Silver is going crazy over $100 ounce. This token has near .6 oz silver

Desert Inn Las Vegas, NV

$10 Silver Strike Gaming Token

Golfer

• Approximately .5921 troy ounces of silver, according to William Cohenour's Nevada Silver Strike Reference Catalog
• GCD Mint Mark = Green Duck Corp
• New Case included
• Smooth Edge
• Year Released: 1997

Front/Face -

Center: .999 Fine Silver, DI Logo, GCD Mint Mark, Las Vegas, NevadaRim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Desert Inn

Back/Reverse - Center: GolferRim: 1997 Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Desert Inn

Please look closely at the photos, as they are part of the description.  There are photos with the case off to show the true beauty, detail, and condition of the token. The case is new and has not circulated through a silver strike machine.  The token has some toning on the brass due to age. 

What is a Silver Strike?A Silver Strike is a Limited Edition Gaming Token which is won from a special slot machine in a protective plastic holder. People from all over the world collect, buy, sell and trade these unique gaming tokens.  The first Silver Strikes were won from special slot machines in the Reno/Tahoe area of Nevada in 1992.  The tokens have been issued with redeemable values of $2, $3, $7, $10, $20, $28, $40, $200 and $300.  The most common denomination is $10. The older strikes have a higher silver content.  As the price of silver increased, the silver content decrease.  Today, most strikes are Clad - brass with heavy silver plating.

About the Desert Inn:The Desert Inn in Las Vegas, affectionately nicknamed the “D.I.,” had a history as one of the Strip’s earliest and most glamorous resorts: it opened in 1950 as a swanky, southwestern-styled playground with one of Nevada’s biggest casinos, fountains choreographed to music, a sky-high “Sky Room” lounge with desert views, and even a cactus logo that became iconic. It hosted big-name entertainers like Frank Sinatra, attracted Hollywood stars and gamblers alike, and featured an 18-hole golf course that hosted PGA events. Mob ties loomed in its early financing, and reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes famously moved in and ultimately bought the property after management reportedly tried to evict him. After 50 years of Vegas history and even a record $34 million Megabucks jackpot, the D.I. closed in 2000 and was demolished to make way for Steve Wynn’s mega-resort, leaving behind a legacy of old-Vegas charm and colorful stories. 

Fun Facts:Howard Hughes wouldn’t leave — he rented the Desert Inn penthouse, and when management tried to evict him, he simply bought the entire hotel instead.

• Its Sky Room lounge sat atop the hotel and offered one of the first panoramic views of the Las Vegas Strip.

• The resort featured a full 18-hole PGA golf course, rare for a Strip property, and hosted professional tournaments.

• In the 1950s and early 1960s, the Desert Inn was one of several Las Vegas resorts that turned nearby atomic bomb tests into surreal social events: guests would gather on rooftops, balconies, or at early-morning “dawn parties” to watch nuclear detonations at the Nevada Test Site about 65 miles away. 

• Hotels promoted the spectacle with themed cocktails like the “Atomic Martini,” souvenir menus, and timed wake-up calls so patrons could see the flash, rising mushroom cloud, and distant rumble before heading back inside for breakfast and gambling.