Bellagio coins

[STINGER]

Anybody here have any bellagio $10 coins? Bought some and I must say they are pretty neat. I only found four of them and 3 are still in cases. Had to break one open and punch the center out to weigh the silver I think the outside ring is brass. But I thought they were pretty neat.

[newton7]

Casino $10 tokens out of the slots? Yep, got some. Had more but sold them for over spot on the bay to people who collect them. Back when silver was 15 I was getting 18 to 20 a coin for some. I think they are 1/2 oz silver.

[Copper Catcher]

What you have is refered to as a Silver Strike... Most of the machines have been removed from all the hotels except for a few downtown in Las Vegas and other places in the US.

You have to be careful when you buy them because folks think they are pure silver or contain one ounce and they do not!

There is a club that focuses on collecting theses: http://www.silverstrikers.com/

Strike Composition

$2 and $3 strikes are made of Brass.

$7 strikes are .999 Silver with approximate weight of 0.65 troy ounces.

$10 strikes have a .999 Silver center insert, outer ring is Brass (additional info here), approximate Silver weight is 0.60 troy ounces of Silver. Sometime in 2005, a new thinner center insert strikes with less silver (~ 0.50) appeared. In 2009 CLAD (no .999) $10 strikes appeared, even some red capsules. However, the red capsules should return to .999 silver.

$20 strikes have a .999 Silver outer ring with some 24kt Heavy Electroplating (HE) and a Bronze 24kt Heavy Gold Electroplate (HGE) on the center insert, approximate Silver weight is 0.75 troy ounces of Silver.

$28 strikes are .999 Silver with 24kt Gold Plating (GP), approximate Silver weight is 0.65 troy ounces.

$40 strikes are .999 Silver with 24K Heavy Electroplate (HE), approximate Silver weight is 1.54 troy ounces for the large size $40 strikes and 1.26 troy ounces for the small size $40 strikes.

$200 strikes are 1 troy Pound (12 ounces) of Silver and may have some 24kt Heavy Electroplating or for the newer RWM mint strikes may have colorization.

$300 strikes are 1 troy Pound (12 ounces) of Silver and may have some 24kt Heavy Electroplating.

[STINGER]

Wow thanks for the info this site never fails I think I lucked out I got these for 1/2 oz spot price the center that I punched out weighed right around a half oz. The guy I got them from said they were sending all they had received in the past to scrap but they handnt been getting very many lately. I'm thinking I need to give them a call and tell them to let me know if they get anymore and I'll buy them all.

[hobo finds]

could be some info here... http://www.casino-tokens.com/TokensM.htm#MGMFightTokens