Help identifying chips (1 Viewer)

[Pokeherbutt81]

So I have had these chips for about 20 years. 600 chips Stored in a mahogany case. I thought for sure they were Paulson’s but now seeing them after diggin them out of storage the center label is different the the casino de isthmus i thought they were. I remember paying about $800 in the early 2000’s. Can anyone identify them and a rough estimate of what they are worth? Thanks guys!

 

[BamaT8ter]

I think those are MD-29 “Courts and Numerals” mold. I think those are BCC “modern clay” chips.

 

[utgtrash]

this is a really great set

 

[Colquhoun]

Those were the “Modern Clay” chips from Sidepot:
http://www.buypokerchips.com/v/clay-poker-chips-2.htm#modc

While the website is still active, the ability to purchase them is not.

 

[upNdown]

Right. They were made by BCC - Blue Chip Company, a company started by the owners of Paulson, after they sold Paulson. So the chips are made of compressed clay just like Paulsons. Very similar in quality to Paulson and undoubtedly worth more than you paid for them 20 years ago.

 

[Pokeherbutt81]

So it looks like $654 for custom 600 chip set when they were available. I remember paying around $800 with the monogamy case.

 

[upNdown]

So it looks like $654 for custom 600 chip set when they were available. I remember paying around $800 with the monogamy case.

It’s tough to put a value on these chips. You can search the classifieds for the past few years and see what they’ve sold for (keeping in mind that everything is worth more than it was last year or the year before) to get an idea. But that particular mold isn’t a popular one here, so you probably won’t find a lot of examples. It’s entirely possible that it isn’t a popular mold simply because there just aren’t very many of them out there. And as Rick on pawn stars will tell you, scarcity doesn’t equate to value. But I wouldn’t assume they’re low value (just because there aren’t a lot being bought and sold) either.
I will say that as Paulson prices have skyrocketed, I’ve seen more interests on BCC chips over the past year, as chippers realize they’re great clay with amazing colors, which have been under appreciated in recent years. But aside from saying they’re easily worth at least a buck a chip, I wouldn’t feel good projecting a specific value.
A lot of it could depend on what exactly your 600 chip breakdown breaks down. And it looks like yours might not be great? If it’s a set for a typical home cash game, you’d want something like a rack of fracs, a couple racks of $1s, at least a couple racks of $5s, and a rack of $25s and $100s.
If it’s a tournament breakdown, you’d want to see a lot of $5s, $25s, $100s, and $500s in closer amounts.
If you have one rack of each of the 6 denominations, you’ve got a sort of “jack of all trades, master of none” set, that probably won’t have a ton of value.
What do you have?

 

[allforcharity]

They look like they can use a cleaning, too.

 

[moose]

So it looks like $654 for custom 600 chip set when they were available. I remember paying around $800 with the monogamy case.

Just wondering if that is where you store your virginity?

 

[WedgeRock]

the monogamy case.

 

[LeLe]

First time I saw this mold since I joined PCF, maybe they are not make in as much production as the other BCC mold

I saw 50c, $1, $2, $5, $25, $100, $500 denom likely 100 of the $2 and either 25 to 50 $500 does not fit in a normal breakdown for 50/$1 stake game

And 50c, $1 & $2 are not going to fit in T5 tourney set that use $5 $25 $100 & $500

But needless to say it still a good set that people will be willing to buy just slightly lesser in value due to the breakdown

 

[Pokeherbutt81]

Thanks for the info guys. Some of the light cooors could use a little cleaning but the edges are all in great shape. As far as the breakdown I have more $25 and $100’s in the bottom of the case. So it actually works great for a home cash game .50/$1, $1/2 and $2/5 blinds as well as a 10 person tournament style.
Here’s the breakdown
(50) 50 cent
(50) $1
(50) $2
(50) $5
(200) $25
(150) $100
(50) $500

 

[Pokeherbutt81]

Just wondering if that is where you store your virginity?

Funny you have over 4,400 posts in a forum that talks about poker chips.. I’m sure your getting lots of ass..

 

[Pokeherbutt81]

I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.”

 

[WedgeRock]

So it actually works great for a home cash game .50/$1, $1/2 and $2/5 blinds as well as a 10 person tournament style.
Here’s the breakdown
(50) 50 cent
(50) $1
(50) $2
(50) $5
(200) $25
(150) $100
(50) $500

I'm not trying to harsh your buzz, but that's not a great breakdown and would affect value because anyone looking to buy it would have to add on to make it playable.

If you're playing a full table of 10 at a 50¢/$1 game, each player would get four 50¢ chips...I guess you could give half the players 4 and the other half six... The 50¢ chips are definitely not your workhorse chips, but 4-6 chips is too light. I think a minimum of 8 chips is optimal, but that limits you to just 6 players.

To complicate things, you have the same problem with the $1s, having enough to give each player only 5 at a full table. This is somewhat offset by having the $2 chips, allowing you to give each player the equivalent of 15x$1, but in my experience, players don't adapt to using $1's well and also, you're going to be making a ton of change from the pot/other players.

You are also super light on $5s for a full ring game. There's no way around this. The 200x$25 can't make up for not having enough $5s. And the lack of $5s make it difficult to run a $1/$2 game and also a $2/$5 game.

IMHO, a good breakdown for a 50¢/$1 game would be

8 x 50¢
16 x $1
16 x $5 (or 11 x $5 and 1 x $25)

For a full ring, you need

80 x 50¢
160 x $1
160 x $5 (or 110 x $5 and 10 x$25)

For these reasons, I don't think this breakdown works for a 50¢/$1 game. Not saying it absolutely won't work, but it won't be ideal. And because of that, the value drops, IMO. Still a cool older set, tho.

 

[LeLe]

So it actually works abit great for a Short handed poker up to 5 person home cash game .50/$1, $1/2 and $2/5 blinds as well as a 10 person tournament style.
Here’s the breakdown
(50) 50 cent
(50) $1
(50) $2
(50) $5
(200) $25
(150) $100
(50) $500

Here are some much needed edit

 

[Pokeherbutt81]

It’s not the perfect setup to play cash and tourney but for 600 chips it allows you to do both. I used they for years and had no problems.

 

[RichMahogany]

I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.”

NOPE!

My apartment smells of Rich Mahogany

 

[moose]

Funny you have over 4,400 posts in a forum that talks about poker chips.. I’m sure your getting lots of ass..

So it looks like $654 for custom 600 chip set when they were available. I remember paying around $800 with the monogamy case.

Funny. You misspelled mahogany as monogamy but can't take some good natured ribbing.

Don't be a dick.

 

[upNdown]

Funny. You misspelled mahogany as monogamy but can't take some good natured ribbing.

Don't be a dick.

Fair point. But honestly, his comeback was a lot funnier than your joke.

 

[AWenger]

If you have one rack of each of the 6 denominations, you’ve got a sort of “jack of all trades, master of none” set, that probably won’t have a ton of value.

^This,

Some random thoughts:
- the $2 chips are a nice color, but the $2 is not popular for use in either cash or tourney sets, but alternatively, the $2 chip would look great as a relabeled $1000 chip.
- the thing going for this set is they aren't being made anymore. You never know -- maybe there's one or two people out there that have these chips that would gladly pay to add some of these denoms to add to their cash and/or tournament sets, but that may be unlikely.
- The set as a whole is not a very desirable breakdown to PCF members who don't own any of these chips to begin with. A majority of PCF members aren't going to want to buy this breakdown of 600 chips, , it works for them, or unless they can add on the set.
- typical desired breakdowns have several racks of workhorse chips for a cash set, or 80, 100, to 120 of the main denoms for a T-25 base tournament set.
- That being said, I can see a breakdown of 50 of each of each of these chip denominations working great as a board game/Monopoly set, but not a poker chip set. There's probably not a huge market there, but some people over the years bought or created chip sets to use with specific board games. (For Monopoly, the $0.50 could be relabeled as $50 chips -- I think the $50 bill in Monopoly is blue).
- If the set was subdivided 50 of each denom, that leaves 100-150 $25 & 100 $100 chips, remaining. Full stand-alone racks (i.e. 100 chips in a rack) of $25 & $100 might have more value separately than 50 of each denom.

 

[moose]

Fair point. But honestly, his comeback was a lot funnier than your joke.

Says the guy with 17k posts....

 

[grebe]

Funny you have over 4,400 posts in a forum that talks about poker chips.. I’m sure your getting lots of ass..

I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.”

I have more kids than leather bound books, so my house smells like lots of ass...

AND that's how you get a bunch of posts on a forum talking about poker chips!

Also, cool chips. Not sure on the value, because you just don't see this often. Might get the most value out of them by splitting them up because of the weird denomination breakdown. I have this same label on a set of CPC chips, a different manufacturer. Which is interesting.

 

[grebe]

Love the $25s though...cool muted color.

 

[BK_Cheques]

Awesome set! Love the odd mold and crest inlay For sure worth quite a bit more than you originally paid.