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10 Dollar Limited Edition Silver Strike Gaming Token - Soccer Las Vegas Club; Las Vegas, Nevada ND
2000 year| Bimetallic: silver (.999) centre in brass ring (Silver Centre=0.60 ozt, Brass Rim=0.59 ozt) | 37.14 g | 44.45 mm |
| Location | United States |
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| Type | Trade tokens › Casino chips and tokens |
| Year | 2000 |
| Value | 10 Dollars 10 USD = EUR 9.48 |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: silver (.999) centre in brass ring (Silver Centre=0.60 ozt, Brass Rim=0.59 ozt) |
| Weight | 37.14 g |
| Diameter | 44.45 mm |
| Thickness | 3.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#341146 |
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| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Jackie Gaughan running to the soccer ball from his opponent behind him; a spectating crowd watches them. Lettering on the brass ring surrounds all previous descriptions.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
• LIMITED EDITION TEN DOLLAR GAMING TOKEN •
LAS VEGAS CLUB
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Plain
Comment
Note: Another variation of this token exists, where a copper ring surrounds the existing silver center instead of brass. There are six designs: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Hockey, and Soccer. This copper variation exists in all six collectable tokens.About Las Vegas Club: Was a hotel and casino located on the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Club opened in 1930, joining the Las Vegas Hotel which had opened in 1908. The Las Vegas Club was relocated across the street in 1949. At its new location, the Las Vegas Club operated within the Overland Hotel, which was established in 1905.
Jackie Gaughan and Mel Exber purchased the Las Vegas Club in 1962, and added a sports theme. Hotel towers were added in 1980 and 1996; the latter tower was part of a $35 million expansion. Exber died in 2002, and Gaughan sold the Las Vegas Club to Barrick Gaming in 2004. Barrick's partner, Tamares Group, bought out Barrick's ownership stake in 2005.
The hotel portion, with 410 rooms, was closed in April 2013. Tamares sold the Las Vegas Club two years later to Derek and Greg Stevens, who owned two other downtown casinos. The Stevens closed the Las Vegas Club casino on August 20, 2015, with plans to redevelop the resort through renovations and some demolition. It was later decided that the Las Vegas Club would be demolished entirely for a new resort. Demolition began in 2017, and the Circa Resort & Casino was opened on the site in October 2020.
About Jackie Gaughan: Was a casino owner and operator from the early 1950s in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had an ownership stake in many casinos throughout his career, but he is best known for his ownership of the El Cortez, where he resided until his death on March 12, 2014. At one time Gaughan reportedly owned more than 25 percent of the available real estate in Downtown Las Vegas.
About the "G" mintmark: Came from the "Global Minting" company, as they were one of the many mints that made these Silver Strike tokens during the late 1990s until the late 2000s. The company was dissolved in 2009.
