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ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
301 Alvarado Street
Monterey, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1948, Close: 1953

Hunt & Co. sold 400 of these chips in four colors to Bill Fisher, 301 Alvarado St., c/o El Nido Cantina, Monterey, CA, on 5/4/1948.

Also called "El Nido Cantina Cafe" and "El Nido Club". Owned by Nick Marotta. In 1954 it changed its name to "El Nido Keg".

Listing (2nd from bottom) from the 1953 Monterey Yellow Pages, under "Taverns".

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Casino Money
Table Chips (4) [QuickView]
CG215604 Obsolete
Added: 2018-11-20
Last Update: 2018-11-24
Color: Blue
Mold: Chain
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler
Image
Needed
CG215605 Obsolete
Added: 2018-11-20
Last Update: 2018-11-24
Color: White
Mold: Chain
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler
Image
Needed
CG215606 Obsolete
Added: 2018-11-20
Last Update: 2018-11-24
Color: Red
Mold: Chain
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler
Image
Needed
CG215607 Obsolete
Added: 2018-11-20
Last Update: 2018-11-24
Color: Yellow
Mold: Chain
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (1) [QuickView]
CG313346
Issued: 5/4/1948
Added: 2024-02-29
Last Update: 2024-02-29
Mftr: Hunt & Co.
Contributed by: David Spragg

Hunt & Co. order card. (A Hunt sample chip found with the order card confirmed that the Script font, no periods, was used for this order)
Total Items (5)

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