Hi Jim,

Thanks for the words of wisdom. I'm 21 from the St. Louis metro area. Honestly, I got interested in this in a rather off-beat way. I'm a huge fan of the Rat Pack, and in doing research on them, I became fascinated with the golden age of Vegas, so I hopped on eBay and started looking for some chips from casinos such as The Sands and various places around in that time. Those are probably some of the neatest chips I've seen as of yet.

I've been to a few casinos and I never even thought that the chips could be collectible. Imagine my surprise when I started all the research today. Again, thanks for the kind words of wisdom and the warm welcome!