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All You Want to Know About Chips: Materials, Molds, Colors, Edge Spots, Inlays


Materials:
Chips are most commonly made of clay composite, ceramic, or plastic (sometimes with a metal insert/slug to add weight)
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Clay Composite
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Ceramic
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Plastic


Making a clay composite chip:
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A clay composite chip and a plastic chip with a metal slug:
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Molds:
The mold of the chip is the design pressed on the face of clay composite chips.  On Ceramic or Plastic chips, sometimes manufacturers print designs to mimic a mold impression.  Mold design is unique to each manufacturer.  Some manufacturers allow casinos to design a unique "house" mold for an added level of security against counterfeit.  Here are some examples of different molds from my collection.  The most complete information about poker chip molds can be found at Robert Eisenstadt's Antique Gambling Chips and Gambling Memorabilia Web Site.  http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesignindex_site.htm

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Speed Dice Mold (MD-1)
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Arodie/Arrow Die Mold (MD-2)
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Bally's House Mold (MD-11)
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A Mold/American Mold (MD-13)
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B Diamond/Diamond B Mold (MD-15)
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H-Mold (MD-19)
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Small T-Mold (MD-26a) 
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Triangle Clubs Mold (MD-32)
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Suits Mold by Bud Jones (MD-36a)
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Four Suits and Hat/Cane Mold (MD-38a)
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Diamonds Mold (MD-49)
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Diamond and Square Mold (MD-50)
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Square in Circle Mold (MD-52)
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Horse Head Right Mold (MD-65) 
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Unicorn Mold (MD-67)
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Elephant Head and Crown Mold (MD-68)
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Dragon Mold (MD-69)
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Clover Mold (MD-74)
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Hat and Cane Mold (Short) (MD-76)

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Small Crown Mold (MD-78)
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New Hour Glass Mold (MD-80a)
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Horseshoe Mold (MD-82)
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Small Greek Key (MD-87)
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Medium Greek Key Mold (MD-87/88)
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Large Greek Key Mold (MD-88)
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Roman Mold (MD-89)
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Web Mold (MD-91)
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Fleur De Lis Mold (MD-100)
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Flame Mold (MD-103)
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Sun Mold (MD-104)
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Clubs Mold
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Colors:
Each manufacturer offers a palette of colors.  The colors are selected for the body of the chip and the spots of a chip to make the chip unique.  The color of different denominations (cash values) of casino chips usually follow an established pattern of standard colors (i.e. white or blue for $1 chips, red for $5 chips, green for $25 chips, black for $100 chips and purple for $500 chips).  These standards are sometimes set by gaming laws in the jurisdiction of the casino.  This kind of standardization is practical because it allows for more efficient games.  With standard colors, a gambler will be able to recognize that a red chip is worth $5 and a black chip is worth $100 without having to refer to the denomination on the chip, and it will speed up the game and reduce confusion or mistakes.  Even with the normal standard color, there are plenty of variations in chips, because there are many different hues in the standard colors.  Also, the colors in the edge spots and the inlay further differentiate the chip.  The picture below illustrates the color palette offered by one manufacturer.
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Here are actual manufacturer sample chips:
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And an obsolete color:
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Edge Spots:
Edge spots are designed to help casino dealers and players look at a stack of chips from the side and be able to distinguish both the denomination of the chip, as well as count how many chips are in the stack.  There is a wide variation of chip spot design.  The colors used in the edge spots can be any of the colors in the manufacturer's palette.
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Here are examples of all of the Edge Spots illustrated above:
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Paulson 1 Edge Spot
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Paulson 2 Edge Spot
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Paulson 3 Edge Spot
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Paulson 4 Edge Spot
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Paulson 5 Edge Spot
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Paulson 6 Edge Spot
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Paulson 7 Edge Spot
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Paulson 8 Edge Spot
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Paulson 9 Edge Spot
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Paulson 10 Edge Spot
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Paulson 11 Edge Spot
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Paulson 12 Edge Spot
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Paulson 13 Edge Spot
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Paulson 14 Edge Spot
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Paulson 15 Edge Spot
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Paulson 16 Edge Spot
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Paulson 17 Edge Spot
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Paulson 18 Edge Spot
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Paulson 19 Edge Spot
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Paulson 20 Edge Spot
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Paulson 21 Edge Spot
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Paulson 22 Edge Spot
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Paulson 23 Edge Spot
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Paulson 24 Edge Spot
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Paulson 25 Edge Spot
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Paulson 26 Edge Spot
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Paulson 27 Edge Spot
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Paulson 28 Edge Spot
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Paulson 29 Edge Spot
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Paulson 30 Edge Spot
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Paulson 31 Edge Spot
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Paulson 32 Edge Spot
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Paulson 33 Edge Spot
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Solid/No Edge Spots
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Combined Spots


Inlays, Inlay Diameter, Chip Diameter
The diameter of a standard chip is 39 millimeters.  As you can see from the following diagram, there are different sizes for casino chips and the inlay on the center of the chip can be different sizes as well.
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Different sized inlays on a 39 millimeter chip:
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Paulson 39mm Standard Inlay
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Paulson 39mm Grand Inlay
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Paulson 39mm Giant Inlay


Different sized inlays on 43 millimeter chips:
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Paulson 43mm Grand Inlay
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Paulson 43mm Giant Inlay



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