[CaptLego]

I picked these up in an antique store.

They're about 38mm diameter, 4.8 grams.
They were not cheap (maybe $2 or $2.50 each). They were advertised as clay, but they look and feel like injection-molded plastic to me.

[zbme]

Do they have a dimple? this would be an indication of injection molding. I see these chips on ebay all the time but have never bought any. Check the attached pic. You can see an example of the dimple I am talking about. It is located within the tophat at the top of the chip. I t is a little difficult to see in the pic.

Oh yeah the "dimple" could be located around the edge of the chip also.

[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by zbme

Do they have a dimple? this would be an indication of injection molding. I see these chips on ebay all the time but have never bought any. Check the attached pic. You can see an example of the dimple I am talking about.

Yeah. Mine are a bit worn, but it looks like they have a parting line and gate mark (pimple) on the rolling edge.

[zbme]

Originally Posted by CaptLego

Yeah. Mine are a bit worn, but it looks like they have a parting line and gate mark (pimple) on the rolling edge.

I don't know about plastic vs "Clay" but they seem to be injection molded. I am not an expert on the issue but I don't think clay can be injection molded. Maybe someone knows.

[CaptLego]

The presence of parting line and gate mark is why I think they're injection molded plastic. I'm pretty sure about that. (And true "clay" has to be compression molded.)

I guess my question is: Does anybody know the history or value of these chips?

[zbme]

Originally Posted by CaptLego

The presence of parting line and gate mark is why I think they're injection molded plastic. I'm pretty sure about that. (And true "clay" has to be compression molded.)

I guess my question is: Does anybody know the history or value of these chips?

Check this link:
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/poker_sports.htm

not alot on this chip. but it is on there

[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by zbme

Check this link:
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/poker_sports.htm

not alot on this chip. but it is on there

Hey thanks for the link. It looks like the jockey chip is pretty common, and maybe worth $1. I couldn't find the terrier on that site, so maybe it is a bit more rare.
I don't know how to reconcile their "clay composition" description with what surely looks like injection molded plastic to me, though.

[Gaming Ore]

Yes, they fit the common description allowed for poker chips as "antique". Yes, they are clay composition. However, the amount of clay and the make-up of the "composition" material is different than PaulSon, modern-day chips.

The link provided to Robert Eisenstadt's most excellent web-site (I would give him 'rep' but he has not come here yet), if followed, shows a page of "clay-composition" antique poker chips. Even one with serated, interlocking surfaces, just like the el cheapo plastic chips from Hoyle.

But they are all clay composition chips.

Jim (Gaming Ore) Follis

[Wedge Rock]

Originally Posted by CaptLego

I don't know how to reconcile their "clay composition" description with what surely looks like injection molded plastic to me, though.

I hate to think it, but it could be a copy of an antique chip... Lots of bogus vintage baseball cards are printed on a regular basis...

[Gaming Ore]

The chip collecting community is not aware of any attempts to counterfeit this type of antique poker chip. Generally speaking, they are too common and too plentiful to be a viable commodity to counterfeit.

Jim (Gaming Ore) Follis