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I just don't understand why so much color is coming off of these so easily. Most casino chips do not even look that bad. I have clay sample from preyty much every other maker and have not noticed this happen to any of them.

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I don't have much experience with Paulsons except at the casinos and the JB samples, but maybe they get dirty so easily because they're new? Maybe they just need to be broken in for a while. Maybe the the casino Paulson's dirtied each other up when they were new also. Look how worn down the casino chips get on the edges; that clay has to be going somewhere (probably onto other chips).
Anyway, given my options in home chips right now, having dirty chips is a small price to pay for the feel of those Paulsons. IMO, the Nevada Jack/Martini Club clay samples I have feel and sound like plastic compared to the Paulsons.

Edit: the chips were also pretty chalky/powdery when I first got them but it's basically gone away. Maybe the chalky powdery stuff adds to the grime and the chips will stay cleaner as the powdery stuff gets rubbed off.