Key West: New $20 chip for 2016? (1 Viewer)

[dennis63]

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The Key West is considering a new $20 chip in 2016

In January, 2013, we did a limited-edition $20 chip at the request of some members. Working with Michael Dambauch and the old ASM, we made a charcoal gray $20 chip with red 312 spots. Only 80 of these chips were ever produced. Honestly, I thought the color of the charcoal $20, shown below in a photo taken by Mike at ASM, was a bit dark for the Key West theme.

So now, I'm thinking about placing that $20 inlay on a new chip -- something more in line with the Key West colors.

Base colors:

I like the idea of making the chip green, but a different green from the $25 chip. Chances are, the $20 and $25 won't be on the same table.

Spot colors:

Light chocolate reminds me of the colors in a coconut palm tree, as does green and dark green.

The Question at hand:

1. Should we do a green $20 chip?
2. Which of the potential designs do you like best?

What to do about the old $20s?

Exchange them, of course. If we create a new light green $20 chip, and you own any charcoal gray and red $20 chips, send them to me and I will send you light green $20s for the cost of the shipping.

Timing?

If we go with a new $20, Classic Poker Chips, I will place the order ASAP. They will likely be produced some time in the first quarter of 2016. I anticipate they will arrive in March.






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[jbutler]

Love a light green/dark green or light green/retro green chip, but I'd go with a different base color. It's just super confusing to me when I'm looking at a green chip between $5 and $100 and it's not a $25.

 

[dennis63]

Love a light green/dark green or light green/retro green chip, but I'd go with a different base color. It's just super confusing to me when I'm looking at a green chip between $5 and $100 and it's not a $25.

I'm definitely open to ideas for a different base color. A unique base color for the $20 would be great.

 

[jbutler]

I'm definitely open to ideas for a different base color. A unique base color for the $20 would be great.

As much as I like the charcoal chip above, now that you mention it I agree that the spots make it a bit too dark for the Key West theme. How about with DG Pink spots, though?

 

[links_slayer]

I'm not in the market for these so take this for what it's worth: I don't like green for a $20 chip in a set that uses standard/traditional colors for the rest of the chips

 

[Mr Tree]

Maybe use Saturn yellow? It is an extremely green yellow

 

[atomiktoaster]

Same here. Not in the market, but don't like a green $20 (esp. with a red $5). Make sure you compare the new options to both the white and blue 1 though. I had a really nice light blue $20 going, until I remembered about the other singles.

 

[jbutler]

Maybe use Saturn yellow? It is an extremely green yellow

I did think of this. Does the yellow spot on the $1 give you any doubts about saturn for the $20 base?

 

[Mr Tree]

I did think of this. Does the yellow spot on the $1 give you any doubts about saturn for the $20 base?

I'm on my phone so I can't easily mock it up but I'd love to see Saturn yellow base with some sort of green spot mocked up. I bet it would look substantially different from the $1. It is a really distinct version of yellow.

 

[jbutler]

I'm on my phone so I can't easily mock it up but I'd love to see Saturn yellow base with some sort of green spot mocked up. I bet it would look substantially different from the $1. It is a really distinct version of yellow.

Saturn with regular green looks good to me as a chip, but I'm not sold on it with the $1.

 

[Mr Tree]

Saturn with regular green looks good to me as a chip, but I'm not sold on it with the $1.

It certainly looks like a Key West chip

 

[courage]

Given the traditional color scheme throughout, I think the base almost has to be yellow. So saturn or canary, prolly charcoal or pink spot would fit in.

 

[dennis63]

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A day glow Saturn $20 with green spots, and a canary $20 with light green spots. Interesting...

 

[MoscowRadio]

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A day glow Saturn $20. Interesting...

I honestly like this color combination best. The Saturn Yellow is a lot different than the Yellow on the $1 chip and it really seems like a Key West Chip.

 

[Mr Tree]

Given the traditional color scheme throughout, I think the base almost has to be yellow. So saturn or canary, prolly charcoal or pink spot would fit in.
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Courage approves of my base color choice. I feel like I just graduated.

 

[courage]

Courage approves of my base color choice. I feel like I just graduated.

It's so gratifying when one of my slower students makes huge progress. :(y) :thumbsup:

 

[Mr Tree]

It's so gratifying when one of my slower students makes huge progress. :(y) :thumbsup:

I thought it was normally a five year degree?

 

[dennis63]

The poll and OP photos have been updated to include choices suggested above.

 

[courage]

The problem I have with green spots is that it's also on the $100.

 

[BGinGA]

Green spots on a yellow $20 won't fit well with the black hundo which has green spots.

Here are a few choices that will meld much better with the existing cash chips:

I like all of these, almost equally.

 

[courage]

maybe dg saturn with dg tiger?

 

[Forty4]

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maybe dg saturn with dg tiger?

This is what I was thinking, but the lavender isn't bad either.

 

[MoscowRadio]

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maybe dg saturn with dg tiger?

After remembering that the $100 chip had green spots, this is the exact color combo I had in mind.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Saturn/Tiger keep any replication of colors off the table for the whole set. Plus, since Saturn and Tiger are new to the CPC color line-up (since the release of the Key West line) it really feels like something that couldn't be done until now (as opposed to an oversight in such an excellent set).

 

[Mr Tree]

Yeah I gotta jump on that bandwagon. DG Saturn/DG Tiger is a winner

 

[dennis63]

After remembering that the $100 chip had green spots, this is the exact color combo I had in mind.

Saturn/Tiger keep any replication of colors off the table for the whole set. Plus, since Saturn and Tiger are new to the CPC color line-up (since the release of the Key West line) it really feels like something that couldn't be done until now (as opposed to an oversight in such an excellent set).

DG Saturn and DG tiger seems too bright to me for this set. The Key West colors are pretty low key. For some reason, the bright redish orange of DG tiger just doesn't say "Key West," (or "$20") to me, unless we're talking about one of those bars in Key West where the guys wear dresses.

(The other issue I would have in offering a DG Saturn / DG Tiger chip is that a large number of people would place an order for one chip in order to get samples of CPC's two new colors.

I'm wondering if we could every possibly settle on just one $20 chip...

 

[Mr Tree]

I wonder if two DG colors that bright wouldn't be too bright. The colors in this set are pretty low key...

I'm wondering if we could every possibly settle on just one $20 chip.

Do you have a full current color sample set? Pull them out and put them next to some existing chips.

 

[BGinGA]

DG Saturn and DG tiger seems too bright to me for this set. The Key West colors are pretty low key...

I totally agree.... and that's exactly why I went with regular orange instead of dg tiger in my mock ups. I'm leaning towards the light chocolate spots as a good fit for the subtle Key West colors. DG saturn isn't as bright as some of the other DG colors.

 

[BGinGA]

Dennis, here's canary with light chocolate..... and I think I like it best of all:

 

[links_slayer]

Do you think that's too much yellow?