I find myself struggling to put any of my "mint" chips into play, regardless of value. Once they hit the felt, they are no longer "mint".
As an example of my struggle, I was lucky enough to get two mint racks of the Jack Cincinnati $1s and pair them with the other mint Jack Cincinnati chips. I can't put the $1s into play. so instead I ordered a separate, identical Jack Cincinatti used set last week, and I will use that instead while the new chips remain new. To be honest, I am likely going to list the new Cincy chips for sale to make it easier on myself. Why have them if I won't use them?