Hi Jim,

I would agree that in many of the examples you've given what was done was "repairing" a chip rather than "counterfeiting" it. But I was under the impression that in some cases what was done in the brass core case that has caused all the recent controversy was to remove the original plastic and replace it with a color that was not actually used by the casino, creating what some might view as a valuable "error" chip. Seems to me that's a completely different kettle of fish. By the way, do you know if or where any of these chips are currently available for sale and at what price in case any of the board readers are interested in acquiring them? I'd expect they'd be available for low prices (say under $10) from what I've read about the circumstances surrounding their creation. Also, if we know how many non-W brass core chips were created, seems like that would be a good thing to communicate to the chip collecting community. If we're talking just a handful that's a different situation than if hundreds were created.