
THE OTHER ITEMS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AS WELL AND ARE SELDOM SEEN FOR SALE.
THIS LOT CONTAINS OTHER VARIOUS VINTAGE ITEMS FROM THE CRYSTAL SALOON IN VIRGINIA CITY, NV.
THERE IS A CHECK SIGNED BY WILLIAM H. MARKS, THE OWNER OF THE CRYSTAL SALOON AT THE TIME. THIS CHECK IS VERY RARE. THE CHECK IS MADE OUT TO FARMER'S & MERCHANTS BANK, DATED JULY 9, 1927, IN THE AMOUNT OF $10.00. THE FRONT OF THE CHECK IS SIGNED BY WILLIAM H. MARKS. IN 1909 WILLIAM H. MARKS BECAME THE THIRD OWNER OF THE CRYSTAL SALOON.
FARMER'S & MERCHANTS BANK BEGAN IN THE MID-1800'S AND ARE STILL IN BUSINESS TODAY.
THE CRYSTAL SALOON WAS LOCATED AT 46A SOUTH C ST. VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA 89440. IT OPENED IN 1870 AND CLOSED IN 1945.
(1) $10.00 CRYSTAL SALOON CASINO CHIP – 1935 - B.C. WILLS & CO. IT IS LISTED IN THE CHIPGUIDE AS CG052994, IT IS BLACK WITH 2 WHITE INSERTS AND THE MOLD IS SMALL KEY - COMES IN NEW AIR-TITE.
I BOUGHT THIS CASINO CHIP ORIGINALLY IN 2018, I PAID $600.00 FOR IT.
(2) 1930'S VIRGINIA CITY, NV CASINO MATCHBOOK CRYSTAL BAR (GREEN) - ORIGINAL CONDITION - UNUSED - FULL
(3) 1930'S VIRGINIA CITY, NV CASINO MATCHBOOK CRYSTAL BAR (RED) - ORIGINAL CONDITION - UNUSED - FULL
(4) 1930'S VIRGINIA CITY, NV CASINO MATCHBOOK CRYSTAL BAR (BLACK) - ORIGINAL CONDITION - USED - MATCHBOOK COVER ONLY
(5) 1930'S VIRGINIA CITY, NV CASINO NAPKIN - ORIGINAL CONDITION - UNUSED - ULTRA SCARCE - THE ONLY ONES THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN WERE THE ONES THAT I BOUGHT IN 2018. I SOLD ALL OF THEM BUT THIS ONE.
(6) CA.1920 VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA BUSINESS CARD FROM THE CRYSTAL SALOON, WRITING SAYS 1920'S DURING PROHIBITION. THE CARD MEASURE 2 1/4" X 3 3/4" AND IS IN GOOD USED CONDITION.
(7) CA. 1920 TRADE CARD THE CRYSTAL BAR VIRGINIA CITY, NV. THE CARD MEASURES 4" X 2 1/2" AND IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION.
(8) THE CRYSTAL, 1907, OLD NEVADA SALOON (WASHOE CO) MERCHANT TRADE TOKEN.
(9) TWO THE CRYSTAL 1907, OLD NEVADA SALOON (WASHOE CO) SCARCE "REGAN BROS" MERCHANT TRADE TOKEN (THEY RAN THE CRYSTAL SALOON).
THESE TOKENS ARE VERY NICE SPECIMENS; IT IS TOUGH TO FIND GENUINE VARIETY TOKENS AS DOCUMENTED IN CATALOG OF NEVADA TRADE TOKENS, REVISED 2014 BY JACK HADDOCK. THEY WERE USED IN THE ICONIC DOWNTOWN CRYSTAL SALOON. THEY SAY, "GOOD FOR 5C IN TRADE".
THESE ARE TOUGHER TO FIND TOKENS, AS DOCUMENTED IN CATALOG OF NEVADA TRADE TOKENS, REVISED 2014 BY JACK HADDOCK...THIS BUSINESS GOES BACK TO 1907 AS DATED IN THE HADDOCK CATALOG, THE WEBSITE SHOWS "REGAN BROS" RAN THE CRYSTAL SALOON IN VIRGINIA CITY, AND THEN LATER OPERATED "THE LOTUS" A 1920 SOFT DRINK PARLOR.
THIS IS THE GENUINE ANTIQUE VARIETY WHICH HAS THE "C (CENT SIGN)" INSIDE THE CURL OF THE 5.
THE TRADE TOKENS ARE BRASS METAL, ROUND, THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT SIZES, THEY HAVE STRONG DETAILS AND THEY DISPLAY NICELY. THESE TOKENS HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THE GROUND.
WHILE OFTEN NEVADA TOKENS ARE FOUND IN "DUG" CONDITION, THESE ARE GREAT SPECIMENS.
ABOUT THE CATALOG OF NEVADA TRADE TOKENS, REVISED 2014 BY JACK HADDOCK. THE CATALOG MEASURES 11" X 8.5", THERE ARE 75 PAGES, IT CONTAINS INVALUABLE INFORMATION REGARDING NEVADA TRADE TOKENS. THERE ARE 2,365 LISTINGS, 210 LOCATIONS, VALUES, RARITY SCALE, SUSPECT TOKENS AND 238 TOKEN PICTURES.
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