I agree with everything you say about the HP casino and especially the $8.00 Plaque. HOWEVER, I don't think that any of the chips in the set of 3 should win the COTY award as they were not issued chips to be used in any game--they were just commemmoratives to be purchased by collectors and given to high rollers as gifts.

That being said, I still think they were the best looking "chips" issued in the year 2001 and probably for the year 2002 as well.