Paris Casino Resort Silver Strike Token 2002 Everyday Working Heroes

Description

Paris Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada
Tribute to America's Everyday Working Heroes
Approximate Silver weight - .58 Oz (according to catalog)
Released in 2002
G Mint Mark = Global Mining (closed, now Sunshine Mint)
Capsule measures approximately 1 ¾  inches in diameter
SSC#:
PAlvnv-006
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Logo/Face:
Center: Paris Las Vegas Logo, .999 Fine Silver, G mint mark
Rim:  Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Las Vegas, Nevada
Design/Reverse:
Center:  Tribute to America's Everyday Working Heroes
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Paris Casino Resort
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 last 2 photos have the case on.  The case will have some scratches typical of circulating through a silver strike machine, storage and handling. Due to age, there may be some toning.
About the Paris Casino Resort:
Located at 3655 South Las Vegas Boulevard (The Strip), the Paris
opened on September 1, 1999.  The overall theme is Paris France.  There are 2,916 hotel rooms and 95,263 ft. of gaming space. The property is connected to its sister resort, Bally's Las Vegas.  Both properties are owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment.  The original plans called for a full scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, however, due to potential interference with the nearby McCarran Airport, the tower became half scale.  Other notable replicas include the Montgolfier balloon, and a two thirds size Arc de Triomphe.
The Paris Casino Resort released Silver Strikes in 2002-2003
Fun Fact:
In the 2010 animated film "Despicable Me", Gru is shown to have stolen the Eiffel Tower replica and the Statue of Liberty replica from New York, New York.
Fun Fact #2:
Barry Manilow headlined at the resort from 2010-2012.
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 . Older Silver Strikes have a higher silver content.  As the price of silver increased the silver content decreased.  Today, most silver strikes are Clad - brass with heavy silver plating.
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