Railroad Pass, Henderson, NV - $5 75th Anniversary

Gaming Ore · #1 (**permalink**) 03-07-2007, 04:33 PM

The Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino has the distinction of being the longest, continuously open, licensed casino in Nevada. The Railroad Pass Casino was granted Gaming License #4 in 1931 (when Nevada Gaming was fully legalized) and numbers 1, 2 and 3 have all folded.

According to Rob Lange (a CC&GTCC member on TheChipBoard.com) the Railroad Pass Casino has just released a $5 chip commemorating that 75th Anniversary milestone.

To look at the scan, I cannot see an indication that the chip is a Limited Edition (a quantity is not present) however, such wording may be on the outer edge of this chip, as it appears to be a Chipco ceramic.

(scan courtesy of Rob Lange)

Rob advises that he is selling these for $7.50 each. Here is the link to that message, if anyone is interested: http://www.thechipboard.com/cgi-bin/...pl?read=598699

When I verify Limited Edition status, I will post that here.

Jim (Gaming Ore) Follis

NevadaCasinoChips · #2 (**permalink**) 03-07-2007, 08:41 PM

Jim,
It's a commemorative chip, not an LE, since there is no amount made shown on the chip. That said, I was told at the cage yesterday that 1,000 were made.

Andy - Las Vegas

Gaming Ore · #3 (**permalink**) 03-07-2007, 11:02 PM

Andy,

Thanks for the insight! That being said, do you have these available through your New Issue Service?

(Yes, you can answer that.)

Jim

NevadaCasinoChips · #4 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Gaming Ore

Andy,

Thanks for the insight! That being said, do you have these available through your New Issue Service?

(Yes, you can answer that.)

Jim

Yes, I do have them available, Jim.

Andy - Las Vegas

ross · #5 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Gaming Ore

The Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino has the distinction of being the longest, continuously open, licensed casino in Nevada. The Railroad Pass Casino was granted Gaming License #4 in 1931 (when Nevada Gaming was fully legalized) and numbers 1, 2 and 3 have all folded.

Nothing to do with the LE release but you've mentioned the casino with probably my favorite chip in my collection. I know Andy has one as well.

Gaming Ore · #6 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 01:20 PM

Ross, great chip! Sure wish I had one in my collection!!!

BTW-You, just as I (up until yesterday) seem to be behind the times....

It seems that "we" (the collecting community) are emphasising a difference between "commemorative" and Limited Edition (LE/LTD). The later is number notated, while the former has no quantity and can therefore be re-ordered.

The newer Railroad Pass chip is a commemorative and not a Limited Edition, despite the quantity of 1,000 chips made (so far).

That Horeseshoe mold $5 is fabulous!!!

J(GO)F

Gaming Ore · #7 (**permalink**) 03-08-2007, 01:27 PM

I highly recommend signing up for Andy's email notification of newly released chips from Southern Nevada. No obligation to buy anything, but Andy is a source of information within this hobby!

His email sign up link is: http://lb.bcentral.com/ex/manage/sub...ustomerid=8076

I also thank Andy for coming onto ChipTalk here and posting messages of knowledge about collecting!

J(GO)F

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Originally Posted by NevadaCasinoChips

Yes, I do have them available, Jim.

Andy - Las Vegas