76 complete sets were found. Another collector subsequently acquired a number of the 5 cent & $1 chips. The $5 yellow remains the key to this set as only 76 of those are known at this time.
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| Reno Card Room, Reno Nevada 1956 |
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| This (Grand) Opening advertisement appeared in the Nevada State Journal on March 2, 3 & 4, 1956. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The TR King records indicate that 5000 chips were ordered. 1000 white, 1000 yellow, 1500 red and 1500 blue. 76 complete sets were found. Another collector subsequently acquired a number of the 5 cent & $1 chips. The $5 yellow remains the key to this set as only 76 of those are known at this time. |
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| According to the 9th edition of The Chip Rack by Knapp, Myers & Wheelden, there are a grand total of twenty three (23) different five (5) cent chips known to have ever been used in Nevada. Think about that for a minute. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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