Las Vegas Club Silver Strike 2002 10th Annual CC>CC Blue Cap LTD 1000

Description

Las Vegas Club Silver Strike Token
10th Annual CC>CC International Convention
Blue Cap
Limited Edition 1000 minted
June 5-8, 2002
Approximately .5995 Oz of Silver (according to William Cohenour's Comprehensive Nevada Silver Strike Reference Catalog)
G Mint Mark = Global Minting
Case/Capsule measures approximately 1 3/4 inches in diameter
SSC#: LVlvnv-017 Blue Capsule
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Front/Face -
Center: Las Vegas Club Since 1961 crossed flags logo, G mint mark, .999 Fine Silver
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Las Vegas, Nevada
Back/Reverse -
Center: 10th Annual CC>CC International Convention, Organized 1988, Ltd 1000, June 5-8, 2002
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Las Vegas Club
"Blue Caps",
"Red Caps", and "Pink Caps" are considered "chaser strikes" and often times a limited edition. The casino would put only a few of these colored capsuled Silver Strikes in the machine at one time and a person would have to play and play it until this limited edition "Blue Cap" token could be won.
CC>CC:
Casino Chip & Gaming Tokens Collectors Club is an educational organization with the mission of preserving gaming history.  Every year there is a convention in fabulous Las Vegas where collectors, dealers and people who just admire gaming memorabilia come together to share information and add a few pieces to their collection. The group started organizing in 1988. The Silver Strikers Chapter joined the group in 1999.  The name of the group has since changed to Casino Collectibles Association (CCA).
The Las Vegas Club released Silver Strikes from 1998 - 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 and detail of these tokens.  The cases may have some scratches typical to the tokens circulated through the silver strike machine, storage and handling.  The tokens may also have some toning due to age.
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 casino to Barrick Gaming (partners with Tamares Group). They took over operations in 2004.  In 2015, the Las Vegas Club was sold to brothers 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.  Circa opened December 2020.
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