Antique Chinese Poker Chips
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Gambling has become one of the most favorite pastimes of people from all over the world. Today people not only visit casinos to play games like poker or blackjack, but also play these games online and even at home with their friends. There are several types of chips which are available in the market today for players. However, those who are interested in purchasing casino grade chips will have to be a little careful about the chips values.
Home play chips are available in different price ranges depending on the material chips are made and the designs of the chips. These chips can be used not just for poker but for other games like blackjack too. The points given below will help to determine what chips to choose.
What chips to purchase
Chips are available in plenty of different designs and are made with different types of materials like plastic, clay, ceramic and clay composite. What chips to purchase will depend on the personal preference of the buyer. The value of the chips would depend on the material with which it is manufactured. For example, plastic chips are not such expensive as those made from pure clay are the costliest chips.
The feel of the chips
Choosing chips should also depend on the feel of the chips itself. Chips made from different materials have a different feel. For example, plastic chips will feel and look a little unprofessional and crude especialy when they are not manufactured with proper designs while clay composite chips look and feel professional even while holding them. The sound of the chips itself when placed on the table is considered to be an important factor which determines the value of the chips. Casino chips, which are usually made of composite chips, have a unique sound that is why they are costlier than the plastic chips.
Antique Chinese Poker Chips
The design
One of the most important factors which determine the value of the chips is the design itself. Chips are available in plenty of different designs from the plain colored chips which are usually seen in home poker chips set to the intricately designs which are usually seen in casinos. The more intricate the design of the chips is, the more costly it will be.
Also, several manufacturers often introduce limited edition poker chips for collectors. These chips will be very expensive and also worth their cost since they would be made from the best material with aesthetically pleasing design. The value of the chips is usually based on:
- the material used for the chips,
- the weight of the chips,
- the design of the chips
- the rarity value of the chips itself.
While the standard mass produced chips are perfectly fine for home play, collectors prefer the rare and valuable chips with intricate designs. The cost of the chips will also depend on the manufacturer producing them. There are several manufacturers who are known as the pioneers in the business and produce classic chips for casinos as well as home play. Generally the chips sold by them would be quite expensive but they are equally valuable since they are known for their superior quality.
You will find that clay chips stack better than composite poker chips, beacause they are less slippery. The chips with graphics have a label inlay on them. These label inlays are recessed into the face of the chip, unlike ceramic poker chips, which the graphics are part of the chip.
All clay poker chips have some percentage of composite materials in them. The composite materials give the chip strength. A 100% pure clay chip would be extremely brittle and easy to break. Even our casino grade poker chips which have a higher percentage of clay can be broken in half, if you try to break them.
Generally, the more expensive a clay chip costs, the higher the percentage of clay it is made with. It is more complex to manufacturer chips with a higher clay content.
Weight has nothing to do with quality. Our highest quality chips are the 10 gram chips. The weight of a chip is is purely personal preference. Our most popular chips are the heavier 14 gram clay chips.
All clay chips that weigh more than 11.5 grams have a metal insert in them to give them their weight. The larger the weight the heavier the chip.
Antique Chinese Poker Chip Jewelry
All of our clay chips are either 39mm or 40mm in diameter. The thickness of most of the chips are the same too.