CPC's Atlantic Room Has Two Options... What Does It Mean? (2 Viewers)

[hazzdaddy]

Hi Guys!

Sorry that I am new to poker chips... Through recommendations, I found out that people generally praises CPC for their quality. So I wanted to buy a set when their factory finishes moving. However, I just wanted to know what is the difference between "Atlantic AMOLD" and "Atlantic HHR"? Thank you guys!

 

[Timmah]

The molds are the different looks of the chips. Here’s the CPC link for their different molds.

https://www.classicpokerchips.com/images/moldsamples.jpg

A-mold is in first row far left, and the HHR mold is in the third row far left.

 

[BKisback]

Molds are the metal plates into which the clay discs are pressed (under heat) to form a hardened clay chip. Different molds have different designs, so the A mold has a series of A's and dashes while the HHR (Horsehead Right) has a series of horseheads facing right. Here is the same chip just on the two different molds.

 

[Chipandchair]

A molds have an A. HHR is a horse head (looking) right

 

[Nex]

The mold, by the way, doesn't just change the looks of the chip. The texture you feel also comes from the mold. There's molds that produce a very rough texture while others produce a smooth or very smooth one. This also influences a little how the chips stack (though all properly made CPCs stack well). And it does strongly influence how the inlay looks like.

In general, you may want to pick up a sample set of molds to compare what feels best to you. However if the only two molds in question for you are ACREST and HHR, both of them have a very similar texture which is more on the rough side. If you like to have smoother texture, you'll want to check out FDL, DSQ, SCROWN and LCROWN.

 

[SteveEH]

Get samples. Shuffle sacks of 10 from each mold you like the look of. Then you can really get a good idea of how they handle and break in.

For stock CPC options, don't forget about Key West from @dennis63

 

[Newenne]

Do you mean Atlantic Club? If so I have a set here in Australia. I can send photos and a few samples

 

[Gus]

"Atlantic Club" = a fantasy casino, meaning the chips will resemble casino chips but aren't from a real existing casino. "Atlantic Club" was one of CPC's in-house "Fantasy Casino" options, sold as a stock set with standardized colors. This enabled people to buy chips right away, whereas a custom order would take many months to receive.

Atlantic Club would be the info in the center of the chip, while the chip's "Mold" is the ornamentation around the edge. The "A" mold has "A's" around its rim, whereas the HHR has horseheads. It's like getting a sports team jersey in the home colors vs away colors. Same info, but different visual design.

CPC whitelabels chips for "Key West Resort Casino" meaning this one buyer buys in bulk from CPC and sells them himself, under his own created fantasy casino called "Key West Resort" which of course doesn't exist as a real casino. He has them priced very competitively, and I believe has ample stock if you wanted to buy a set today. They're on the "H" mold which I quite like, very classic and widely used across Vegas casinos back in the day (but no longer).

https://www.keywestresortcasino.com/casino-chip-info.html

I doubt CPC will continue making Atlantic Club after they move, but I could be wrong. The new owner plans to do a design contest for the new "Stock set" to be offered, which will probably be a new "fantasy" casino name, a particular mold, and a standardized color progression across the denominations. I'd expect that's a long time from now however, so if you want some CPC chips check the classifieds or consider Key West.

 

[hazzdaddy]

The molds are the different looks of the chips. Here’s the CPC link for their different molds.

https://www.classicpokerchips.com/images/moldsamples.jpg

A-mold is in first row far left, and the HHR mold is in the third row far left.

thanks a lot!

"Atlantic Club" = a fantasy casino, meaning the chips will resemble casino chips but aren't from a real existing casino. "Atlantic Club" was one of CPC's in-house "Fantasy Casino" options, sold as a stock set with standardized colors. This enabled people to buy chips right away, whereas a custom order would take many months to receive.

Atlantic Club would be the info in the center of the chip, while the chip's "Mold" is the ornamentation around the edge. The "A" mold has "A's" around its rim, whereas the HHR has horseheads. It's like getting a sports team jersey in the home colors vs away colors. Same info, but different visual design.

CPC whitelabels chips for "Key West Resort Casino" meaning this one buyer buys in bulk from CPC and sells them himself, under his own created fantasy casino called "Key West Resort" which of course doesn't exist as a real casino. He has them priced very competitively, and I believe has ample stock if you wanted to buy a set today. They're on the "H" mold which I quite like, very classic and widely used across Vegas casinos back in the day (but no longer).

https://www.keywestresortcasino.com/casino-chip-info.html

I doubt CPC will continue making Atlantic Club after they move, but I could be wrong. The new owner plans to do a design contest for the new "Stock set" to be offered, which will probably be a new "fantasy" casino name, a particular mold, and a standardized color progression across the denominations. I'd expect that's a long time from now however, so if you want some CPC chips check the classifieds or consider Key West.

hopefully they come up with a better design!

Get samples. Shuffle sacks of 10 from each mold you like the look of. Then you can really get a good idea of how they handle and break in.

For stock CPC options, don't forget about Key West from @dennis63

Thank you!

The mold, by the way, doesn't just change the looks of the chip. The texture you feel also comes from the mold. There's molds that produce a very rough texture while others produce a smooth or very smooth one. This also influences a little how the chips stack (though all properly made CPCs stack well). And it does strongly influence how the inlay looks like.

In general, you may want to pick up a sample set of molds to compare what feels best to you. However if the only two molds in question for you are ACREST and HHR, both of them have a very similar texture which is more on the rough side. If you like to have smoother texture, you'll want to check out FDL, DSQ, SCROWN and LCROWN.

Thanks!

Molds are the metal plates into which the clay discs are pressed (under heat) to form a hardened clay chip. Different molds have different designs, so the A mold has a series of A's and dashes while the HHR (Horsehead Right) has a series of horseheads facing right. Here is the same chip just on the two different molds.
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thanks!

 

[MC_CPA]

Edit - intentionally left blank misread the post. Cool chips!