Dunes Commemorative 25¢ versions (1 Viewer)

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I recently purchased some Dunes commemoratives, a stack of 10 25¢ chips from a random ebayer, and a sample set from a well known retailer. Both stacks feel similar to a Nexgen Pro sample set I have.

At first glance, I thought they were identical. But then I looked closer. Besides the font differences, the eBay chips average 9.21g and the sample set chip is 8.8g on my scale. The eBay chips also appear more vibrant, with brighter whites and blues.

So now I'm wondering what I have: 2 different versions of the same chip? A chip and a knock-off/counterfeit?
 
Different runs for sure (same maker). I'm not sure which run was first the lighter or darker.
The most noticeable differences I have seen are in the red and yellow runs.

Here are some of my chips as examples...

Darker chips on top:
238278



Brighter chips on top:
238281



Darker chips on the right. Also there are subtle differences in the labels as well.
238279
 
When I bought them at Spinettis back in 2014, I got - for the same buy - reds with different variations.
 

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