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| Crest and seal gambling chips are some of the most sought after and desired pieces in gambling chip collectibles. This crest and seal chip is from the Green Mill Inn of Arabi, Louisiana. Crest and seals from the Green Mill are highly collectible because of their mystic quality and unexcelled craftsmanship. The Green Mill Inn was one of the earliest illegal casinos near New Orleans in the Roaring '20s. It was located at Angela and St. Claude Street in Arabi, just east of New Orleans' downtown, and across the Mississippi River ship channel from Algiers on the West Bank. It was operated by Mr. Greco. An old catalog from an early gambling supplier and manufacturer, Noll and Company, displays a picture of the Green Mill Inn "Seal and Crest Check" as an example of their high-grade, non-duplicate club check line. Victim of a late night blaze, the Green Mill Inn burned to the ground in 1927, but a few of these pieces escaped the historical fire and are available on a very limited basis. This chip is in excellent, near-mint condition. It is 1-1/2 inches in diameter. |
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