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Crown Playing Cards" and "Heins Pub. Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Crown Playing Cards" and "Heins Pub. Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Two decks but incomplete:


Charming vintage Crown Playing Cards in the original textured box marked Heins Pub. Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota. This lot includes a substantial collection of cards from what appears to be multiple vintage decks accumulated together over time.


Heins Publishing Company (Heins Pub. Co.) was a Minneapolis-based company that produced advertising and novelty items, including playing cards, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Decks like this were often used as advertising premiums, souvenirs, or promotional items for businesses rather than high-end casino cards.


Deck (1)

Complete Clubs ♣ (13)

  • Complete Diamonds ♦ (13)

  • Spades missing 4♠ (12)

  • Hearts missing 10♥ (12)

Total: 50 cards (missing only 2 cards)


Deck (2)

Missing:

  • Clubs: 3♣, 4♣, 10♣ (3 missing)

  • Spades: 4♠, 10♠, J♠ (3 missing)

  • Hearts: 4♥, 8♥, 9♥, 10♥, J♥ (5 missing)

  • Diamonds: 3♦, 9♦, 10♦, J♦ (4 missing)

That's 15 cards missing, so Deck #2 has:

  • 52 - 15 = 37 cards

There Extra Cards:

Diamonds

  • A♦

  • 2♦

  • 5♦

Hearts

  • A♥

  • 2♥

Spades

  • A♠

  • 2♠

  • 3♠

  • 5♠

  • 6♠

  • 7♠

  • 8♠

  • 9♠

  • Q♠

  • K♠

Clubs

  • 5♣

  • K♣

That's 17 extra cards.

There are 6 Jokers for both decks.

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