Did you know that the production of poker chips dates back as far as the 19th Century? This is something that I recently discovered after reading a very interesting article about the history of poker chip collecting. Whilst these days poker chips are generally made from molded plastic, previous poker chips have been made from such materials as bone, wood, mother of pearl and even ivory.

The problem that players faced with the older materials was that an exact dollar amount could never really be given to the chip. Hence why these days plastic chips have become the norm ranging in different colors and graphics and each being given a monetary value.

One such site that provides an interesting collection of poker chips is Terry Lewin’s Poker Chip site. Terry offers a large catalogue of past and present chips with both images and description broken down into Casino establishements that they originate from. If you are an avid collector I highly recommend you check out Terry’s site to get a glimpse of his very extensive chip collection.