Since New Years Eve is coming up on us rather quickly I thought it might be fun to share a silver token from the millennium. This year has just flown by, it seems like it was just St. Patrick's Day a few weeks ago... I've noticed the older I get the faster the time seems to fly right on by. I'm hoping this next year won't go quite as quickly!
Las Vegas is a great place to spend New Year's Eve, I've done it several times. So if you don't have any plans and you can afford it I would highly recommend it. The real problem is that rooms are all really expensive over New Years.
I didn't spend the millennium new year in Las Vegas, I was still somewhere in the Caribbean at that point. But I picked up this nice silver commemorative gaming token from the Luxor Casino, Las Vegas several years ago. For those unfamiliar with the Luxor it's built in the shape of a pyramid and is Egyptian themed. Thus the Egyptian motif on the token. This one in particular caught my eye because of the Isis figure and the Egyptian cartouche figures above her.
About the token
Casino: Luxor, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Mint: Global Minting
Composition: 99.9% silver surrounded by a brass ring
Silver Weight: About 0.6 ounces
Edge: Smooth
Denomination: $10 US Gaming Token Value
Design side: Isis, Goddess of Magic
Logo side: Luxor Millennium Edition Year 2000
This is a great token, produced in the year 2000 and could be obtained in the Silver Striker slot machines. What's nice about these is they are 99.9% silver which is always a good thing. Although I have won several tokens from the slots in the past I've always found it less expensive to pick them up in Vegas pawn shops or on eBay. I guess I'm just all that lucky when it comes to playing slot machines (damn one armed bandits!)
Since Isis is the feature on the token I thought it might be nice to share some information about the ancient goddess. I'm not an Egyptologist so it will be brief and based on Wikipedia. I don't think the Mummy movies or Gods of Egypt are probably all that accurate and that is pretty much most of my knowledge of ancient Egypt.
From Wikipedia
Isis depicted on the wall of the tomb of Seti
Isis and her husband Osiris first appear during the Fifth Dynasty around 2400 BCE, some 4,500 years ago. Isis, Osiris, Set, and Anubis and five other siblings are children of Ra the sun god. Osiris marries his sister Isis and is king of Egypt. Set then kills Osiris and cuts up his body and hides all the parts. Osiris and Anubis track down all the parts and Isis brings Osiris back to life. She is also the mother of Horus who is another important god. She was considered the protector of the kingdom.
Her roles change as time marches on, becoming the goddess of magic. She apparently transforms to destroy Set and his followers thus protecting the kingdom. Also she summons a snake to bite and poison Ra to blackmail him for his power in return for the antidote (being a kind daughter.) In later kingdoms she also becomes the sky goddess and then the universal goddess with control over the entire cosmos. So needless to say she is an extremely important figure in the ancient Egyptian religion.
You can read more on Wikipedia about Isis by clicking on the link under references. It's long but rather interesting!
That's it for my post today, thanks for stopping time to read it over. If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments please feel free to leave them below. Have a great Friday!
References:
https://www.silverstrikers.com/Web/Catalogs/SilverStrikes/Nevada/LuxorLVnv/Luxor-LVnv-Page-02.php/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
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.
Re-blog lottery
Now for the winner of the re-blog lottery! Today we had people re-blog my post, thank you so much! The people who re-blogged were:
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Voluntary daily reminder list for those who request to be on it: @ganjafarmer
If you want to be added to the list as well just feel free to ask!
Thank you everyone! I have been working to improve my engagement and all of you have really helped out! If you have any recommendations or suggestions please feel free to let me know. I'm always looking to improve my posts.
Good luck to everyone!
And the Wheel of Names results:
Winner #1:
Winner #2:
Congratulations @maurojd you will receive 3 HSBI
Congratulations @blitzzzz you will receive 2 HSBI
Now for today's re-blog lottery! You just need to re-blog my post you will be placed on the Wheel of Names for a spin to possibly win 3 HSBI units! New twist, one winner on the first spin wins 3 HSBI, and a second spin for a chance for 2 HSBI, so two possible winners or one really lucky one could win both spins! An upvote is not required but is always greatly appreciated. Bots aren't allowed to win the prize. Contest ends at 14:00 (2 PM) California Pacific time tomorrow. If I somehow missed your re-blog please let me know and I'll add you to the next draw.
What are HSBI units? They are units that you can purchase to sponsor someone and you in turn receive a unit as well. This way we both benefit! They give you occasional upvotes on your posts for a lifetime, and the more you accumulate the more often you receive upvotes and the bigger they can be. You can read some more here:
If you have more questions feel free to ask.
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