Casino Chips - Silver - 10 DOLLAR GAMING TOKENS

Hello everyone,
I wanted to share these 4 Casino Chips from my collection..



Some information -

Key Details:

• Silver Content:
  Most commonly 0.6 ozt (about 18.66 grams) of .999 pure silver.
• Construction:
  Often bimetallic, with a silver core and a brass or copper-nickel outer ring.
• Denomination:
  The $10 is a face value for casino play (historically) or a reference for bullion weight, not official currency.
• Variations:
  Designs and conditions vary widely as they come from different casinos and years.

 

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Kewl, Yeah, I have left money at a few of the above mentioned. Riviera 4 sure

 

Back in the day you could win these from the quarter slot machines. They were a form of advertising. The machines were set loose. They wanted to get them out there in the hands of slot players. You could cash them in at the cage for $10 but they wanted folks to take them home. The holders they are in got really beat up from dropping into the tray of the slot machine.
On one trip I won about 10 of them and took them home. That was the start of a small collection. I think some of the outer rings were gold plated.

 

Cool Tokens, watch out those things are addictive. A set of 4 can lead to more

 

At last count we had 24.
The Flamingo Laughlin is Retired, now the Aquarius.
Was always a good time to have one drop out into the tray.

 

To add that some of the newer casino strikes are not .999 silver but clad.
Fun fact the $7 strikes have more silver content than the $10 strikes.
Reference
https://www.silverstrikers.com/

 

I've seen these before and always thought they were cool. I do happen to own a silver German casino token. Now, whether these were actually used or just souvenirs, I'm not certain. They do exist in larger denominations in gold!