Larry, I would say that the item you have in your scan is commonly called a silver strike or strike and as we all know they are won as a collectibles out of special Anchor Gaming slot machines on the modern casino floors of today. Tokens is a catch all for all of the other casino tokens that have been issued by casinos in the past and are mainly used for play in the slot machines and bought from the change persons on the casino floor or elsewhere in the casinos. AKA $1.00 slot tokens. I know there are other tokens from casinos past and present that are called strikes (AKA: 1967 Franklin Mint $5.00 Sterling Silver Tokens) that do not necessarily meet the definition of silver strikes as we know them to be today. For instance, I have a 1991 limited edition $1.00 .999 silver proof slot token from the Excalibur. I would not call it a strike. I would call it a token. Some may want to call it a strike. What I was getting at in my post is that chips and cheques are not tokens or strikes and lots of people are still listing their items in the chip or general category that should be listed under tokens or strikes. All said I guess it is up to the owner of the item to determine what his item is called. Thanks for your reply. Don Nesbitt
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