Silver Striker Token from Luxor, Las Vegas / Re-blog lottery
Since it Thursday once again it's time to share another one of my Silver Striker casino tokens. Today I felt like going with a token from Luxor, Las Vegas, no particular reason except it has a great Egyptian theme. For those of you that are unfamiliar with these tokens they are given out as prizes in Silver Striker slot machines in casinos. Some are bronze, but the ones I collect are pure silver in the center surrounded by a brass ring. Not many of these slot machines are still being used if any at all, so these tokens are becoming more collectible since few if any are being produced anymore.
About the token:
Luxor Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
These tokens are fun to collect as there are so many different ones that were produced over the years. The best part about these is that they are produced with 99.9% pure silver. It makes them great for collecting or silver stacking as each one contains around 0.6 Troy ounces of silver. The best place to pick them up is usually eBay not the slot machines assuming you could even find one these days!
This particular token has King Tut's (Tutankhamun) funerary mask that was found with his mummy when the tomb was discovered. Howard Carter was the archeologist who located the tomb in 1922, which had remained undisturbed since his burial mainly because it had been buried by debris from construction of another nearby tomb after his burial. His tomb was filled with priceless gold artifacts of which the most prized was his mask made of pure gold. It took years of careful cataloging each artifact before they actual sarcophagus was opened.
King Tut's funerary mask
Howard Cater examining the mummy of King Tut in 1925
The actual temple of Luxor was built around 1400 B.C.E. on the east side of the Nile River in Thebes, Egypt. Much of the construction was done under Ramesses II and Tutankhamun. It was dedicated to Kingship rather than a particular god and is thought to have been a possible site of coronations in ancient Egypt. There is still much of the temple still standing although over 3500 years it has been damaged by the elements as well as by humans as nearby settlement were built over the millennia. Below I have included some pictures of the ruins of the temple site.
The temple's front entrance
Temple ruins with a working mosque in the background
One of many statues of Ramesses II
The monuments they were able to build in ancient Egypt are astounding. The sandstone to build these wonders was transported long distances on boats to reach the construction sites where skilled laborers produced temples and the pyramids as well. I have included some links below in references if you want to read more in detail about them.
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Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read my post. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments please feel free to leave them below. Have a great day and keep on stacking!
And my disclaimer:
Gold and silver collecting and stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
All pictures are mine unless otherwise noted.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Temple
https://www.silverstrikers.com/Web/Catalogs/SilverStrikes/Nevada/LuxorLVnv/Luxor-LVnv-Page-01.php/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun
Re-blog lottery
Now for the winner of the re-blog lottery! Today we had 38 people who re-blogged my post, thank you so much! The people who re-blogged were:
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