That's just one-tenth? You do have a lot of work.

If you're looking for the easiest home runs, find all your

Paulson top hat and cane chips (SHC and LHC)
TR King small crown chips

Start there. It's not that there is nothing valuable in the other piles, it's just that the highest amount of appreciation will be very concentrated in these two kinds of chips.

Personally, I'm collecting the first type. Pink 25c chips, yellow 50c chips, blue $1 chips, red $5 chips, and green $25 chips from casinos.

Good luck with the simplifying! It's a hard task.