Harrah's Las Vegas Silver Strike Token 1996 Construction Zone G mint mark

Description

Harrah's Las Vegas Silver Strike Token
Construction Zone
Approximately .60 Oz of Silver (according to William Cohenour's Comprehensive Nevada Silver Strike Reference Catalog)
G mint mark = Global Minting
Released 1996
Case/Capsule measures approximately 1
⅞
inches in diameter
SSC#: HAlvnv-006
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Logo/Front/Face -
Center: Harrah's Logo, Las Vegas, Nevada, G mint mark
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, .999 Fine Silver
Design/Back/Reverse -
Center: Construction Zone, Harrah's
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Harrah's
Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description.  The photos were taken with the case off and with the case on to show the true beauty, detail and condition of the token.  The last two photos have the case on.  The case may have scratches typical of circulating through a silver strike machine, storage and handling..  The token may show some signs of
toning due to age.
Harrah's Las Vegas released silver strikes from 1994-1996. They released silver strikes in 1996.
About Harrah's Las Vegas:
Harrah's Las Vegas is located center Strip at 3475 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada.  In 1973, Shelby and Claudine Williams opened the Holiday Casino, a small riverboat themed casino in front of the the Holiday Inn, after selling their Silver Slipper casino to Howard Hughes.   In 1979, Holiday Inn bought a 40% share of the casino's company.  The remaining 60% was purchased by Holiday Inn by 1982.
The property was renamed Harrah's Las Vegas in 1992.  The riverboat theme was replaced in 1997 with a Mardi Gras and Carnival theme.  Today, the property has 2,540 rooms and is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
Fun Fact:
Claudine Williams was the first woman in the state of Nevada to head a major casino.
Fun Fact #2:
Claudine Williams used to work for Benny Binion in Texas.
Fun Fact #3:
Some of the performers at Harrah's Las Vegas include: Harry Connick Jr., Ray Charles, Donny & Marie, and the Righteous Brother only to name a few.
About William Harrah:
William F. Harrah (1911-1978) was a businessman and founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos. He worked at various family businesses in Southern California. One of the businesses included gambling called the Reno Game. In 1937, Harrah opened Harrah's Club Bingo in Reno, Nevada.  It closed within a month.  He later opened another business in the downtown area, with the help of some influential friends, which was more successful.  In the 1950's, he expanded to the Lake Tahoe Area.  In 1973, he purchased the Holiday Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.  He died in 1978 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 66 during a cardiac surgery operation to repair an aortic aneurysm.  He was known for his influence to create the Nevada Gaming Control Board along with the Gaming Commission.  He was also praised for his positive relations with both his customers and employees.
What is a Silver Strike?
A Silver Strike, is a Limited Edition Gaming Token which is won from a special slot machine and is 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 , , , , , , , 0 and 0. The most common denomination is . Did you know that the older silver strikes have a higher silver content?  As the price of silver increased, the silver content decreased.  Today, many silver strikes are Clad - brass with heavy silver plating.
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