Its always odd the cage people and their attitudes toward this. I have a story about when the LVC came out with their new $5 chips as well. I went to the cage to get one and the lady got me one. The cage manager was nearby and she said "wait a second, that one is dirty, get him one from the box". They went onto the shelf and pulled out a rack of 100 in the box that you get from the manufacturer and got me an uncirculated one.

Back in the olden days, before time was time, you could go to the Aladdin and ask for a souvenir chip and they would put it in a direct fit capsule for you, but then you go next door and they would look at you like you were telling them you just killed their dog.