Question on Paulsons (1 Viewer)

[afitfarmer]

Is there a year to stay above that is generally "safe" for Paulsons to not have lead? I am newer to poker chips and I am interested in getting samples of CPC and Paulsons but wasn't sure about the lead

 

[jamesjkim]

1955-1965 -- made by Burt Co. for C&J, LCV only, no lead

1965-1975 -- made by Burt Co. for Paulson, LCV only, no lead

1975-1977 -- made by Burt Co. for Paulson, LCV and SCV, no lead

1975-1998 -- made by Paulson, LCV and SCV, leaded formula

1998-2002 -- made by Paulson, LCV and SCV, both leaded and unleaded as color formulas were switched to unleaded

2002-2006 -- made by GPI, both molds, unleaded except for six colors

 

[Ben8257]

The lead in poker chips is extremely dangerous!! It can give you finger cancer and eventually they fall off without any cure!

Avoid them at all cost! I wish someone had told me that before I invested hundreds of thousands in leaded poker chips…

Now they don’t even call me Ben anymore, I’m just “nubbs”

Save yourself and buy Tina chips!

 

[allforcharity]

Pre-1998 for lead.
Post-2005 for no lead.

 

[Colquhoun]

And unless you're ingesting the chips or breathing in chip dust, I can't imagine there's much danger from the lead in chips.

 

[afitfarmer]

Thanks for the replies everyone! I wasn't too concerned, but thought I'd check. I don't think I'll be milling anything I buy anytime soon, but I have a buddy who likes doing projects like that and wanted to check before I bought something.