Lately, I've been showing some Las Vegas casino Silver Strike tokens that I won when I lived in Vegas in the early 2000s. I was not a stacker at the time and just enjoyed winning a shiny token from the slots rather than a paper ticket.
I have had a couple of good questions about these so today I will take a little time to dive into the answers to some questions. I hope you enjoy.
What is a Silver Strike?
It is a limited edition silver token won ONLY from the Silver Strike line of slot machines. These tokens were issued in many casinos throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Cruise Ships. The first of these tokens were won from slot machines in the Reno/Tahoe area of Nevada in 1992.
The tokens have been issued with redeemable values of $2, $3, $5, $7, $10, $12, $20, $28, $40, $200, $300 and range in size from 1-1/2 inches to 3-1/2 inches in diameter depending on the value. The $200 & $300 are the only Silver Strikes to be paid by the attendant, due to its size and weight. The amount of silver in each token value varies.
The $10 tokens I have been showing have a 0.06ozt .999 fine silver center with a brass ring.
These were not available at the casino cage or in the gift shops at the casinos. The only way to get on was to win it at the Silver Strike slot machine. As you can see from the picture these machines were easy to spot in the casino and I searched them out when I would think of it. Let's look at one in action!!
Silver Strikers Club
There is a fan/collectors club for these tokens and the have a website that is as thorough as the AllEngelhard website is for Engelhard silver. There is a FULL CATALOG of these tokens on the site.
Let's take a look at the listings for the two New Frontier tokens I posted a couple of weeks back. Post 1, post 2
This is a thorough listing with lots of info as you can see. I guess only the mint would know the mintage numbers as most of the listings I have looked at do not have the mintage amount listed.
Who minted these?
Glad you asked, LOTS of different mints minted these rounds, here is a chart from the Silver Strikers website...
Hoffman & Hoffman and The Perth Mint catch my eye but I have not searched all my rounds for the mint marks...yet!
Do they still have these slot machines?
Uh, sadly there are only three left, two in Vegas and one in New Mexico and the $10 strikes are now CLAD.
:(
Future
I am about halfway through posting my stack of these tokens so there is more to come! Here is the #piratesunday pile of loot we have looked at so far.
I think it is very interesting the fact that all of them came with capsules. They were meant for collectors.
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Absolutely Ronaldo. Look at this photo I found online while looking for more info on these. The lady has a damn coin holder HALF FULL of these tokens!!!!
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Thanks for the info @summertooth, dang, even the casinos are going fiat and issuing clad instead of real money........Silver
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Yeah, it's sad to hear they don't have these machines anymore. Hope you have a great 2020 @rollingthunder!
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Yeah, it's sad to hear they don't have these machines anymore. Hope you have a great 2020 @rollingthunder!
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Great Information information @summertooth,
I recognize Hoffman and Hoffman name too in that list.
NWTM, Pobjoy Mint, Osborne, Perth, Franklin, OPM, and Sunshine.
Oh, I see the Captain's Parrot in that stack.
Awesome collection!
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Thanks KLR! I knew you would spot that one when I saw it in the picture. Stay tuned as there are more to come.
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I bow to the Token King
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Ha! Thanks man. Posting these things is giving me a serious gambling itch though. Damn, I miss Vegas sometimes.
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Aweaome stuff brother! I will probably keep.an eye for.some.good deals online. Thanks for sharing and happy pirate sunday!!
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Darn it CLAD?!!!
Darn it Four Queens and El Cortez?!!!
Time to google Vegas LCS locations!
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I wonder what a Vegas LCS would be like? I imagine they would have these but I wonder if they overcharge? So many questions!!
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I bet a Vegas LCS is like Elvis and Celine Dion having a baby at the Excalibur Buffet.
Worn out, over rated and filled with a shit load of mediocre options. 🤣😂🤣
I must go!
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Arg now you have me thinking!!
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Wow you really have a Pirate Booty of these coins my friend!!🤗
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it is really cool that they are protected with case
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