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Gambling Memorabilia & Playing Cards

Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 357

Eagle Card Co. Playing Cards.

Estimate: $250 - $350

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Eagle Card Co. Playing Cards. Middletown, 1877. 51 (lacks JC, no Joker). Two way courts. Text on Ace of Spades reads, ?Registered in U.S. Pat. Office/Aug. 13?Nov. 19-77/Eagle Card Co.? Backs with dots and asterisks. Letter and numeral indices in upper left and bottom right corners, within oblong boxes. Deck could also be used in the game of casino, with 2S being ?little casino,? 10D ?big casino,? and other pip cards ?don?, ?pedro,? and ?sancho.? Hochman L7. Rare.