Poker chips with pictures to denote different dollar amount

Abstract

A special poker chip is manufactured to have special indicia thereon. The chip will be formed of special materials and will have special markings and colors. The value of the poker chips depends on the markings and the value of one chip relative to a second depends on the dominance of the marking on the one chip relative to the second chip. The chips can be collected in the manner of coin collecting.

1 . A method of using a poker chip comprising:
 A) decorating each poker chip of a plurality of poker chips with special ornamentation;   B) assigning a value to each chip depending on the decoration thereon; and   C) valuing each of the chips vis a vis other chips according to the decoration on the chips.   
   
   
       2 . The method defined in  claim 1  further including a step of collecting the chips; and grouping the chips into groups consisting of “very rare,” “rare,” “scarce,” “uncommon,” and “very common.” 
   
   
       3 . The method defined in  claim 2  wherein the chips are colored by adding special colorants. 
   
   
       4 . The method defined in  claim 2  wherein the chips are organized to correspond to selected organizations. 
   
   
       5 . A method of using a poker chip comprising:
 A) decorating different sets of chips, where each set of chips has a different animal figure thereon;   B) assigning a value to each set of chips depending on the animal figure on the each set of chips; and   C) valuing each set of chips vis a vis other set of chips according to the dominance of the animal figure on the each set of chips.