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Auction: 16018 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 55

Fermes réunies du Kurshaus et des Sources Minérales Hombourg-ès-Monts. Action 100 Gulden, Hombourg-ès-monts 1.10.1859. #9040. WithSignature of Francois Blanc (1806-1877), signs of wear and fold repaired. F.

In the town of Bad Homburg in 1838 two French brothers, François and Louis Blanc, contributed to the final breaktrough of Roulette as the main game played in casinos. They convinced Count Philip to approve the construction of a new casino and commenced a vast advertising campain in magazines, even offering free stay to journalists. Their boldest move, however, was the removal of the 'double-zero' wheel and its replacment with todays 'single-zero' wheel roulette. Bad Homburg got the reputation as beeing the casino where it was the easiest to win, attracting all the rich and famous, consenquently, the town grew into Europe's No. 1 in gambling.

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Estimate
£1,800 to £2,200

Sale 16018 Notices
Estimate is re-stated as £1,800-2,200.