[the3rd]

Originally Posted by pryan67

I'd LIKE to keep it under 50 cents a chip...but I don't know that the quality I'd get would make me happy...

You really only have two options for true customs on a quality chip that meets your definition. Solid hot stamps from BCC. A custom die will cost $100 so for 1000 chips your final price will be $.60/chip. You can get solid clay chips from ASM and have them stamped by someone else who had cheaper dies costs, but by the time you ship 1000 chips to them and pay to have the chips shipped back, the price is virtually the same. Your other option is textured ceramics with non aligned edges. You have already heard from the man.