Good suggestion, Rich. Like Robert mentioned in his
post, the Crest and Seal chips are excellent
examples of vintage, high-quality litho inlay chips.
When one starts to study the different types on
inlays (as you've noted with the clear inlays) along
with the protected (sealed) and unprotected
(sometimes cross-hatched surfaces) slugs with all
three variations of edges, is when it really starts
to become interesting, especially when one club may
have had at least two types in play. When I first
purchased the Green Mill Inn Crest and Seals from
Keith (New Orleans) years ago, I did not realize the
slug was made in both the sharp square edge as
well as the rounded edge. I didn't notice if the
new colors of the "GMI" chips that made their debut
in Biloxi were also
of both types as the previous discovered colors.
Speaking of the word "type," I like
to use that term when it come to the Crest and Seal
descriptions -- since there are a few different
"types" that have been made through the years.
There are still lots of questiond to be answered
regarding the C&S chip, Rich, and I'm doing my best
to have some of the readers on this board who have
vast C&S collections to come forward as did Allan,
Robert and myself to share and tell us a little
more of what they found in types of inlay/mold
construction.