Venetian Resort Casino Silver Strike Year 2000 The Doge's Palace New Case

Description

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino
Year 2000
Millennium Edition
The Doge's Palace
Released 2000
Approximately .60 Oz of silver (according to William Cohenour's Comprehensive Nevada Silver Strike Reference Catalog)
G mint mark = Global Minting (closed, now Sunshine Mint)
New
Case measures
approximately 1 ⅞ inches in diameter.
SSC#: VElvnv-008
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Logo/Face:
Inner Circle: Year 2000 The Venetian Logo, .999 Fine Silver, G, Millennium Edition
Outer Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar
Gaming Token, Las Vegas, NV
Reverse:
Inner Circle:
The Doge's Palace
Outer Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Venetian
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 the token.
The case is new and has never circulated through a silver strike machine.  The last two photos show the token with the case on. Due to age, there may be some toning.
There are 5 Silver Strikes in the Millennium Edition series at the Venetian.  They include:
1st Anniversary
Campanile Tower
Doge's Palace
Grand Opening
Rialto Bridge
Note: This listing is for (1) Silver Strike.
The Doge's Palace:
The Doge's palace is a palace built in Venice, Italy in a Venetian Gothic style and is one of the main landmarks of the city.  It was the residence of the Doge of Venice - the supreme authority.  It was founded in 1340 and became a museum in 1923.
About The Venetian:
Located at 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, the Venetian opened on May 3, 1999.  It was built on the former site of the historic Sands Hotel.  Today, the Venetian is a resort complex together with the Sands Expo Convention Center, The Palazzo Hotel and Casino Resort and the future MSG Sphere Las Vegas.  The cost to build this mega resort was .5 billion. The Venetian is a five star all suite resort with the design and inspiration of Venice, Italy. One of the most famous attractions at the Venetian is the gondola ride, complete with a singing gondolier.  Another mainstay at the resort is Madame Tussaud's Interactive Wax Museum.
The Venetian released Silver Strikes from 1999 - 2017.
Fun Fact #1:
The Venetian/Palazzo together are currently the 2nd largest hotel in the world.
Fun Fact #2:
The Sands Hotel was a favorite hangout for the Rat Pack  and Jerry Lewis.
Fun Fact #3
: "Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular" ran for 6 years at the Venetian...a shortened version of Phantom of the Opera.
Fun Fact #4:
When the Cantor Race and Sportsbook opened in 2011, it was the only Las Vegas Sportsbook open 24 hours a day.
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 these unique gaming tokens.  There is also an official club where people buy, sell and trade Silver Strikes.  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 .
Please feel free to ask questions.
Thanks for looking,
Silver Striker Member #055
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