Oldest playable chipset on PCF (2 Viewers)

Someone has a playable set of these:

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These are from the Chesterfield Club in Detroit, an underground casino run by mobsters in the 1920s. The "CC" chips were also later used by the same mobsters in the Nevada Club in Reno in the 1940s.

A playable set of these was listed on eBay in 2016. No telling who owns that set now, but it exists. See https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/chesterfield-club-800pc-set.12192/

I sold a set of 6,000 chesterfield chips to a buyer fifteen years ago. So there are a few playable sets out there.
 
Any of the Greek Key, Web, or Roman molds are amazing.
It’s a shame they are obsolete.
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Any of the Greek Key, Web, or Roman molds are amazing. Other than HCE I can’t think of a better mold. It’s a shame they are obsolete.
Yes, and you'd never know it if you never handled them. But I guess being obsolete makes them even more special.

I'm ashamed, I don't have pics of my full vintage set. I'll have to fix that tonight...
 
https://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesign_geometric.htm

Looks like '28 to '56. I have early California Club chips from Vegas in my singles collection on the hub mold that were possibly from when the club opened in '51.
Cool. Thanks!

I have a couple random racks, but nothing playable. They are really light weight, but have a nice feel to them nonetheless. A buddy back in VA had a playable set and they always played well.

(The black chips are tri-molds)
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Seeing these old solid chips from the 1930s and earlier makes me wonder what casino was the first to put edgespots on their chips.
 
Seeing these old solid chips from the 1930s and earlier makes me wonder what casino was the first to put edgespots on their chips.
Edge spots multiply the manufacturing difficulty by at least two I imagine, but also multiply chip security.
 
Great question! My horseshoe arrow die set is from the early 50s and i have a Cali diamond square hot stamp set which I am not sure the dates the club was open but my guess is 50s/60s.

Seeing these old solid chips from the 1930s and earlier makes me wonder what casino was the first to put edgespots on their chips.

Based on my singles collection, I would guess the mid 1940s. Someone will probably find older ones.

Nevada Club Reno $5; 1940c - inserts looks painted on? the original side paint :unsure:
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Las Vegas Club $5; Chip Guide says 1930s, but I thinks it's more like the late 40s/early 50s.
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Flamingo 1946c
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Flamingo 1947c
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Here are some other interesting chips:
Nevada Club, Vegas; early attempt at mixing different colors in chip. 1940c
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Monte Carlo, Vegas 1946c; doesn't look like its painted. maybe an early attempt of inserts or pre-dating the dovetail and pies?
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Some truly vintage sets here! My oldest is a mixed set of Burt / ASM / Paulson Diamond set from 70s-80s.

Not as old as some of these amazing TRKs, but they clean up great!

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These are really nice. Do you have more of them? I really love LGK. If you ever decide to find a new home for them, please give me a shot.
 
These are really nice. Do you have more of them? I really love LGK. If you ever decide to find a new home for them, please give me a shot.
I do have a rack of them. LGK is an awesome mold. I didn't realize how much I would like it until I actually had it.


I picked up these minty LGKs to add to the above set. I need some new pics...

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LaVere Redfield’s roulette chips were made in 1954 for Nevada Club in Reno. Those (and a $500 chip) are the earliest example of TRK with inlays used either there or at Nevada Lodge in Tahoe. According to The Chip Guide, both properties moved toward using inlaid TRK in the late fifties and early sixties. Members’ sets from those places appear to consist largely of chips made in the 1960s.
 

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