As you see, there are a lot of us who just hate giant inlay RHCs, so I'm trying to figure out why PNYs have been so beloved. I'm always trying to figure out what happened it the chipping world before I was involved, and how it relates to what's happening today.These polls have been great and it’s really interesting to see all the thoughts from everyone. I’m genuinely surprised by the feedback on the PNY set, though. I always just assumed this was a set beloved by most!
Back then, I guess there had been some secondary mint sets released by the chiproom (?) But I'm guessing this is the first "casino that never was" chipset available to the public - that must have caused a frenzy among chippers. Primary AND secondary mint chips are always a big deal. But back then, before all the Jacks and all the Horseshoes and all the Terribles, when there weren't as many casino chips available - these must have been instant grails. And especially to New Yorkers - I mean there's 8 million of them and they're all pretty obnoxious about how great their city is. And with the statue of liberty on one of the chips, it's going to have a lot of appeal to Americans in general.
But now, mint casino RHC's are a dime a dozen, so we can all be a little pickier. And as BG pointed out above - there are a lot of flaws with these chips.