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Casino Chip Collecting Hobby |
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Written by Chrissy S.
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Monday, 11 September 2006 |
Casino chip collecting is fast becoming a favorite hobby in the world. What type of chips you collect is something you alone will have to determine. There are many different types of chips you can collect. To name a few, you can collect by Casino, by city, by denomination, by state, mold type, or high end.
Finding the chips can be the most fun. You can visit the casinos to collect them or find a wealth of dealers and collectors that will trade or sell. They have events known as “Chip Shows” that can allow you to purchase the chip(s) you want. EBay even have users that auction them off. You can find chips just about anywhere if you look!
Tools to help you in your search are essential. There are various books out there that will help you in your endeavor.
Chip, Check and Token Collectors guide by Myers, Wheelden and Knapp is a revised edition of The Gaming Table helping you learn what to look for in your search.
The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide written by James Campiglia and Steve Wells.
The Chip Rack, A price guide to the casinos chips and checks of Nevada.
Those are just a few of the money guides out there to aide you.
Casino chips vary in color, logo, designs, molds and inserts. Differences can be very slight but difference none-the-less. A chip means it’s a gaming counter has no value until determined at the time of play. A check means a counter that has the value marked on the counter itself, in which are bet at face value. These are the same as cash in casinos.
Collectors of chips have experience in determining the difference, rarity and value of the chips they hold. Do some research when you begin collecting, if you’re doing the collecting for eventual cash gain. If you’re collecting for the fun of it, enjoy your travels and good luck! |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 September 2006 )
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