Hi, all... Thanks for having me here. I play hold ’em (tourneys and cash) 1-3 times per week, but am by no means a pro. I host a home game (two tables, twice a month, unless there are three Mondays in a month) which has been running for about 9 years now. Great group of guys, and a couple of gals.
My main interest here is in collecting Paulson Top Hat & Cane chips with the starburst hot stamps.
After finally tiring of the standard dice chips, I chose Starbursts because in my game we play a tournament early and cash late, and thus wanted a classic chip with no denominations for use in both.
My main chipset is a case of 1,000 Paulson TH&C Starbursts with a monogram on one side, in white, red, green and black. I bought these used, but it appeared that the previous owner never used them. Truly, a beautiful set, especially after a light oiling. These appear to be what sleepypiggly calls “LCVs”, with the tip of the cane facing left.
I also have small quantities (20-40 each) pink, orange, purple and grey Starbursts to use as higher-denomination chips when hosting a tourney, and as bounty chips.
One thing I’ve noticed, in trying to expand this set, is that there are TH&C Starbursts which have very different weights than my monogrammed ones.
The monogrammed ones are thicker and heavier. A stack of 10 chips is about 2-3 mm taller than what I consider the lower grade. At first glance, the chips appear identical, but when handled the difference is obvious. This makes expanding my set difficult.
I would be interested to know if anyone knows the full history of Paulson’s production lines of this type of chip, and will try to post the above with some pictures on an appropriate thread soon.
My main interest here is in collecting Paulson Top Hat & Cane chips with the starburst hot stamps.
After finally tiring of the standard dice chips, I chose Starbursts because in my game we play a tournament early and cash late, and thus wanted a classic chip with no denominations for use in both.
My main chipset is a case of 1,000 Paulson TH&C Starbursts with a monogram on one side, in white, red, green and black. I bought these used, but it appeared that the previous owner never used them. Truly, a beautiful set, especially after a light oiling. These appear to be what sleepypiggly calls “LCVs”, with the tip of the cane facing left.
I also have small quantities (20-40 each) pink, orange, purple and grey Starbursts to use as higher-denomination chips when hosting a tourney, and as bounty chips.
One thing I’ve noticed, in trying to expand this set, is that there are TH&C Starbursts which have very different weights than my monogrammed ones.
The monogrammed ones are thicker and heavier. A stack of 10 chips is about 2-3 mm taller than what I consider the lower grade. At first glance, the chips appear identical, but when handled the difference is obvious. This makes expanding my set difficult.
I would be interested to know if anyone knows the full history of Paulson’s production lines of this type of chip, and will try to post the above with some pictures on an appropriate thread soon.
