I realized that it's been awhile since I shared one of my Silver Strike tokens, so today is the day for another one. The last few days the price of silver had been shooting up to around $36 per Troy ounce. As a collector and stacker of silver and gold that's always very exciting to see as my assets are now more valuable! I've been predicting silver may surpass the $40 mark this year, and it's looking more and more likely.
Back to the token, this particular token I picked up as part of a bundle on eBay at some point. I don't really know a whole lot about the casino, except it is a Native American casino located in Michigan. That something 
Silver Strike tokens could be won by playing the Silver Strike Slot Machines, which are now a dying breed. They used to be everywhere and now only a few small casinos still have them. Wining them from the machines was never a good investment, buying them second hand is the best way to go.
silverstrikers.com
The one thing that I've always like about it is the wolf howling at the moon. Plus it contains just about 0.6 Troy ounces of solid silver surrounded by a brass ring. The way silver prices are going up these are becoming more and more expensive, and there is a pretty big base of collectors out there that only collect these tokens. It's getting hard to find any for less that $30 anymore, most are going $40+.
Wikipedia.org
The gray wolf was hunted to near extinction in the United States as ranchers felt they were a danger to their livestock. Fortunately, they have been successfully reintroduced into several areas including Yellowstone National Park, Northern California, and New Mexico. They are slowly making a comeback here in the US.
In Europe and Asia there are large wolf populations, and so these canine predators are at no risk of extinction. Many people are afraid of wolves, but in reality most wolves stay far away from humans. The ones that tend to show up near people tend to have rabies, and should be avoided.
And just an interesting fact, wolves howl to communicate with each other. They don't actually howl at the moon!
Now that we have a successful reintroduction of the wolf in the US, I'm hopeful next we can reintroduce the jaguar as well. These beautiful cats were killed of by ranchers as well, with the last female being killed near the Grand Canyon in the 1940's. They are important to help control deer numbers along with the cougar. They used to roam the entire southern United States at one point, and it would be great to see them repopulated. The also tend to avoid humans and really shouldn't be feared either.
That will finish up my post for today, I hope you enjoyed the token and hearing about the wolves reintroduction in the the US. Please feel free to leave any question or comments below, and thank you for all of your support. It's greatly appreciated. Have a great day everyone!
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf
Disclaimer:
I am not a financial planner and this isn't financial advice. Please always do your own research before investing your money. You worked hard enough to earn it!
All pictures are mine unless except where indicated
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