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[kat101001]

Hey everyone! New here. Has anyone ever come across a piece like this?

 

[Tommy]

Hey everyone! New here. Has anyone ever come across a piece like this?

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/search/1695881/?q=Horseshoe+Cincinnati+$5&c[title_only]=1&o=relevance

 

[Gear]

I think OP's point was that the mold appears to be double-stamped?

 

[kat101001]

I think OP's point was that the mold appears to be double-stamped?

Yes, it seems to be double stamped. I just wonder if anyone else has seen one like this and how rare it is

 

[Tommy]

AHHH, I didn't notice that. Cool chip.

 

[JWC]

Yes, I have seen double stamps (sm crown, H+C, and likely others). However, they are unusual to come across. Great find.

 

[kat101001]

Yes, I have seen double stamps (sm crown, H+C, and likely others). However, they are unusual to come across. Great find.

Cool, thanks for the input!!!

 

[Colquhoun]

It has been called ghost molding.
This from @BGinGA:

Some clay chip manufacturers press chips twice during the manufacturing process. The first time is to solidify the slug (consisting of raw cut clay plus the clay inserts/spots), and the second pressing is to add the inlay and final mold markings.

This is typically done to quickly create a large number of (spotted) blanks, which are later used to create a variety of chips (sometimes with different inlays and/or mold markings, sometimes not). It's sort of the clay chip version of a production line, performing dissimilar steps separately to increase speed and minimize opportunity for errors.

Done correctly, any mold markings from the first pressing will disappear and be replaced by the markings of the mold used in the second pressing. If temp/time/pressure is not correct, the markings from the first pressing may remain (referred to as ghost marks or ghosting).

There's also a photo of a ghosted THC chip in this thread:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/mistake-chips-thc-double-thc-mold.76952/

Spooky!