Complete set of 5 Sahara Casino Baccarat 00 0 Plaques Las Vegas chips

Description

This is a complete set of authentic baccarat plaques from the Sahara Hotel & Casino. They have been in a frame since the late 1970's and just recently removed to make sure the backs are in good condition.
The set (which includes the serial number for each plaque) is as follows:
#1564
#0194
0 #0847
0 #0437
00 #0096
These gaming plaques are unique to American gaming. Sahara baccarat gaming plaques were manufactured by the Bourgogne et Grasset in France and delivered to the Sahara Hotel & Casino in 1974. The Sahara used these plaques in a failed attempt to glamorize baccarat at their hotel and casino. Eventually, they were all pulled from use. At some point hotel owner Del Webb began giving out sets to various employees. Complete sets are worth the most. The rarest plaques are the 00 (only 200 made), and the 0 (only 500 made). They are serialized. This set is not a matched set, but is beautifully framed, and in excellent condition.
These were given to my dad as a gift in the 1970’s. He doesn’t remember who gave them to him but he had them framed and they have been in his possession ever since. I am selling them on his behalf.