$12 total delivered for this metal token, excel condition. PayPal OK, return priv.

I don't collect tokens, and I guess this isn't so rare, but I thought it would be a big hit, what with George Raft's name/image on it, but no. I guess it is a generation age thing -- no one around old enough to know who he is. Sniff, sniff! :-)

1967 genuine casino token from "George Raft's Colony Club, London." Sent in a transparent plastic holder, to keep it mint-like

George Raft, the famous American actor known for his leading roles in Warner Brothers gangster films of the 1930s and 40s, was a front-man and greeter for George Raft's Colony sporting club, a Las Vegas-type casino in London, where gambling was also legal. His title there was "Casino Director." He also had a financial interest in the club (as he did in the Casino de Capri, Havana, Cuba, till the Castro revolution). He was eventually barred from the United Kingdom due to his underworld associations. (He might be best know today for appearing as a gangster in the hit Marilyn Monroe-Tony Curtis-Jack Lemmon comedy "Some Like It Hot.")

The gaming/slot token up for auction is the 1967 Franklin Mint "Proof-like" version. Both sides shown. "Proof-like" tokens are limited edition versions made by the Mint (Franklin Mint) for collectors, they are identical to the regular strike version, except they are highly polished/reflective, uncirculated, and are excellent for collecting. This token is a larger at 39 mm or 1.53" inches than the standard 35 mm or 1.37" inch size, it's made from Solid Franklinium II, a nickel-silver alloy mixture. (All this copied from another auction, hope it is true.)

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Richard Dix (holding cards, the"dead man's hand"), Robert Stack (wearing badge), Andy Devine (center) and Hugh Herbert (apron) in "Badlands of Dakota" (1941).
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/StillsD_Westerns.htm