Welcome to a fascinating hobby. I am glad to see you join the club and now have access to a wealth of knowledge and history from the members of this board and the library. The only piece of advise I can give you is to find and use some sort of cataloging software. Do this before the collection gets too large or you will never catch up. The Collector's Assistant is an excellent one. Get "The chip Rack" and "The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide". Both books are a must have, and both have been revised this year.