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So this seems more like a poker question than a chip question. Don't worry we got you covered. We put together a post to help you with questions about chips, you can find the new member start here page in my signature along with a post about break downs.
First things first, you don't need the ¢ symbol, its redundant and there are posts / discussions about putting it on a chip like that erwww gross.
so I started with a .25/.5 game, but I recently moved to a .5/.5 game no one really complained, it did speed up the game a little bit and it plays better, I do play PLO, and never hold'em.
I would not have an ante in a game with a community flop.
I'll highlight the best pro, but it's not a poker pro, its a chip pro - .5/.5 means you can get away with less fracs, which can be substantial on your pocketbook.