Long ago I took an exacto knife to see if the playing cards were inlaid or paste-ons. I found them to be recessed some. I made this scan then, can't find the chip now. Back then I thought it was recessed some in the chip, like an inlay.

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Dean Martin (center), Richard Conte (2d right) and Jack Soo (left) playing poker in " Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (1963).
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