John I agree with you wholeheartedly as far as provenance goes when buying from someone trusted. I know that many of these generics now being offered and purchased at very high prices came from Richard Carbin’s personal collection which was purchased by the seller a few years ago. If I purchase these for my collection I can feel confident they are legit. However, the further away they get the less the trust means and if I should represent them like this when selling it turns into a got it from a guy who knew a guy who got it from a guy who said............ So all we really need to satisfy is our own belief in where it comes from. It is certainly not wrong having a chip in your collection that is “similar” to the chips that were used at (insert casino name here)