Neighbor threw these away. Are these any good? (1 Viewer)

[Cahouseplant]

Hi everyone! New to this forum. Neighbor threw these out and they felt quite nice, so I took them in. They were a heavy haul. 318 total chips weighing 9 grams each (107 whites, 79 reds, 79 greens, 43 browns, and 10 blacks). What are these chips? Are they worth keeping?

Thank you for helping this novice make sense of these!

 

[Terrys394]

Looks good to me. Nice find !

 

[BNads86]

Why are these TRK lots always in such weird quantities?

 

[BNads86]

I feel like non-leaded hotstamped TRK lots like this have been going for $1-1.5/chip lately, but could be wrong

 

[DirtyTIVA]

Hi everyone! New to this forum. Neighbor threw these out and they felt quite nice, so I took them in. They were a heavy haul. 318 total chips weighing 9 grams each (107 whites, 79 reds, 79 greens, 43 browns, and 10 blacks). What are these chips? Are they worth keeping?

Thank you for helping this novice make sense of these!
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You should ask what other chips they have!

 

[suchj0sh]

Yes those are TRK monogram chips. Looks the be in very good condition too. Great find !

 

[raynmanas]

What are these chips? Are they worth keeping?

T.R. King - @Okku made a nice little history of the company and these chips:

Certainly worth keeping if you like them, classic old school clay chips by a manufacturer no longer in business. Classic Poker Chips now owns this mold (Small Crown) but uses a quite different recipe for the material/manufacturing process.

Or if you want a quick few bucks, you could unload them pretty easily.

Nice find!

 

[BamaT8ter]

I wish my neighbors would throw away some TRKs....

 

[allforcharity]

TRKs are good! There's ways to semi-customize them if you don't like the hot stamped initials.

 

[Antrooper]

These are nice, should get a house around him and dig the trash from time to time

 

[Cahouseplant]

Thanks everyone for your comments haha! Just took a closer look at the case and there’s a very worn sticker confirming that they are T.R. King chips! It is also dated, “1989”, and says “66th anniversary”. Is that significant? Based on this information, any clue as to whether these are leaded or not? What’s the difference between leaded and non-leaded chips in the collectors’ community? If leaded, are the chips toxic to touch?

Weight for 10 chips is 87 grams, if my scale is accurate

 

[Okku]

I wish my neighbors would throw away some TRKs....

THATS WHAT IM SAYING

 

[Mushmanchuman]

Thanks everyone for your comments haha! Just took a closer look at the case and there’s a very worn sticker confirming that they are T.R. King chips! It is also dated, “1989”, and says “66th anniversary”. Is that significant? Based on this information, any clue as to whether these are leaded or not? What’s the difference between leaded and non-leaded chips in the collectors’ community? If leaded, are the chips toxic to touch?

Weight for 10 chips is 87 grams, if my scale is accurate

There is a search option that has a lot of FAQ.

You’d have to turn them into small chunks or dust and eat it for it to really take you out. If you use normal hand washing habits you’ll be fine.

 

[Geremie]

I wish my neighbors would throw away some TRKs....

My neighbor just puts dogshit on my front yard. Not as marketable

 

[chippitydoodah]

Been a member for one day and is already asking about leaded/non leaded.

 

[wcsmik]

I wish I could be as lucky…

 

[BamaT8ter]

My neighbor just puts dogshit on my front yard. Not as marketable

That’s your house?

 

[Geremie]

That’s your house?

Didn’t know we were neighbors….why haven’t you popped by for a game?!?!? Guest set???

 

[chippitydoodah]

Didn’t know we were neighbors….why haven’t you popped by for a game?!?!? Guest set???

He pooped in instead

 

[BamaT8ter]

Didn’t know we were neighbors….why haven’t you popped by for a game?!?!? Guest set???

I’m busy out in your yard. Just glad you still think I have a dog.

 

[Antrooper]

Thanks everyone for your comments haha! Just took a closer look at the case and there’s a very worn sticker confirming that they are T.R. King chips! It is also dated, “1989”, and says “66th anniversary”. Is that significant? Based on this information, any clue as to whether these are leaded or not? What’s the difference between leaded and non-leaded chips in the collectors’ community? If leaded, are the chips toxic to touch?

Weight for 10 chips is 87 grams, if my scale is accurate

I can only answer some of these questions that about lead. These chips are most certainly leaded, just not sure the percentage. Leaded and non-leaded chips have a different sound and feeling, and people do have some crave on leaded chips. They are not toxic to touch and play with since the lead will only affects you when you breathe them in or taste them. While washing your hand after playing is highly recommend since there might be some wear and tears on these leaded chips.

 

[tabletalker7]

Lesson of the story here ...... Get to know your neighbors better. If one of my neighbors wanted to get rid of poker chips, they already know to give them to me instead of throwing them out.