I started collecting in 1960 with my first trip to Las Vegas. I just kept a $5 chip from every casino I visited. As the years went by, many of those casinos closed. In 1997 I discovered that there were other "crazies" like me that also like to collect chips and I joined the, then, Casino Chip and Gaming Token Collectors Club, now the CCA.. Since that time, I have focused primarily of $5 and $100 chips from Las Vegas.

I would follow the advice of others and pick chips that really interest you. Elsewhere on the board today is an individual selling his $1 chip collection. Maybe that is a way for you to get a head-start!

Most of all, do it because you enjoy it, not because you think you will make money out of it. Most collectors only sell chips to buy more!!!

Good luck,

Rich Hodges (Broke All The Time)
LM-168