About the Australian Chip Guide
- Introduction to the ACG
- Contact Information
- Searching the ACG
- Submit Scans to the ACG
- ACG Guide Numbers
- Colour Abbreviations
- Chips to Trade and Sell
- My Collection
- Chip Terminology
- Links
- FAQ's
- Usage Guidelines
- Technical Information
Introduction to the ACG
The Australian Chip Guide was created to showcase the Casino Chips & Casino Memorabilia from Australian and New Zealand Casinos. In addition I wanted to create a Guide Number system that corresponded with the widely used and accepted Chip Guide and Caribbean Chip Guide.
The Chip Guide numbering or ID system uses a CG prefix while the Caribbean Chip Guide uses a CCG prefix. The Australian Chip Guide has followed the same protocols and all guide numbers feature an ACG prefix for ease of identification.
A bit about me. My name is Tim Harry and I am member R-7566 of the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club. I have been collecting casino chips since late May 2006. I collect chips from all over the world but my specialty is Australian & New Zealand chips.
I have been playing poker since early 2004 and currently work in the Poker Industry in South Australia. The search for a good home game set of chips is what first led me to ebay & where I bought my first ever casino chip. A few years have passed since then and my collection continues to grow day by day with no signs of slowing.
I hope you find this guide useful and I hope that this website gives back just a little to the hobby that I have enjoyed so much over the past years.
Contact Information
Tim Harry (R-7566)
South Australia, AUSTRALIA
e: tim@australianchipguide.com
m: +61 430 288 242
Should you have any questions, suggestions, comments or feedback in regards to the Australian Chip Guide then don't hesitate to drop me an email.
If when browsing this website you discover any errors or omissions in the ACG then please send me an email including as much detail as possible.
Searching the ACG
To search the database of chips & memorabilia on the Australian Chip Guide CLICK HERE.
Submit Scans to the ACG
If you would like to donate scans of Australian or New Zealand chips and memorabilia that are not already featured on the Australian Chip Guide then please CLICK HERE
ACG Guide Numbers
I have created the Australian Chip Guide numbers or ACG numbers for short, to make identification of Australian and New Zealand Casino Chips & Memorabilia quick and simple. Once assigned to a chip or item an ACG number will never change.
- BLACK ACG Numbers indicate that the chips or memorabilia item is in my collection.
- RED ACG Guide Numbers indicate that the chip or memorabilia ARE NOT in my collection. These scans have been donated by other collectors or gathered from the internet.
Any chip or memorabilia item that has a RED ACG number, I would like to add to my personal collection. Please email me at tim@australianchipguide.com if you are interested in selling or trading.
Colour Abbreviations
Throughout this website and where possible, I have used the colours of the Paulson Colour Samples to name the base colour of the chips and the insert colours on the chips. The full colour name is listed for the base colour of each chip but in the case of inserts I have abbreviated the colour names. Below are the abbreviations I use for the 78 Paulson Colours
ALM - Almond FORGRN - Forest Green OCNBLU - Ocean Blue APR - Apricot FCH - Fuschia OFFWHT - Off White AQU - Aqua GLD - Gold ORG - Orange ARCYEL - Arc Yellow GRP - Grape ORC - Orchid BAHBLU - Bahama Blue GRY - Grey PCH - Peach BEI - Beige HAWFLW - Hawaii Flower PET - Petunia BLK - Black HRZBLU - Horizon Blue PNK - Pink BLZORG - Blaze Orange HOTPNK - Hot Pink PLM - Plum BLP - Blurple ICEBLU - Ice Blue PUR - Purple BRZ - Bronze INDBLU - Indian Blue RADRED - Radiant Red BUT - Butterscotch LAV - Lavender RED - Red CANYEL - Canary Yellow LEMGRN - Lemon Green ROS - Rose CAR - Carrot LTBLU - Light Blue ROYBLU - Royal Blue CHA - Charcoal LTPNK - Light Pink ROYRED - Royal Red CHE - Cherry LIL - Lilac RUS - Russet CHO - Chocolate LIMGRN - Lime Green SAL - Salmon COF - Coffee MAR - Maroon SEAGRN - Sea Green COLORG - Colon Orange MAU - Mauve SHRGRN - Sherbet Green DSY - Daisy MEL - Melon SHRORG - Sherbet Orange DKBLU - Dark Blue METGLD - Metallic Gold SHOGRY - Showboat Grey DKBRN - Dark Brown METSIL - Metallic Silver SKYBLU - Sky Blue DKGRN - Dark Green MNTGRN - Mint Green SUN - Sunrise DAYBLU - Day Blue MOSGRN - Moss Green TAN - Tan DAYGRN - Day Green MNZGRN - Munzell Green WAT - Watermelon DESFLW - Desert Flower MUS - Mustard WHT - White DOLBLU - Dolphin Blue NVYBLU - Navy Blue YEL - Yellow
Chips to Trade and Sell
For a complete and searchable database of all the chips I have to trade, feel free to browse through the Chips for Trade section.
If you have any Australian or New Zealand Casino Chips or Memorabilia to sell then please drop me an email. I am always on the lookout for variations of chips I already have and of course, chips I do not already have in my personal collection. Just email me and let me know!
My Collection
My collection of chips has no boundaries! Despite this being the Australian Chip Guide, I have a vast collection of chips from around the world. Check out the My Collection section.
Guide Numbers
Also known as ID#'s or catalogue numbers. The Guide numbers used on this site are the identifying numbers I use for the chips in my collection. These are taken from a few different sources that I have found is either the best way or the most commonly accepted way to indentify particular chips.
Any chip that does not have a guide number has either
a) not been catalogued with guide numbers
b) does not have guide numbers that I am aware of, or
c) has a numbering system that I currently do not use.Publications
- The Chip Rack : TCR numbers. Covers all casinos from Nevada, USA
- The Casino Chips of Washington State : WA numbers. Used for the majority of Washington Casinos but excluding Washington Casinos listed on the Chip Guide
Websites
- Australian Chip Guide : ACG numbers. Covers all of Australia & New Zealand
- Chip Guide : CG numbers. Covers a vast majority of US casinos (excluding Nevada)
- Caribbean Chip Guide : CCG numbers. Covers all of the Caribbean as well as some Central & South American Casinos
- Ships & Chips : All Cruise Ship guide numbers use the Ships & Chips identification numbers.
- Canadian Casino Chip Guide : CCG#- numbers. Covers all of Canada
Chip Terminology
Please click here for an extensive list of the terminology used in the chip collecting hobby. The link will take you to the terminology page on the CC>CC website.
FAQs
What is H&C? What is an insert? How do a clean a chip? For the answers to these questions and many more the best place to go is the Casino Chip & Gaming Tokens Collectors Club website. Click on the title that best relates to your query and you will be taken to the corresponding page on the CC>CC website.
Usage Guidelines
When using this site you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.
You may use the information and images within this website for personal, non-commercial uses only. Information and images may be used for want lists or posting to online collecting forums such as the Chip Guide.
You MAY NOT use any image found within the Australian Chip Guide on auctions sites such as eBay.
Technical Information
The site was created in PHP/HTML, and the backend database is contained in MySQL. Everything is online, so any changes I need to make are done via the website so they are live instantly. For more information please contact David Murrin.