Black light UV shows difference between leaded and unleaded chips of same color (1 Viewer)

[upNdown]

Holy crap, did we know this?
I knew the ones with the top hat and cane symbol on the hot stamp were unleaded. But the arc yellow on both look like same same color to the naked eye.
Both versions of the chip definitely react to the black light, but they react very differently.
Check it out!

 

[jja412]

I guess the question is whether it's the lead content, or some other part of the formula...
No idea.

 

[upNdown]

I guess the question is whether it's the lead content, or some other part of the formula...
No idea.

hugely valid point.

 

[bernielomax]

These have come down a lot in price, but are still very expensive. I used to have access to one of these 24/7 but never tried it on poker chips.

 

[Tonysquander]

Holy crap, did we know this?
I knew the ones with the top hat and cane symbol on the hot stamp were unleaded. But the arc yellow on both look like same same color to the naked eye.
Both versions of the chip definitely react to the black light, but they react very differently.
Check it out!

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Have you weighed them to see if there is any significant difference?

 

[upNdown]

Have you weighed them to see if there is any significant difference?

Yeah there’s like a gram and a half difference.

 

[BGinGA]

What do the 10% lead chips look like?

 

[upNdown]

What do the 10% lead chips look like?

Honestly, I’ve gone through and weighed a bunch of them and though most of them are either just under 9.5 or right around 11, there are some that come in right around 10. I’ve never grouped them together to see if they have some commonality because I assume that it’s just normal variance. But maybe some rainy day . . .