But what if there were no Mason records? Would you still be telling Kevin all the reasons why his chips couldn't be from the Merchants?

Remember, just because you haven't seen it or it doesn't fit into your concept of what chips from a particular club should look like doesn't the chips aren't legitmate.

The lady in question with respect to the BH is 79. I admit the numbers don't fit. However I know of a 70 year c&s that can still be found in the club to this day. Only a couple of employees know where they are. Chips sometimes do survive.