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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 501347, member: 2100"]I would like to see pics of your token if you have any. The "Ride" tokens are not listed in my 2003 reference book by David R. Whalen, "Cathouse Connection, Guide for Brothel Collectibles", but they do list some chips that are valued in the $5-9 range. These chips were made as prototypes (salesman samples), and only a handfull had been made. They have used metal drink tokens for a long time and sell many as souvenirs, going thru about 20,000/year. The Chicken Ranch is now located in Pahrump, Nevada after relocating there from La Grange, Texas. This is possibly the most famous Nevada brothel that is in operation, with the original (that later became the Chicken Ranch) opening in 1844 in La Grange. The Brothel got its name during the depression. No one had much money, so the Ranch decided to accept chickens as payment for.....mmmmmm.......favors. They had a lot of chickens and that's all I'm gonna say about that. Sheriff T.J. Flournoy, who was the La Grange sheriff for 27 years, under orders from the Texas Attorney General John Hill, closed down the Chicken Ranch in La Grange on August 1, 1973. I have some links for their chips, but I will not post them here. Interested persons can message me for them.[/QUOTE]