Dave,
Several members of this list who do not agree with the views of a certain
obnoxious self appointed "spokeman" for vintage computer enthusiasts forwarded
me your post.
I decided to take a break from busting up vintage computers with a sledge
hammer to
"mine" the chips out of them to reply;).
Many chip collectors also collect whole undiced silicon wafers. There are a
growing number of chip collecting forums where you can buy and trade wafers
with other collectors.
If you are interested, send me an email and I send you some links.
You may also want to consider looking into chip collecting. It's a great way
to
keep old chips out of the smelter.