...are partically aimed at newbies. Hoping to get more new collectors interested in the illegals and their history.
For example does a $5 house chip from say, Caesars Palace have any where near the history that the $5 Silver Rail has?

The "Era Of The Illegals" lasted close to 30 years and ended almost 50 years ago in N KY 1961 because of a former Cleveland Brown quarterback and a beatiful young lady named April Flowers. I will post her story again in my series of posts.
AHHHH-The lovely April.

Do the math, the old timers that can tell us these stories are dying off fast.

The illegals are a fastenating part of our hobby and most are fairly reasonable to collect. But you have to have a love for the history.