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ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
A member of Harrah's / Caesars (Generic)
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219 N Center Street
Reno, Nevada 89501 MAP
Type: Land Based
775-786-3232 Status: Closed Open: 1946, Close: 03/2020
Link to Website
Closed in March 2020 for COVID-19 pandemic and announced on June 5, 2020 that it will not re-open.
PURGE CHIPS: (Steve Passalacqua) The $1 table chip color of the Harrah's Brass Core chip is sunshine yellow. 46 color variations of this chip were purchased by Steve Passalacqua CCA #044, LM #214 (3 Dark Green, 6 Black, 15 light Green, and 22 red). These off-color chips came from the Kolesters Tool and Die Co. family. They made Harrah's first Brass Core casino chips in the late 1960s and 1970s. These brass core slugs have the Kolesters Tool and Die Co. logo inside the casting in the shape of California holding the letters “KTD”. When a new denomination was needed for a color change they would purge the existing ABS plastic color from the current chip run by adding the new color on top of the existing color in the machine. The old color would be purged out of the machine with the new color by filling the $1 brass core slugs until the new color appeared ready for the next denomination color. I call the chips used to purge the old color from the machine Purge Chips. Each of the 46 Kolesters Tool and Die Co. Purge Chips has a hand-cut serial number label placed by me for identification. Not all off-color Brass Core chips are purge Chips.
TCR numbers are used by express permission of SSS Publishing
CG120326 Obsolete Denom: $1
Issued: 1980s
Added: 2014-01-12
Last Update: 2019-10-01 Color: Navy
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Inlay: HS-GOLD
Logo: RENO ONLY Catalog#: V2710
CG019423 Obsolete Denom: $1
Issued: 1970s
Last Update: 2014-01-12 Color: NAVY
Inserts: 4-Peach
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HEX-WHITE Catalog#: N2370
Contributed by: Dick Bartley
CG000950 Obsolete Denom: $1
Issued: 1996
Last Update: 2018-02-10 Color: White
Inserts: 2-Purple 2-Green 4-Blue
Mold: Plain
Inlay: OR-White
Logo: Purple circle Catalog#: N8525
Contributed by: Greg Susong
7 stars; purple circle; small $1
Image Needed
CG120327 Obsolete Denom: $1
Issued: 1996
Added: 2014-01-12
Last Update: 2019-10-01 Color: White
Inserts: 1-Purple 3-Green 4-Blue
Mold: Plain
Inlay: OR-WHITE
Logo: Purple circle Catalog#: N8525.E
ERROR: wrong inserts; 7 stars; purple circle; small $1
CG015618 Obsolete Denom: $1
Issued: 2004
Last Update: 2019-09-06 Color: White
Inserts: 2-Purple 2-Green 4-Blue
Mold: Plain
Mftr: BJ
Inlay: OR-WHITE
Logo: Blue circle Catalog#: N8525.1
Contributed by: Greg Susong
7 stars; blue circle; large $1
CG144204 Obsolete Denom: $1
Issued: 2015
Added: 2015-05-30
Last Update: 2016-11-05 Color: White
Inserts: 2-Purple 2-Lavender 4-Blurple
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Inlay: HS-GOLD Catalog#: D1906
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
CG106859 Obsolete Denom: $2
Issued: 1953
Added: 2013-06-08
Last Update: 2015-12-06 Color: MUSTARD
Inserts: 3 Bk
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS-GOLD Catalog#: N6991
Contributed by: Steve Miller
CG055406 Obsolete Denom: $2.50
Added: 2011-11-26
Last Update: 2018-01-24 Color: Orange
Inserts: 4 Wh
Mold: 4X2Rectl
Inlay: White
Logo: Logo Catalog#: N8526
Contributed by: A. J. Giametta
CG055302 Obsolete Denom: $2.50
Issued: 1998
Added: 2011-11-26
Last Update: 2019-09-09 Color: Lavender
Inserts: 8 Gn
Mold: Plain
Inlay: Green Catalog#: N9879
Contributed by: A. J. Giametta
CG055412 Obsolete Denom: $2.50
Issued: 2004
Added: 2011-11-26
Last Update: 2018-01-24 Color: Lavender
Inserts: 8 sxs Gn
Mold: Plain
Inlay: White
Logo: Logo Catalog#: E4552
Contributed by: A. J. Giametta
CG168943 Obsolete Denom: $5
Added: 2016-08-24
Last Update: 2020-06-12 Color: Green
Mold: LgKey
Inlay: HS-GOLD Catalog#: Not inTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG152177 Obsolete Denom: $5
Issued: 1970s
Added: 2015-10-25
Last Update: 2016-08-11 Color: Purple
Inserts: 8 White / 4 Green
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: Hex Catalog#: N1147
Contributed by: Don Lueders
CG168263 Obsolete Denom: $5
Issued: 1970s
Added: 2016-08-11
Color: Purple
Inserts: 8 White / 4 Green
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: Hex Catalog#: N1147
Contributed by: Don Lueders
Updated by: David Sarles
Drilled
CG055409 Obsolete Denom: $5
Issued: 1996
Added: 2011-11-26
Last Update: 2018-01-24 Color: Red
Inserts: 4 Split-Ye
Mold: 4X2Rectl
Inlay: White
Logo: Flying Carpet Catalog#: N8535
Contributed by: A. J. Giametta
CG065005 Obsolete Denom: $5
Issued: 2004
Added: 2012-02-26
Last Update: 2019-09-10 Color: Red
Inserts: 8 White
Mold: Dome (Denom)
Inlay: OR-WHITE Catalog#: E4553
Contributed by: Justin Kelley
CG312899 Obsolete Denom: $25
Added: 2024-02-08
Last Update: 2024-02-08 Color: Navy
Inserts: 3 Black
Mold: Weave
Inlay: OR-White Catalog#: Not in TCR
Contributed by: Richard Siri
Prototype?
CG149719 Obsolete Denom: $25
Issued: 1996
Added: 2015-09-03
Last Update: 2019-09-15 Color: Green
Inserts: 4 White
Mold: 4X2Rectl
Inlay: OR-White
Logo: Arch & Hotel Catalog#: N8536
Contributed by: Sherry and Johnny Mac
CG150358 Obsolete Denom: $25
Issued: 1996
Added: 2015-09-19
Last Update: 2019-09-15 Color: Green
Inserts: 4 White
Mold: 4X2Rectl
Inlay: OR-White
Logo: 7 Stars Catalog#: N8537
Contributed by: Don Lueders
USA map with faces
CG150356 Obsolete Denom: $25
Issued: 2004
Added: 2015-09-19
Last Update: 2019-09-15 Color: Green
Inserts: 4 Aqua / 4 Split White
Mold: 4Triangle (Denom)
Inlay: OR-White
Logo: 7 Stars/bl crcl Catalog#: E3252
Contributed by: Don Lueders
CG259317 Obsolete Denom: $25
Added: 2021-02-05
Last Update: 2021-02-28 Color: Red
Mold: Arodie
Inlay: OR-White
Logo: Harrah's Club Catalog#: Not in TCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched
CG162399 Obsolete Denom: $100
Issued: 1946
Added: 2016-05-04
Last Update: 2020-08-05 Color: Cream
Inserts: 2 Red (painted)
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS-Gold Catalog#: V6850.C
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG106267 Obsolete Denom: $100
Issued: 1996
Added: 2013-06-05
Last Update: 2019-09-14 Color: Black
Inserts: 8 sxs Gray
Mold: Plain
Mftr: BJ
Inlay: OR-White
Logo: Flying Carpet Catalog#: V2717
Contributed by: Bill Lange
CG256933 Denom: $5
Event: Hot August Nights
Issued: 1997
Added: 2020-12-13
Color: Red
Mold: Plain
Mftr: Chipco
Inlay: Linen Catalog#: N9883.S
Contributed by: Chuck Mades
Hot August Nights 1997
CG162643 Denom: $25
Added: 2016-05-08
Color: Indian Blue
Inserts: 4 Pink
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: Round - White Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Jim Farnham Collection
CG292634 Denom: $25
Added: 2022-09-26
Last Update: 2022-09-26 Color: Green
Mold: Plain
Mftr: Chipco
Logo: Arch & Hotel Catalog#: NotinTCR
Contributed by: Okubo
CG162644 Denom: $100
Added: 2016-05-08
Color: Peach
Inserts: 4 Chocolate
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: Round - White Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
CG156566 Obsolete Issued: 1970s
Added: 2016-01-26
Last Update: 2016-01-30 Color: White
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: R-PINK
Logo: Red Star Catalog#: N3671.wh
Contributed by: Don Lueders
CG074968 Obsolete Issued: 1970s
Added: 2012-05-31
Last Update: 2015-07-08 Color: Green
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Inlay: R-White
Logo: Black Star Catalog#: N3644.gn
Contributed by: Richard Jezeski
Contributors: Richard Jezeski, Don Lueders, David Sarles, Fred DeKeyser, Dennis Berry
CG134447 Obsolete Issued: 1970
Added: 2014-09-13
Last Update: 2017-10-09 Color: Lt-Brown
Mold: SCrown
Inlay: R-Lt Blue
Logo: Navy Star Catalog#: N6952.lbr
Contributed by: Fred DeKeyser
Contributors: Clint Spesert, Fred DeKeyser, Don Lueders, David Sarles
CG072540 Obsolete Issued: 1970s
Added: 2012-04-27
Last Update: 2016-01-22 Color: NAVY
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: R-PINK
Logo: Red Star Catalog#: N3667.nv
Contributed by: Terry Shaffer
Contributors: Fred DeKeyser, David Sarles, Don Lueders
CG144073 Obsolete Issued: 1970s
Added: 2015-05-27
Last Update: 2015-07-08 Color: Yellow
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: R-RED
Logo: White Star Catalog#: E0995.ye
Contributed by: Fred DeKeyser
CG314291 Obsolete Issued: 1970s
Added: 2024-03-16
Last Update: 2024-03-19 Color: Green
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Inlay: R-RED
Logo: Red Star Catalog#: N3673.gn
Contributed by: Fred DeKeyser
Contributors: Bill Lange, David Sarles, Fred DeKeyser
CG144070 Obsolete Issued: 1963
Added: 2015-05-27
Last Update: 2017-06-30 Color: Brown
Mold: LgKey
Inlay: R-Pink
Logo: Red Star Catalog#: N5906.br
Contributed by: Fred DeKeyser
Contributors: Fred DeKeyser, Don Lueders, Barry Sherwood
CG070550 Obsolete Issued: 1963
Added: 2012-04-05
Last Update: 2015-07-08 Color: Green
Mold: LgKey
Inlay: R-LT GREEN
Logo: Navy Star Catalog#: N5860
Contributed by: Gary Acquistapace
Contributors: Gary Acquistapace, Fred DeKeyser, Don Lueders
CG031525 Obsolete Issued: 1963
Added: 2011-02-14
Last Update: 2017-06-30 Color: Red
Mold: LgKey
Inlay: R-Lt Blue
Logo: Navy Star Catalog#: N5888.rd
Contributed by: Richard Jezeski
CG103919 Obsolete Issued: 1964
Added: 2017-06-30
Last Update: 2020-08-17 Color: Brown
Mold: H&C (CJ)
Inlay: R-White
Logo: Black Star Catalog#: E0986.br
Contributed by: Greg Ikemoto
CG103919 - Brown - Shown
CG103916 - Gray
CG103918 - Purple
CG103917 - Lt Blue CG103920 - Maroon
Image Needed
CG103921 Obsolete Issued: 1964
Added: 2017-06-30
Last Update: 2017-06-30 Color: Brown
Mold: H&C (CJ)
Inlay: R-Lt Green
Logo: Green Star Catalog#: E0989.br
CG103921 - Brown - Shown
CG103922 - Blue
CG103923 - Green CG103929 - Pink
CG103930 - Red
CG103931 - White
CG103932 - Yellow
Table: Lt Green inlay
CG312898 Obsolete Added: 2024-02-08
Color: Navy
Inserts: 3 Black
Mold: Weave
Inlay: R-White
Logo: Black Star Catalog#: NotinTCR
Contributed by: Richard Siri