After a little bit of research I've noticed that many of the Paulson casino chips do not have a .25 frac denomination. Makes sense that many casinos would not have used them but I'm curious for those who use them in their home games, do you just end up finding another chip to then relabel? If so does anyone have any good recommendations? I've seen a couple that have use the Paris $1s and they look incredible!
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Fracs for Paulson Sets (23 Viewers)
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I don’t have fracs per se, but I have non-denominated solids which I could use as a frac if ever needed. (Mine are gold.) Also could be used as a $20 chip, say if I ever hosted a limit game, or as a 50¢ piece, etc.
Unless you think you are going to permanently need quarters, I think non-denoms are a better option.
Unless you think you are going to permanently need quarters, I think non-denoms are a better option.
ekricket
Royal Flush
It depends on your set. Do you have pictures?
Yeah I actually love the idea of non denom sets! Though so far I've found them a bit harder to find and perhaps not to my exact tastes of the ones I found. Minus the NV Paulson Pharaohs.... might be my dream set if I'm honest haha
Unfortunately still just looking around at options to try and find what really speaks to me. So far I do like many of the horseshoe options, Jacks Cincy, etc. I know though that I'd go with a more standard color set of white 1s red 5s and green 25s. Though I know some designs fit better with certain sets than others.
I'm a big fan of relabel. Although, I fully admit that a starburst is a beautiful chip and can be double duty as either $0.25 or $0.50. I tried it in my home game and people hated it. So that's why I stick to relabels.
$2 / chip is usually my max. And many poker rooms have $2 chips in quantity. So it's either a Paris $2 or Golden Nugget $2 or Sycuan $2... Or I use a chip from a closed casino, usually a $25. Here's one of my favorites...
$2 / chip is usually my max. And many poker rooms have $2 chips in quantity. So it's either a Paris $2 or Golden Nugget $2 or Sycuan $2... Or I use a chip from a closed casino, usually a $25. Here's one of my favorites...
detroitdad
Royal Flush
RadicusScout
Flush
This is the way. Welcome to Level 2 of the madness.
You're probably going to consider a lot of options before you commit to a frac you like. You'll want to think about what mold you want, what edge spots, what colors, etc. Some people prefer the frac is aligned with the rest of the set, others couldn't care less.
Search for "fracs" in the search bar to check out other options.
Thanks! Still learning how best to search a specific thread on PCF so will give this a shot and do some digging.
ekricket
Royal Flush
RHC is really easy to find candidates once you’ve nailed down the rest of your set. Your question is so broad that any answers you are going to get you could get yourself by scrolling through the posted media if you wanted to take the time.
ChipFinderSK
Full House
Unpopular opinion: T25 chips from tournament sets can double as ($.25) fracs just as well, if not better, than non-denom chips. Just use $20 value chips to avoid confusion.
I’m also a fan of starbursts, roulette chips, & non-denom chips as fracs, though.
I’m also a fan of starbursts, roulette chips, & non-denom chips as fracs, though.
I wasn’t suggesting that the whole set be non-denom, though I have been known to advocate for that, LOL. Just the fracs.
Ahhh makes sense. I think if I did have a non denom frac though I'd also still relabel it though as I'd want it to match with the rest of the set on looks.
joeyshin
Straight Flush
There’s bunch of Paulson fracs. But if you have one just make one.
Fracs can get expensive. Playing $1/$1 can get expensive. Choose your poison.
guyfleegman
Flush
This is the route I take!
Four sets, 4 racks of fracs.
In the old days, using a roulette chip from the same casino with a letter , no numbers, was a cool option
I think fracs are great and they are some of the best additions to many a chip set.
Fracs made more sense to make more of them back in the day, when limits were less and the dollar had more value. I’ve found some old ones in playable numbers but they aren’t easy to find sense most are 40+ years old.
There seems to be quite a few personal chips out there in frac value like my JH chip. They just don’t seem to pop up in larger, playable quantities.
That’s why you see a lot of custom fracs in sets. People gotta make them to get what they want.
Some people like to use T25’s like the Fun Nites for fracs.
Sometimes you can get lucky on some fracs. My Golden Gate fracs are my favs. The color works with white and blue $1,s and red or yellow $5’s. They are super vintage and athe house mold is great. I kinda overpaid for them so maybe that is why they are my favorites.
From looking at ChipGuide and other places it seems like a lot of places in rural areas, or somewhere in bfe Montana, used a lot of fracs. More likely than not they were really small rooms and had to offer smaller limits to accommodate for the lower income in the rural areas.
My Heritage Inn set is from Great Falls, MO and the set came with 4 different fracs. I’ve seen this in the PNW States on ChipGuide.
There are certain written and unwritten rules about building sets.
You can use a solid chip with an edge spot set if it’s a frac.
Non-denoms are frowned upon but you can use one with a denominated set as long as the colors work.
Not very popular to mix molds together but if it’s only the frac, and it’s cool a cool chip, it is acceptable.
Fracs are a fun way to add some personality to your set. Favorite color or a certain chip you can mill or murder to make your set work. It adds more ownership to the set beyond just purchasing it and getting it on the felt. IMO..
Fracs made more sense to make more of them back in the day, when limits were less and the dollar had more value. I’ve found some old ones in playable numbers but they aren’t easy to find sense most are 40+ years old.
There seems to be quite a few personal chips out there in frac value like my JH chip. They just don’t seem to pop up in larger, playable quantities.
That’s why you see a lot of custom fracs in sets. People gotta make them to get what they want.
Some people like to use T25’s like the Fun Nites for fracs.
Sometimes you can get lucky on some fracs. My Golden Gate fracs are my favs. The color works with white and blue $1,s and red or yellow $5’s. They are super vintage and athe house mold is great. I kinda overpaid for them so maybe that is why they are my favorites.
From looking at ChipGuide and other places it seems like a lot of places in rural areas, or somewhere in bfe Montana, used a lot of fracs. More likely than not they were really small rooms and had to offer smaller limits to accommodate for the lower income in the rural areas.
My Heritage Inn set is from Great Falls, MO and the set came with 4 different fracs. I’ve seen this in the PNW States on ChipGuide.
There are certain written and unwritten rules about building sets.
You can use a solid chip with an edge spot set if it’s a frac.
Non-denoms are frowned upon but you can use one with a denominated set as long as the colors work.
Not very popular to mix molds together but if it’s only the frac, and it’s cool a cool chip, it is acceptable.
Fracs are a fun way to add some personality to your set. Favorite color or a certain chip you can mill or murder to make your set work. It adds more ownership to the set beyond just purchasing it and getting it on the felt. IMO..
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I found these 25c RHC on PCF and managed to buy them, however they’re in very low quantity as not easy to harvest.
Agreed with the above, think you’re better off finding a color and mold you prefer (yellow/blue/white RHC or THC) that works with the rest of your set, then add an overlabel.
Agreed with the above, think you’re better off finding a color and mold you prefer (yellow/blue/white RHC or THC) that works with the rest of your set, then add an overlabel.
This certainly seems to be the way. Thanks again for everyone's input!
Colquhoun
4 of a Kind
RadicusScout
Flush
I've heard of micro-stakes but this is on a completely different level.Those are very inexpensive though…1/4 of one cent!
Amazing.
$.50 buy in! Let's GOOOOOOOO.
Why some low-life dummy even uses ceramic quarters with an otherwise desirable Paulson set!
ChipFinderSK
Full House
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