PCF's Favorite Casino $1000 Chip - nominations please (3 Viewers)

[upNdown]

I like the NCL. The inlay is whimsical.

Yup, that’s what draws me in too

 

[upNdown]

I like the NCL. The inlay is whimsical.

It reminds me of the Edgewater $1, which reminds me of Jaws.

 

[buffalojim]

It reminds me of the Edgewater $1, which reminds me of Jaws.
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Oh yeah, look at that. Like a NCL Bird cruise hybrid.

 

[gmunny]

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would you call that a satchel?

 

[ovo]

would you call that a satchel?

It's a man purse

 

[Bill_Man618]

 

[FDLmold]

Here we go with the "counting to 2" problem again.

Seriously, if all those were in a lineup, and you had to pick two of them, those are the chips you should nominate. The rest are chaff. Dross. Soup foam. They don't belong.

 

[Bill_Man618]

Here we go with the "counting to 2" problem again.

Seriously, if all those were in a lineup, and you had to pick two of them, those are the chips you should nominate. The rest are chaff. Dross. Soup foam. They don't belong.

My bad man. I meant for the ones that were not thumbnail sized to be the ones I submitted. I thought the others got deleted, but I guess they were still attached.

 

[anstossfreak]

So far the KING $1000 is winning.

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A better pic of the beautiful KING $1K:

Paulson sample $1K 43mm chip:

Binion's Horseshoe:

Casablanca:

 

[MeridianFC]

Paulson sample $1K 43mm chip:

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Sweet peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, that chip is amazing!

 

[BGinGA]

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That's an NCL clone. Or vice-versus.

 

[FDLmold]

That

That's an NCL clone. Or vice-versus.

That chip is interesting because the only two Clouds branded chips are a 50 cent and this $1000. I’m guessing they inherited the chips from the previous Cal Neva and just called up Paulson to add those two denoms out of necessity. I have the solid yellow .50 and it’s great chip in my Rat Rod set.

 

[AlbinoDragon]

Finally got pics of two of my favorites that aren't already here:

Love the horseshoe spots on the horseshoe mold for the Horseshoe.

But easily the favorite $1k in my collection. I had to take it outside to get the picture as interior lights make it look strange in the photo. Metallic gold weave as the 'texture' as the main color.

 

[FDLmold]

Real authentic Sahara plaques, best plaques ever. Except maybe the Cercle plaques from Dr. No.

 

[upNdown]

Finally got pics of two of my favorites that aren't already here:

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Love the horseshoe spots on the horseshoe mold for the Horseshoe.


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But easily the favorite $1k in my collection. I had to take it outside to get the picture as interior lights make it look strange in the photo. Metallic gold weave as the 'texture' as the main color.

Interesting that it’s in United States currency, but it uses a dot instead of a comma, in the European style.

 

[FDLmold]

Interesting that it’s in United States currency, but it uses a dot instead of a comma, in the European style.

At the time the plaques were made, I'm not sure there was a domestic plaque manufacturer. If they had to order them from Europe, they may have been clueless about the difference between thousand separators between continents.

 

[greenchip]

At the time the plaques were made, I'm not sure there was a domestic plaque manufacturer. If they had to order them from Europe, they may have been clueless about the difference between thousand separators between continents.

B&G (Borgugone et Grasset) France?
My impression of plaques is that they are more used in Europe and B&G makes a lot of them

 

[FDLmold]

B&G (Borgugone et Grasset) France?
My impression of plaques is that they are more used in Europe and B&G makes a lot of them

Sahara may have bought them to cater to European high rollers, to convince the occasional rich French or Italian gambler to go to the Sahara instead of the no-plaque-having Dunes or Desert Inn.

 

[beyondtilt]

 

[RichMahogany]

edit: nevermind, wrong chip

 

[CrazyEddie]

Sahara may have bought them to cater to European high rollers, to convince the occasional rich French or Italian gambler to go to the Sahara instead of the no-plaque-having Dunes or Desert Inn.

Here's probably the best information you're going to find about these plaques:

http://www.thechipboard.com/archive...ad/id/1302892/sbj/fs-sahara-100-bandg-plaque/

Sahara baccarat gaming plaques were manufactured by the Bourgogne et Grasset (France) and delivered to the Sahara in 1974, in these quantities: $1000 - 200, $500 - 500, $100 - 1000, $5 - 500 and $20 - 2000. These gaming plaques were rather unique to American gaming, although they were and are the norm in Europe.

Using these plaques was an attempt to glamorize baccarat at the Sahara, but it failed and they were soon pulled from use.

There's further information in that post about how these plaques ended up in the hands of collectors and where they might be now. There's a registry where the poster is attempting to identify who has which ones: http://www.thechipgallery.com/plaque.htm

Apache Poker Chips commissioned a tribute set made by MSK a couple of years ago; if you go looking for these plaques, make sure you don't get confused between the 1974 originals and the 2020 reproductions. They're easily told apart as long as you know what to look for. See https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/sahara-plaques-sale.57400/ for the initial promotional thread here on PCF.

 

[FDLmold]

I can picture a typical American Sahara gambler in the 1970s, the dealer gives them these plastic rectangles, and they reply “What, do I look YOUR-O-PEE-ANN to you?” lol

 

[Chips4me]

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I have some of these and they are beautiful….only beaten by my Ritz Carlton chips….

 

[AlbinoDragon]

There's further information in that post about how these plaques ended up in the hands of collectors and where they might be now. There's a registry where the poster is attempting to identify who has which ones: http://www.thechipgallery.com/plaque.htm

The plaque registry is a bit out of date. I submitted my set many years ago and they weren't added.

 

[beyondtilt]

 

[FDLmold]

Got the pics, going to chipguide to grab missing pics, then I'll start four first round POLLS. Whee!

 

[warma]

It’s like the designers used up all their mojo when they got to $1,000. Generally uninspiring chips.