Favorite Paulson Fantasy Set? (1 Viewer)

[Holdenyed]

New member around here, what is y’all’s favorite Paulson fantasy set, send pics if you already have one and how much you bought for.

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

I like them all but I still got a soft spot for my 1st Paulson set:

If I ever get the chance to pick up an excellent condition Avalon Club I probably would...

 

[allforcharity]

Oh, boy.

 

[Hot Nuts]

I am not a swinger either.

 

[Huskerchipper]

Same here with Pharaohs... my first major purchase when I caught the chip bug. Still have around 2,000 of them lil buggers in near mint condition. How much did i pay? Who knows...

 

[Pippa]

VLV

 

[DirtyTIVA]

Tiger Palace

 

[kmccormick100]

And I suppose these are fantasy, though I tend to hold that term for the older leaded sets sold in the gift shops

 

[l33tf0b]

 

[Jacks]

Tiger Palace

“What’s your favorite car?”

“Ford”

 

[allforcharity]

CDI98

 

[Holdenyed]

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That’s my Grail set right there! Awesome set!

 

[GUnit]

*UPDATE* NOW I Finally got the perfect set! Never see any of this set posted for sale any more.

 

[TheChipVault]

CDI FTW

 

[cpac54]

My first set of real poker chips were the Paulson NPS. Still hold a special place in my chipping heart and for my money, the best of all the Paulson fantasy sets.

 

[acezag]

My first set of real poker chips were the Paulson NPS. Still hold a special place in my chipping heart and for my money, the best of all the Paulson fantasy sets.
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LOVE the yin/yang of the blue and red chips together. Definition of simple beauty.

 

[Vuelone]

Hallo ...a month a go...i paid 800 swiss francs for 600 Chips ...i think its a good price

 

[BGinGA]

No love for Scandia?

 

[allforcharity]

No love for Scandia?

Shaped inlay on the Web mold? Sure! But I haven't got any.

 

[ant812]

i love my pharoahs. i think i love the casino de isthmus just as much.

 

[MeridianFC]

I don't own either of these much to my sadness. Pictures lifted from elsewhere here.

Le Cove

Tiger Secondary

 

[SSTB2213]

I just came from the chip database and was wondering what “fantasy” meant. I thought that they were just concepts and not produced, but clearly the sets were made. So what does “fantasy” mean exactly? And I thougt the Big Tops looked nice.

 

[ovo]

Casino de Isthmus 98

 

[Tonysquander]

 

[upNdown]

I just came from the chip database and was wondering what “fantasy” meant. I thought that they were just concepts and not produced, but clearly the sets were made. So what does “fantasy” mean exactly? And I thougt the Big Tops looked nice.

As far as i can tell, fantasy just means a set sold to the public, with a theme, that aren’t actual casino chips.
Personally I wouldn’t consider Big Tops or Tigers or any other NAGB sets to be fantasy sets. They’re similar, but they’re something different. Paulson didn’t sell these to the public.
The Paulson fantasy chips all used (or shared) a very limited number of base colors + spot patterns and colors. Which explains why some larger sets like casino de Mexico actually have duplicate chips with different denominations in the same set. And this is another reason why NAGB chips don’t fit into the Fantasy category.

 

[Kam]

Oooo… if you ever need someone to list in your will for this set *raises hand*

Gorgeous set. Bravo sir.

Did you buy when they came out or claw them out of the classifieds over the years?

 

[Tonysquander]

Oooo… if you ever need someone to list in your will for this set *raises hand*

Gorgeous set. Bravo sir.

Did you buy when they came out or claw them out of the classifieds over the years?

Scratched, clawed, searched, fought and bled (money) to get to get to this point. Still need to 48 shaped $5s to finish it out. Someday…

 

[allforcharity]

Paulson fantasy = leaded (usually)
Paulson NAGB = not leaded

 

[allforcharity]

My pic contribution. This is not complete, there's several hundred still to be cleaned and oiled before adding to the collection.

 

[upNdown]

Paulson fantasy = leaded (usually)

Do you know this to be true?
I wasn’t chipping when Paulson was cranking out these sets, so I don’t know the dates. But I’ve always assumed that many/most/a lot of the Paulson fantasy chips were produced post lead.