"It's a part of
Richard Jimenez is talking about not one, but 270 pieces of
"A lot of the poker chips that are out there, when they closed down the gambling they got discarded and thrown out so the only chips that are available are from people who used to own the businesses or the people that gambled that hung on to a few after it stopped," says Jimenez.
From chips to pennies, 22 dealers showed off their prized possessions and some turned a profit on hard to find coins!
"Even the 2010 pennies that have come in, I have yet to see them; I had to get them from one of the collectors here, the dealers, because I haven't even seen them yet, can't even get them at the bank," says president of the Coin and Collectible show, Ed Gyorfy.
Ed Gyorfy is amazed at how a brand new coin can become so hot!
"It's just history, and it changes constantly, and there is always something new coming out which makes the older stuff even more collectible and more interesting and there is just so many stories behind it," says Gyorfy.
Some of the chips seem impossible to find but it's events like this where Richard meets new people to help him add to his collection.
"A woman that I got a hold of in Twin Falls and she got these chips from those two clubs; she called last week and said she found some more chips that were a different color," says Jimenez.
For Richard, it's more than collecting poker chips it's the experience and the education that comes with it.
"When you sit down and talk with them, you get a lot of history and stories, and how it went on and the fact that a lot of people would spend their whole checks on it," explains Jimenez.
While this show may be ending, the quest certainly isn't over for Richard. He'll be packing his bags in a couple weeks and heading to
Source: kidk.com
