Las Vegas Club Silver Strike Token 2006 Phil Niekro HOF 97 New Case

Description

Las Vegas Club Silver Strike Gaming Token
Phil Niekro
NEW case included
Error - slightly ROTATED DIE
Released March, 2006
Approximately .51 Oz of Silver (according to William Cohenour's Comprehensive Nevada Silver Strike Reference Catalog)
G Mint Mark (Closed, now owned by Sunshine Mint)
NEW
Case/Capsule measures approximately1 ⅞  inches in diameter
SSC#: LVlvnv-056-V1 Error Rotated Die
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Logo/Front/Face -
Center: Vegas Club V logo, Hotel and Casino, .999 Fine Silver, G mint mark
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Las Vegas, Nevada
Design/Back/Reverse -
Center: Phil Niekro HOF 97
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Las Vegas Club
**NOTE:
This silver strike has a slightly rotated die....very similar to the online catalog showing the rotated die for the Ferguson Jenkins strike.
The Las Vegas Club released Silver Strikes from 1998 - 2006.
Fun Fact:
The Las Vegas Club hosted (3) Silver Strike Tournaments:  January 2004, January 2005, and January 2006.
Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description.  There are photos with the case off and with the case on to show the true beauty, detail, and condition of the token. The case is new and has never circulated through a silver strike machine.  The token may have some toning due to age.
Phil Niekro:
(April 1, 1939 - December 26, 2020) Phil Niekro was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball.  20 years were with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves.  He was an All-Star player 5 times and won the Gold Glove award 5 times along with a variety of other awards.  In 1997 he was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame.  He was known for his knuckleball pitching style.
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 .
Las Vegas Club History:
The Las Vegas Club was at 18 East Fremont Street, corner of Main and Fremont in the Downtown Las Vegas area.  The Overland Hotel was originally built at the site of the Las Vegas Club in the early 1900's.  In 1930, the Las Vegas Club opened but was originally at the south side of Fremont Street (21-23 Fremont).  The owner J. Kell Houssels Sr.  eventually moved the Las Vegas Club to the site of the Overland Hotel (1949) and expanded the property.
Jackie Gaughan purchased the Las Vegas Club with two others in 1961.  In 2004, Jackie sold the Las Vegas Club, Plaza and Gold Spike, and Western casino to Barrick Gaming (partners with Tamares Group). Ownership and operations began in March 2004.
In 2015, the Las Vegas Club was sold to Derek and Greg Stevens, owners of the nearby D and Golden Gate casinos.  In August 2015, the Las Vegas Club closed and was demolished in 2017 along with the former Mermaids Casino and Glitter Gulch strip club to make way for a new resort called Circa Las Vegas.  Opening is expected in 2020/2021.
Please feel free to ask any questions.
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