The Gaming Tokens of 1965

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The Gaming Tokens of 1965

11-13-13, 04:35 AM

Few might remember or know that Las Vegas casinos originally used regular coinage. In 1964 when the melt value of silver coins exceed that of face value of the silver dollar, it created some very interesting problems for casinos which served to be of the first in a series of events which led to the modern casino chip. A printable article by Howard W. Herz which appeared in Casino Collectible News in gives insight.

The Gaming Tokens of 1965 By Howard W. Herz / Casino Collectible News
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