For Sale Banana Room Cash Set - Diamond Mold (3 Viewers)

Recently Purchased on eBay, but only needed few racks of orange. Here’s everything remaining.

Breakdown
Yellow $1 x 758qty
Orange $5 x 330qty
TOTAL: 1088 chips

Cleaned and oiled, ready to go.

Asking $760 $700 plus shipping. Venmo/PPFF.

Preference for US shipping as unsure what international fees look like, although I’m willing to try

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Holy crap, I call my players apes. These are so pretty. Woah

 

[Josh Kifer]

Damn. Those are neat!

 

[Mushmanchuman]

call my players apes

YOU are the reason I now call my children players apes.

And this sale needs no GLWS. This is a snap grab of a set for the price and the chips. You do not see this mold very often unless it’s cheap plastic.

I hope these sell before I get my money up from donating plasma. Then I’ll buy em.

 

[inapinch]

Thanks y’all. I’m unfamiliar with these, but did a quick check on chipguide and I think this was from an illegal casino room in Kingston Jamaica, many many moons ago. But they are pretty dang cool, wish I could keep em all

 

[GreekRedEye]

That's a great limit set for circus games. And it looks like there may be some $25s out there to be found eventually.

GLWS!

 

[Felt_Lizard]

Huge.

 

[Marius L]

YOU are the reason I now call my children players apes.

And this sale needs no GLWS. This is a snap grab of a set for the price and the chips. You do not see this mold very often unless it’s cheap plastic.

I hope these sell before I get my money up from donating plasma. Then I’ll buy em.

Fun chips, and from an illegal cardroom in Jamaica, that's a cool backstory.

Are you sure these are not plastic?

Which version of this mold is this? To me they look more plasticy. Don't think they are paulson diamonds. But maybe something else.. these confused me a little

 

[GreekRedEye]

Which version of this mold is this?

It looks like MD-49 Diamond mold:
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesign_geometric.htm#md49

Are you sure these are not plastic?

This thread helps distinguish between diamond mold (MD-49) and the ubiquitous super diamond / marion diamond / other diamond plastic molds.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/how-to-tell-if-diamond-molds-are-paulson.85992/

This specific post from @Colquhoun in that thread clearly illustrates the diamond shape difference between the clay diamonds and the plastic diamonds (although that is not 100%, as I have seen a clearly plastic "diamond" chip that had oblong diamonds).
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/how-to-tell-if-diamond-molds-are-paulson.85992/post-2260315

To me they look more plasticy.

Could be the fresh oil that OP put on them? @inapinch is an experienced chipper - I'm sure he can tell the difference between clay and plastic and can clarify.

I have no vested interest in these chips. I just think they are cool! If I had any connection to Kingston, I'd have a hard time passing on them.

 

[inapinch]

Top of the morning! Thanks for asking y’all. These are indeed diamond mold comp clay chips, but not produced by Paulson. They were made by an earlier maker (seems to be Jack Todd Co, according to link above).

These do feel a bit more brittle than Paulson diamonds. But only slightly — I doubt anyone would ’feel’ the difference unless you’ve been shuffling one or the other for a few years. I assume this feel difference is because of their age.

Super diamond (left)
Diamond (right)

 

[inapinch]

And Paulson Diamond far right

 

[shorticus]

These are very cool!

 

[Marius L]

Perfect. Great illustrative photos of the difference. And thanks for adding the extra information!

 

[Josh Kifer]

Yup. Those look clay to me.

 

[Mushmanchuman]

These guys look a lot alike and the middle one almost tricked me when I first got it.

Besides it not having a hot stamp, the top chip has all the classic plastic tells described in above comments.

Biggest imo is the “diamonds”. Plastics will look more square than clay when look at it.

All the cheap plastics will has the nipples and deep wider grooves.

And to the trained eye one can spot the plastics just by the edges. Cheap ones have a more intense “fake” looking shine/color.

 

[Marius L]

What confused me at first was the width of the outer ring. It is wider om these banana chips than the paulson diamond molds I own myself, hence it made me think these potentially were plastic (at keast something different from paulsons). But I also couldnt see the injection dimple and the very rough cross hatching, so obviously also not the cheap super diamonds. So had to be something different. I know there are better plastic versions, and old clay versions but I'm not super familiar with those. Interesting to learn anyways. Old vintage clay it is then!

 

[inapinch]

These guys look a lot alike and the middle one almost tricked me when I first got it. View attachment 1579230

Sweet sassy molassy…
This sales thread just turned into a cosmic level wanted ad. Any chance you could spare a barrel of those diamond Las Vegas blues? I’ll pay anything. Kidney? Done.

 

[Mushmanchuman]

This sale is a great price chips are beyond rad.

Sorry only 3. I’ll keep m’eyes open @inapinch

 

[inapinch]

Bump

 

[inapinch]

Correction:
Bump with price reduction

 

[inapinch]

Bump

 

[inapinch]

Bump

 

[LifeForm]

@sonofneeway

 

[sonofneeway]

@sonofneeway

thanks, I recently sold him some white Paulson Diamond molds and we discussed these then. I don't need that many. If someone else would like to split them up with me maybe we can make a deal.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

I keep coming back to these. They're so cool.

Is there a starburst equivalent for diamond mold like these? Thinking about my babystakes game, I need fracs for antes.

 

[GreekRedEye]

I keep coming back to these. They're so cool.

Is there a starburst equivalent for diamond mold like these? Thinking about my babystakes game, I need fracs for antes.

You and me both!

A search of the classifieds shows some hotstamped diamond sold from time to time. Maybe you could post a want ad for blanks or faded hot stamps and then ask @AK Chip or @Josh Kifer or @ekricket to overstamp a starburst?

Personally, I'd get them to hotstamp a banana on the fracs!

 

[inapinch]

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Someone should purchase

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Someone should purchase

Completely agreed

 

[Jacks]

Cool chips! Weight?