Alright, all you bj players and authorities on the history of the game, I am the scrivIner of a book on all 2.50 casino chips in all currencies. Many of you may not be aware of my chip collection business (since you are certainly not aware of my bj tournament prowess) LOL. But seriously, the book, with over 2000 scans is in progress and will probably be called, "The Snapper Chip Guide". I will acknowledge in the Introduction to the book, all authoritative help in determining the origin and derivation of the word "snapper". I KNOW ABOUT DEALERS SO-CALLED, "SNAPPING THE 2ND CARD" WHEN IT WAS A BLACKJACK, BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY ORIGIN OR AUTHORITIES?????? Maybe some of our authors know the derivation; eh Mr. Smith or Mr. Tamburin. I remember my former acquaintance, Mr Scoblete, in one of his books refers to a 2-card 21 as a "snapper", but he did not mention where the term came from. Please help. My chip collectors keep asking?????????
How about a hard question? The term snapper supposedly came from the early days of face down games when players would SNAP DOWN down their cards when they had a blackjack. I doubt there is any "authority" on this subject. The term "snapper" probably just proliferated as most (if not all) slang terms. Since I'm the first to reply, when do I get my name in your book? Also, an autographed first print FREE copy would be nice! And, this should sooth your "anger" at me when I did not accept your generous offer to stay at your home when the snow hit back in December, 2008.
