Blue Chip Company Protégé Variants

What makes a variant?

The primary goal when determining variants was to make classifications based on what an average player would readily identify as 'different'. This means that a chipper may identify discrepancies within a variant. These variant-local discrepancies manifest primarily in the following ways:

• Minor inconsistencies in the color of the clay
• Varying print quality in the inlay

Any deviation from standard sizing also constitutes a new variant, regardless of the other characteristics. The most obvious manifestation of this is diameter discrepancies. There also exist examples of deviations in chip thickness which mandate 67.7mm racks. While the average player probably would not notice either problem, it is presumed that a chipper looking for consistency within a set of Protégé would find any size variations to be a deal breaker.

The colors referenced in the table below are approximately relative to each other. They are not meant as references to official BCC color names.

Info

• Final design by William R. Coughlan (Magus_23).
• Design process was 'by committee' comprising of members from ChipTalk.net. The design process took approximately 9 months.
• Produced by Blue Chip Company for Sidepot.
• Features the Cigar & Snifter mold.
• Supplemental variants were produced a single time. All the primary chips had multiple production runs.
• The primary denominations produced with the supplementals are sometimes identifiable because of their inlay differences.
• Almost every variant will fit snugly in 66.7mm racks. Those requiring 67.7mm are noted.
• 24 chip denominations.
• 55 known chip variants.
• 8 known button variants.
• 13 known plaque variants.

Contributors

• Irish @ PokerChipForum
• grantc54 @ PokerChipForum
• Split @ PokerChipForum
• Thomacetti @ PokerChipForum
• Joe Harris @ PokerChipForum

Known Chip Variants

Denom	Variant	Design	Image	Group	Rarity	Notes	Clay Color		Inlay Text
			Tap for gallery				Base	Spot	Color	Size	Notes
5¢	v1			Supplemental	Rare	Only variant	Lilac	Dark Purple	Lilac	Normal
10¢	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Lime Green	Yellow	Lime Green	Normal
25¢	v1			Supplemental	Legendary		Pink tint	Dark Red	Hot Pink	Normal
25¢	v2			Primary	Common		Pink tint	Dark Red	Black	Large	Light background
25¢	v3			Primary	Common		White	Dark Red	Dark Pink	Normal	Text color inconsistencies
25¢	v4			Primary	Common		Pink tint	Dark Red	Dark Pink	Normal	Text color inconsistencies
25¢	v5			Primary	Common		Pink tint	Dark Red	Black	Large	High contrast background
25¢	v6			Primary	Legendary		White	Dark Red	Black	Large
25¢	v7			Primary	Common		White	Dark Red	Black	Large
25¢	v8			Primary	Common	67.7mm rack only. Otherwise v5	White	Dark Red	Black	Large
Denom	Variant	Design	Image	Group	Rarity	Notes	Clay Color		Inlay Text
			Tap for gallery				Base	Spot	Color	Size	Notes
50¢	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Purple	Pink	Purple	Normal
$1	v1			Primary	Common		Sky Blue	White	Blue	Normal
$1	v2			Primary	Common		Sky Blue	White	Dark Blue	Normal
$1	v3			Primary	Common		Sky Blue	White	Black	Large
$2	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Light Brown	Dark Red	Light Brown	Normal
$2.5	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Hot Pink	Light Pink, Cherry Red	Hot Pink	Normal
$5	v1			Primary	Uncommon		Red	Tan	Red	Normal
$5	v2			Primary	Uncommon	Base color inconsistencies	Deep Red	Tan	Black	Large
$5	v3			Primary	Legendary	67.7mm rack only. Otherwise ~v2	Deep Red	Tan	Deep Red	Large
$5	v4			Primary	Uncommon	Slightly over diameter, otherwise ~v1 (matching $20 v2)	Red	Tan	Red	Normal
$5	v5			Primary	Rare		Red	Mud	Red	Normal
Denom	Variant	Design	Image	Group	Rarity	Notes	Clay Color		Inlay Text
			Tap for gallery				Base	Spot	Color	Size	Notes
$10	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Orange	Light Blue, Blue	Blue	Normal
$20	v1			Supplemental	Rare		Green Tint	Dark Green, Pink	Dark Green	Normal
$20	v2			Supplemental	Legendary	Slightly over diameter (matching $5 v4)	Green Tint	Dark Green, Pink	Dark Green	Normal
$25	v1			Primary	Common		Green	Light Green, Dark Green	Green	Normal
$25	v2			Primary	Common		Green	Light Green, Dark Green	Dark Green	Normal
$25	v3			Primary	Common		Dark Green	Light Green, Dark Green	Black	Large
$25	v4			Primary	Common	Base color is slightly paler than v1	Green	Light Green, Dark Green	Dark Green	Normal
$25	v5			Supplemental	Rare	Slightly over diameter	Deep Green	Light Green, Dark Green	Bright Green	Normal
$50	v1			Supplemental	Rare	Only variant	Light Blue	Dark Blue, Blue	Light Blue	Normal
$100	v1			Primary	Common		Black	Red, Green, Purple	Black	Normal
$100	v2			Primary	Common		Black	Red, Green, Purple	Black	Large	Minor inconsistencies
Denom	Variant	Design	Image	Group	Rarity	Notes	Clay Color		Inlay Text
			Tap for gallery				Base	Spot	Color	Size	Notes
$500	v1			Primary	Common		Purple	White, Orange	Black	Normal
$500	v2			Primary	Common		Purple	White, Orange	Black	Large
$500	v3			Primary	Uncommon	Slightly over diameter	Purple	White, Orange	Hot Pink	Normal
$500	v4			Primary	Uncommon		Bright Purple	White, Orange	Hot Pink	Normal
$1k	v1			Primary	Rare		Pale Yellow	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Gray Blue	Normal
$1k	v2			Primary	Uncommon	Initial run	Bold Yellow	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Yellow	Normal	Low contrast inlay; deemed 'error'
$1k	v3			Primary	Uncommon		Yellow	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Blue	Normal
$1k	v4			Primary	Rare	Second production run	Bold Yellow	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Black	Normal
$1k	v5			Primary	Uncommon		Yellow	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Blue	Normal	White background
$5k	v1			Primary	Rare	Minor spot color inconsistencies	Brick	Ivory	Black	Large
$5k	v2			Primary	Rare	Minor spot color inconsistencies	Brick	Ivory	Dark Red	Normal
$5k	v3			Primary	Rare	Minor spot color inconsistencies	Brick	Ivory	Light Brown	Normal
$5k	v4			Primary	Legendary	Slightly over diameter, otherwise ~v3	Brick	Ivory	Light Brown	Normal
Denom	Variant	Design	Image	Group	Rarity	Notes	Clay Color		Inlay Text
			Tap for gallery				Base	Spot	Color	Size	Notes
$25k	v1			Supplemental	Rare	67.7mm rack only	Pink	White, Red	Pink	Normal	Oversize
$100k	v1			Supplemental	Rare	67.7mm rack only	Navy Blue	White, Red	Navy Blue	Normal	Oversize
Non-denom Orange	v1			Primary	Uncommon		Bright Orange	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Black	Normal
Non-denom Orange	v2			Primary	Uncommon		Orange	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Black	Large
Non-denom Orange	v3			Supplemental	Rare	Slightly over diameter	Light Orange	Light Blue, Dark Blue	Orange	Normal
Non-denom White	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Pink tint	Dark Red	Pink	Normal
Non-denom Blue	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Sky Blue	White	Sky Blue	Normal
Non-denom Red	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Red	Tan	Red	Normal
Non-denom Green	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Deep Green	Light Green, Dark Green	Green	Normal
Non-denom Black	v1			Supplemental	Legendary	Only variant	Black	Purple, Green, Red	Black	Normal

Buttons

Item	Variant	Design	Image	Origin	Finish	Edge	Total Produced
Dealer Button	v1	🚫		ChipTalk Group Buy	Glossy	Unaligned	92
Dealer Button	v2	🚫		Unknown	Matte	Unaligned	Unknown
Dealer Button	v3	🚫		Unknown	Matte	Unaligned	Unknown
Dealer Button	v4	🚫		Sidepot (circa 2013)	Matte	Aligned vertical	Unknown
Dealer Button	v5	🚫		Sidepot (circa 2015)	Matte	Unaligned	Unknown
Dealer Button	v6			Matsui (circa 2022)	Pearlized Plastic	White	70
Dealer Button	v7			BrPro Poker (circa 2022)	Matte	Uniform	54
Dealer Button	v8			BrPro Poker (circa 2022)	Matte	Uniform	57

Ceramic Plaques

Item	Variant	Design	Image	Origin
$10 Plaque	v1	🚫		Unknown
$1k Plaque	v1		🚫	Sidepot
$5k Plaque	v1			Sidepot
$25k Plaque	v1			Sidepot
$100k Plaque	v1		🚫	Sidepot
$500k Plaque	v1		🚫	Sidepot
$1m Plaque	v1		🚫	Sidepot

Matsui Plaques

Item	Variant	Design	Image	Origin	Total	Size
$20 Plaque	v1			Matsui	141	82x57mm
$100 Plaque	v1			Matsui	201	95x66mm
$500 Plaque	v1			Matsui	73	102x70mm
$1k Plaque	v1			Matsui	54	108x75mm
$5k Plaque	v1			Matsui	28	119x82mm
$100k Plaque	v1			Matsui	60	108x75mm