| In the early 1990s casino strikes began to appear. | | | | A similar token, the bingo token, exists in a |
| These are coins, or more properly, tokens, that | | | | twenty-five dollar denomination for several |
| were intended to be collected. However, they | | | | casinos. These have no rim. |
| were redeemable for their face value. Currently, | | | | Larger casino strikes, when redeemed, were |
| there are no longer available at most, if not all, | | | | sometimes cancelled. Some had a hole punched |
| casinos, due to the increase in the price of silver. | | | | through them, others had small indentations |
| The most common denomination, the ten dollar | | | | where the metal was gouged out by the casino. |
| strike, frequently contained about six-tenths of a | | | | Cancelled casino strikes are less attractive to |
| Troy ounce of fine silver. | | | | collectors. |
| These were usually limited edition strikes that had | | | | Several of the Grand Casinos issued brass plated |
| silver as the primary metal. Indeed, many also | | | | with gold casino strike sets of four themed casino |
| carry a mint mark, and have the casino's name | | | | strikes, usually as gifts to better customers. |
| and an associated image on the obverse, and an | | | | These were often five dollar strikes, but are not |
| artistic image on the reverse. | | | | considered very desirable, even when still in the |
| The usual denominations include the seven dollar, | | | | original attractive display case. However, they are |
| the ten dollar, the twenty dollar, the twenty-eight | | | | generally quite attractive pieces. |
| dollar, the forty dollar, the one hundred dollar, and | | | | Some mints used the same image on the reverse |
| the two hundred dollar face values. | | | | of casino strikes for multiple casinos. |
| The ten dollar casino strikes normally have a large | | | | During the height of casino strike collecting, cruise |
| brass rim. The twenty dollar denomination | | | | lines, the airport in Las Vegas, and many small |
| normally has no brass rim, and contains additional | | | | casinos offered strikes. They would be visible, at |
| fine silver. In fact, the greater the denomination, | | | | least the smaller ones, in transparent attachments |
| the more fine silver the casino strike contains. | | | | to slot machines, and drop down as winnings. |
| The twenty-eight dollar denomination generally | | | | Larger ones were too heavy to drop out of a |
| begins the sizes that contained a heavy gauge | | | | machine. |
| electroplating of twenty-four karat gold used to | | | | While casinos cannot offer these today, they are |
| emphasize the image. Beginning with the forty | | | | still highly collected. In fact, those from casinos |
| dollar issues, the rim was also heavy gauge | | | | that have ceased operations seem to go at a |
| electroplated gold. For completeness it should be | | | | high price compared to others. |
| noted that a few twenty-five dollar casino strikes | | | | Some people collect by casino, but others collect |
| were issued. | | | | by theme. The themes vary greatly. Trains, |
| Occasionally, some large casinos would add | | | | automobiles, celebrities, and old west are but a |
| colorization to the forty dollar strikes. These are | | | | few examples of themes frequently used. |
| especially collectible. | | | | |