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ABS Composite
Poker Chips
Advantages
- Inexpensive
Quality chips at a great prices
- Indestructible
ABS chips will last a lifetime of regular use
- Design friendly
Graphics and designs are sharp and defined when stamped onto the
ABS Composite material
Disadvantages
- Feel
These chips don't have the same soft feel as
a real casino chip
- Sound
Because of their metal insert and ABS material,
these chips have a more clanky sound than an actual
casino chip.
ABS chips are made from a plastic polymer and are considerably
cheaper than their clay cousins. They are a good choice
for the home game because they look good, require no maintenance,
and are virtually indestructible and designed to last a
lifetime. Because they contain a metal insert to give
them the weight of actual casino chips they have a more
clanky sound than actual casino chips.
Clay Poker Chips
Advantages
- Feel Clay
chips have the same feel as an actual casino chip.
- Sound
Clay chips have the same characteristic sound as
an actual casino chip.
- Quality
Clay chips are on par with the quality of an actual
casino chip.
- Stackability
Clay chips can be stacked higher than their ABS
counterparts.
Disadvantages
- Cost
Clay chips are more expensive to make and can cost
considerably more than ABS chips.
- Durability
Clay chips can be scratched more easily than ABS
chips. The degree to which these scratches are noticeable
vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Clay chips
can also be broken if dropped on a hard surface or intentionally
abused. Clay chips will also need to be oiled to
maintain them. The casino life of a chip is typically
from 5 to 7 years. Such a chip used less frequently
in a home game may last 10 or more years.
- Confusion
There is no such thing as a pure clay chip.
If a chip were 100% clay, then it would be extremely fragile
and break very easily. Clay chips actually contain
a very small amount of clay and are commonly referred
to as a clay composite chip. The percent composition
of clay will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Higher
clay percentage is not always an indicator of a superior
chip. Also, some unscrupulous dealers may advertise
a clay composite chip that is actually an ABS chip.
To add to the confusion, a majority of the inexpensive
clay chips on the market contain a metal slug which cuts
down on the cost of the chip because less clay composite
material is needed. These type of chips, however,
will not sound like actual casino chips because they will
make a metallic clanky sound.
Real clay chips are designed to match the same high quality
as the chips used in an actual casino. The quality
as well as the price can vary greatly. One can pay
as much as $3 per chip for a very high quality American
made chip to 12 cents a chip for a foreign made chip that
contains a metal insert.
At 1ofaKindStuff we offer a clay chip with no metal insert
which we believe is the highest quality import chip on the
market. For those folks that demand a US made chip,
we offer Nevada Jacks chips which are in our opinion one
of the finest American made chips on the market.
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