Hello all, thank you for allowing me to be a part of this great hobby

Well its been just over a year since I started collecting. I thought it would be fun to share my "statistics" of what I've amassed this year. My collection to some would be considered small and obscure as there is really no focus to what I collect. Basically if I like the chip, I try to collect it!

I have acquired through trade, purchase and/or gifts 226 chips this year, 10 silver strikes, 1 pair of dice (which I really like despite the fact they are cracking) and 47 tokens.

The dice are from the "Greyhound Casino" in Reno. Again they are showing signs of age as they are cracking. If anyone has a nicer set they would like to part with, please let me know, maybe we can work something out. Also, I know they are rare, but I would like chips from the Greyhound Casino. I certainly do not mind used chips, in fact I like my older chips to be "aged" just not abused. Please let me know if you have extras to sell at a fair price (whatever that may be, possibly out of my price range).

I've lurched on this site for the past year, usually not adding to the conversation much, but now I'm gaining some comfort, so I would like to say "hello, I'm Shawn, its nice to meet you!"

Here are a couple photos of my favorite additions to my collection this year! Much the best!