OK - seems to be pretty clear that folks do NOT want denoms -so I am going to model up some that will not have them.
Btw - I just found out that I totally misread the art fees, but we may still come out fairly close to what I estimated. Since this is not simply one standard artwork, with different colors, the actual art fee would have been around $899.00 ($199 + [$175 x 4]). I will be getting an estimate as to how much it will actually be - due to the prework I am doing, and the fact that I would likely make any changes required by HPC myself before submitting the artwork (aka what they called 'the heavy lifting')
Another point -
there is a reason that HPC does not typically put symbols/words on the edge of the chips. If you have read ChipCo reviews, you will note that there is a rough spot on the edge called a 'gate'. If this hits one of the symbols, it can come out smeared.
So long as we accept that this can happen, and not request replacement chips due to that fact, I believe the edge rolls can be done as is (though this has yet to be confirmed). There is a single $30 fee for text/symbols on the roll edge.
When I get a better estimate of the actual artwork, we can get a better idea of cost per chip, as we plug that into the various breakdowns.
i suggest anyone interested read though the HPC FAQ page:
http://www.homepokerchips.com/faq.htm