Are Paulson blue chips made of different material then the others?

wot_fan · #1 (**permalink**) 02-05-2006, 04:04 PM

Are the blue Paulson Pharaohs/Classic/JB chips made of different material than the others in those sets? This seems like a strange question, but read on to see why I ask.

I received a sample set of the Pharaohs and JBs yesterday. I spent several hours shuffling them over the course of the day. This morning I noticed that all the chips were pretty dirty. I believe this is due to transfer of one color of chip to another more so than dirt.

I cleaned all the chips with a tooth brush, mild soap and water. I then dried them with a paper towel. The blue chips left a very noticeable tint on the paper towel. None of the other colors did this.

I read in a couple of the oiling threads that oiling will help reduce the transfer of color from one chip to another. I decided to give it a try so I oiled each chip with mineral oil. I used a paper towel to apply the oil and a cloth towel to wipe off the excess. Again the blue chips left a noticeable tint on the cloth towel and the other colors did not. I am just curious as to why.

I am new here so I apologize if this has been discussed before. I looked but couldn't find anything. TIA for any comments.

Wylecoyo · #2 (**permalink**) 02-05-2006, 04:30 PM

Although I do not have a detailed knowledge of Paulson's material breakdown (who really does), I am pretty sure the basic construction and composition of all of their chips are basically the same. I do know from first and second hand experience that the blue chips just seem to bleed/shed/give off more color than the other colors - especially if you get them near the lighter chips such as the white ones. You don't have to worry about them "loosing" their color per se, but you will definitely notice them showing up on other chips and even on the white edge spots of other blue chips.

Nugzy · #3 (**permalink**) 02-05-2006, 04:59 PM

Heres the deal:

All Paulson blue chips are secretly leading a double life. By night they are on tables all across America posing as poker chips. But during the day when no one is looking they can be found in schools all across America posing as blue crayons.

wot_fan · #4 (**permalink**) 02-05-2006, 08:43 PM

Thanks for the comments.

I was afraid I was doing something wrong and was damaging the chip. I wouldn't care too much if I did damage the samples, but I don't want to do anything that may harm the Pharaohs that UPS will deliver tomorrow

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Colquhoun · #5 (**permalink**) 02-06-2006, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Nugzy

Heres the deal:

All Paulson blue chips are secretly leading a double life. By night they are on tables all across America posing as poker chips. But during the day when no one is looking they can be found in schools all across America posing as blue crayons.

This is too funny...but so true. I had a buddy pick up a bunch of $1 (blue) Bellagio chips a couple of weeks ago. I cleaned them and was shuffling them for a while and noticed that my fingers had a very light blue tint to them. I wiped my fingers on a white sheet of paper and it left distinct blue streaks. Man, are they soft. I have the Paulson classics, but did not buy any $10 (blue) chips. None of the other Paulsons come even close to doing this. There is something definately different about the blue chip construction.

montyburnz · #6 (**permalink**) 02-06-2006, 01:10 PM

I think all of my Pharoahs "shed" a bit after a few hours of hard-core shuffling. However, the blue is definitely the worst offender. The green and black also have color transfer but after a while with the blue chips, my fingertips are all blue and take a while to wash off. It's the worst when it gets under your fingernails but at the end of the day, it's all worth it. Nothing feels better than a broken in Paulson chip!

Wylecoyo · #7 (**permalink**) 02-06-2006, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by montyburnz

Nothing feels better than a broken in Paulson chip!

What about TWO proken in Paulson chips?

noelsarchs · #8 (**permalink**) 02-06-2006, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Colquhoun

This is too funny...but so true. I had a buddy pick up a bunch of $1 (blue) Bellagio chips a couple of weeks ago. I cleaned them and was shuffling them for a while and noticed that my fingers had a very light blue tint to them. I wiped my fingers on a white sheet of paper and it left distinct blue streaks. Man, are they soft. I have the Paulson classics, but did not buy any $10 (blue) chips. None of the other Paulsons come even close to doing this. There is something definately different about the blue chip construction.

You would think that Paulson would have figured this problem out by now....Just look at all the Vineyard $1's...a quick trip to the sink and all that blue dye in the clay comes right off the inlay and the chips look almost like new....then a few shuffles later it's back.

duma · #9 (**permalink**) 03-06-2006, 03:50 PM

its probably the nature ofthe dark blue chip. i have some brand new Wynn $1 chips and they have shed very little from the time i got them (April) to now. i have shuffled them almost every day. when i first got them i noticed they seemed harder than the Bellagio $1 and i thought it was just because they were brand new. now i can determine that the chip is a different composition.

jesingle · #10 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by duma

its probably the nature ofthe dark blue chip. i have some brand new Wynn $1 chips and they have shed very little from the time i got them (April) to now. i have shuffled them almost every day. when i first got them i noticed they seemed harder than the Bellagio $1 and i thought it was just because they were brand new. now i can determine that the chip is a different composition.

So how much play with the chips does it take to cause the bleeding? I am not a big time shuffler, so the most action my chips would be seeing is the occasional pot splash.