There is not much to report on here. Since we see a lot posts asking what the Chinese Chars on chips actually means, I thought I would post one I am pretty sure of. Also to let you California boys know the chip is out there. Unknown if there are other colors.

Thank you to MR S and a friend of his for the explanation. MR S is welcome to post if he wants to.

“You need to know in case anyone asks. The characters on the chips are what is called "Traditional" which is what was and is being used by Chinese in Calif., actually the whole West Coast. You might hear about "Simplified" which is a similar system considerably reduced and introduced in the 1950s or 60s - not well known here in the States. All of the chips will be in Traditional.”

“The written dialect I use is Cantonese, the main southern dialect, and which is what has been spoken here since the Gold Rush. However, as more Chinese come over from the mainland they are bringing Mandarin, the major and now official dialect in China. So you might get static on that score.”

I believe Mike Vuolo has 1 trader of this one.
Michael Vuolo (mike@pokergurus.com

I did not send it for research. I do not have a delivery date. All that could be found in the Mason records was the Die Tag. Mason considered it a “Special Die.” I am not sure of their thinking on some orders.

No date and B Chan. I wonder just how many Chan’s lived in Oakland over the years? Sort of like looking for B Smith. I know China Town in Oakland is a big community as they have their own Chamber Of Commerce. If my memory serves me there is another large China Town across the bay in that bother big CA city. Too many Chan’s.

After hearing from our friend, I believe the below scan is the correct orientation for the Chars.

Also from our friend MR S.
I can give you an immediate response on the grey/black chips.

I'll have to work on the other one a bit.
My note: He is talking about the ABC chip with a Char I posted last week. I added the info on the Char to that post.

Left: Wui - remit (or possibly "good for")
Right: Yun - source (of luck or wealth). Your image is tilted. The 3 dots should be in an up and down line. The character is upside down in the hand-drawn inscription.

The cash value is not shown. The gaming club probably put a value on each color. Very likely there are others like this in different colors.