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Santa Monica, California
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 5/1/1938, Close: 1940
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| Anthony Cornero operated three gambling ships, the S.S. Tango, S.S. Rex, and S.S. Lux, off the coast of California between 1934 and 1946. The most luxurious was the Rex, which had a capacity for 2,000 passengers and a crew of 325, including chefs, a full orchestra, broadcasters manning a commercial radio station, and, of course, working girls. The casino offered craps, roulette, blackjack, chuck-a-luck, poker, faro, 150 slot machines, and a 400-seat bingo parlor. The horse book received its results via short-wave radio. The games were reportedly honest, and Cornero posted a $100,000 reward for anyone who could prove that they weren't. The Rex was so successful that Cornero and his partners netted upwards of $300,000 a month.
The B. C. Wills Co. ordered at least 4,200 of the Crest & Seal chips in three denominations from the USPC Co. (Cinncinatti, OH) for Cornero on 4/1/1938. No order card for the large crown chip in the preserved T. R. King records. |
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CG037014 Obsolete
Denom: 5
Issued: 1938
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2022-12-02
Color: Orange
Mold: C&S
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
On 4/1/1938, these chips were delivered from B.C. Wills Co. in Detroit, MI. Not sure if there were any re-orders.
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CG037015 Obsolete
Denom: 10
Issued: 1938
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2022-12-02
Color: Red
Mold: C&S
On 4/1/1938, these chips were delivered from B.C. Wills Co. in Detroit, MI. Not sure if there were any re-orders.
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CG286960 Obsolete
Denom: $20
Added: 2022-06-20
Last Update: 2022-06-20
Color: Beige
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS Gold
Contributed by: Torrey Morand
Only 4 known to exist. Found mixed in with a rack of USPC Co. S. S. Rex chips.
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CG037016 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2020-10-25
Color: Blue
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS Gold
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
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CG037019 Obsolete
Denom: $50
Issued: 1938
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2020-10-25
Color: Black
Mold: C&S
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
On 4/1/1938, 3,000 of these chips were delivered from B.C. Wills Co. in Detroit, MI. Not sure if there were any re-orders.
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CG037026 Obsolete
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2014-07-05
Color: Aluminium
Mftr: ??
Contributed by: Sandi and Terry Moore
Back side is blank. Token size is 22mm. "Anillo Restrike", While doing research on another token, I stumbled across a token website by Ken Barr, www.kenbarr.com. He has an article discussing fantasy tokens. In the article he talks about Anillo Restrikes. I copied and pasted the paragraph about Anillo below the auction ad. While it is probably correct as to design, it is not correct as to color and material. Also, it is not now known what was on the other side of the actual token. If you Google "Anillo Restrikes", you’ll find lots of info on these restrikes that are out there. K. ANILLO RESTRIKES
These are uniface aluminum restrikes of tokens and medals, made by Anillo Industries of Orange, Calif. in 1968. Anillo Industries had bought out all the dies of the Los Angeles Stamp and Stationery Co. (formerly the Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co.) and planned to go into the token and medal making business. So they took about 3,500 of the old dies and struck 25 sets of uniface tokens which they planned to mount in salesmen sample books. Only four books were made up. Thes sets ended up being sold to token collectors for about $150 per set. The dies used for the restrikes were mostly California trade tokens and medals. Most of the restrikes look just like the original tokens, but the Anillo restrikes can be easily identified by being aluminum and uniface. Some collectors are now paying $1.00 to several dollars each for most of these restrikes (especially those of rare tokens). But these restrikes are frequently offered for sale as original old tokens at high prices.
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CG283952 Obsolete
Added: 2022-05-02
Last Update: 2022-05-02
Color: Red
Inlay: white
Contributed by: Torrey Morand
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CG284858 Obsolete
Added: 2022-05-17
Last Update: 2022-05-17
Color: Red
Inlay: white
Contributed by: Torrey Morand
about 3/4 inch
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CG037024
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2014-03-22
Color: Clear
Mftr: Clear
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CG296188
Issued: 1938
Added: 2022-12-02
Last Update: 2022-12-02
Mftr: United States Playing Card Co.
USPC Co. order records (4,200 chip in three denominations) on 4/1/1938.
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CG037025
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2014-03-22
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CG071949
Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
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CG071950
Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
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CG225296
Added: 2019-06-27
Last Update: 2019-06-27
Contributed by: Doug Deems
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CG225297
Added: 2019-06-27
Last Update: 2019-06-27
Contributed by: Doug Deems
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CG216326
Added: 2018-12-07
Contributed by: Dick Bartley
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