Any info on these chips? Are they collectible ? (1 Viewer)

[GoldAries23nCa]

Hi I’m new to poker forum, I joined cause I have some questions about these chips that I found from estate sales - they are Lakeshore Inn and resort casino/ Poker chips !? They all have .25 and .50 face value on it, they looked pretty new, all have ridge edge and seem new from the the resort, any info would be much appreciated, are they collectible ? & value !? Thanks

 

[churlbut18]

@LabMonkey

 

[guyfleegman]

Great find!

 

[inca911]

Definitely collectible, especially the dollar and higher denominations. Did they only have the fractional chips?

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

Yeah, i can go back and recheck cause the guy was doing the estate sale tomorrow again, what’s the value on these fractionals ? Thank you for the info !

 

[codeman00]

Wow!!!!

 

[Beakertwang]

Is this some sort of troll?

Nice find--cool chips!

 

[JWC]

Very collectible. Not sure of value, but I don’t recall seeing the 50c before.

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

Is this some sort of troll?



Nice find--cool chips!

Lol no no but I really like to know what they worth, like these 0.25 and 0.50’s

Very collectible. Not sure of value, but I don’t recall seeing the 50c before.

Wow really!?

 

[arch3r]

How many of each denomination did you acquire?

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

How many of each denomination did you acquire?

About 90 something total, they were inside a box and looks brand new to me, I’ll be back in the morning see if there anymore

 

[LabMonkey]

The Lakeshores are great chips. Congrats on finding some of them!

Of the chips you mentioned, the 50 cent chips seem to be a little rarer than the quarters. I have two racks (200 chips) of the half-dollars and I'm pretty sure at least 600 - 800 more are in circulation. There are at least two thousand of the quarter chips that are circulating in the chipping community. One of our members, @Shaggy, found a large stash of these chips a few years ago and would be the go-to source on the actual counts.

If you want to see what the entire chip rack from the Lakeshore looked like, check out my photo gallery: View album 656.

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

What are they going for ? I meant value wise, so the highest face value is $20 ?! Thanks lot for the info ! That’s amazing what you got

 

[navels]

My advice:

1. buy as many as you can, then come back here and ask about value.
2. ask the mods to delete this thread. it took me about 5 minutes to find the estate sale you're talking about. there are people on this forum that will snipe them out from under you. sounds like you already have chips in hand and are just going back to look for more, but still you can't be too careful. it happened to me several times back when I was more open about my chip finds.

 

[slisk250]

somewhere from 1-2 bucks each max I think. With those numbers you need to find someone who has a set they are building

 

[allforcharity]

@Potsie1

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

My advice:

1. buy as many as you can, then come back here and ask about value.
2. ask the mods to delete this thread. it took me about 5 minutes to find the estate sale you're talking about. there are people on this forum that will snipe them out from under you. sounds like you already have chips in hand and are just going back to look for more, but still you can't be too careful. it happened to me several times back when I was more open about my chip finds.

Thanks for the tip

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

Thanks for the tip

I’m new to the forum so don’t know how this works, but thanks for the advice, I’m going back to see if there any other interesting stuff

Thanks for the tip

I ran down this morning and found close to 1,800 pieces, w/ one I got yesterday close to 1,900, thanks for the tip much appreciated!

 

[CdnBeerLover]

I ran down this morning and found close to 1,800 pieces, w/ one I got yesterday close to 1,900, thanks for the tip much appreciated!
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That's one hell of a score. I can't help you out with the value, but these look great. Congrats!

 

[TheBigTater]

Congrats on the pickup. Everyone dreams of those finds & fracs are always in demand. (y) :thumbsup:

 

[azool]

wow great find !

 

[inca911]

Nice find! I’m likely in for a couple racks of the fifty centers. I’ve got like five racks of the quarters. Will send you a private message.

 

[Beakertwang]

Good Lord! Great find!

 

[Sprouty]

Those are nice. I want some but I have no need.

 

[Shaggy]

Great pick up. As @LabMonkey pointed out, I picked up a similar lot several years ago. Close to 2200 Lakeshore fracs. Only about three racks of 50c however. The one issue you may encounter is that around 10% of the chips were warped. That’s okay. I would recommend sorting them out and when you get to the warped ones, include that notice in the listing. I would expect that you can get approx $150 to $200 per rack. The mint 50c will fetch closer to $200. The warped 25c chips might fetch around $100.

The only drawback to this 25c chip is the fact that it is red. That cuts down the potential buyers. It is common for sets to have a red $5 chip.

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

Great pick up. As @LabMonkey pointed out, I picked up a similar lot several years ago. Close to 2200 Lakeshore fracs. Only about three racks of 50c however. The one issue you may encounter is that around 10% of the chips were warped. That’s okay. I would recommend sorting them out and when you get to the warped ones, include that notice in the listing. I would expect that you can get approx $150 to $200 per rack. The mint 50c will fetch closer to $200. The warped 25c chips might fetch around $100.

The only drawback to this 25c chip is the fact that it is red. That cuts down the potential buyers. It is common for sets to have a red $5 chip.

Thanks !!!

 

[allforcharity]

Share the wealth?

 

[GoldAries23nCa]

Share the wealth?

Hi I’m sorry I already sold the whole lot

 

[KISS970]

Nice Chips!! I Collect Older Nevada Chip Singles, so if you ever need Help with Values, please email me and i will do my Best to help out!!

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

Hi I’m sorry I already sold the whole lot

Woof bummer... hopefully that person isn't reselling, not sure why someone would need 1,800 of these

Excellent find none the less!