Silver Despina Goddess of Winter Gaming Token from Four Queens, Las Vegas

Last summer, my wife and I met her brother and sister-in-law in Las Vegas. We always enjoy visiting the older casinos on Freemont Street, so it wasn't long before we were in the Four Queens Hotel and Casino. My sister-in-law decided to play a Silver Striker slot machine and, as her luck would have it, she won quite a few gaming tokens. Feeling generous, she gifted me one. I didn't really check out the machine, or the token for that matter, so I assumed the token was silver in color, not silver in make. At least I didn't see any markings like, ".999 Fine Silver." These tokens are redeemable for ten dollars at the cashier's cage, and that's what my wife had always done when she won one. But I hung on to this gift.

Flash forward to the recent holiday, and I see a post from one of my favorites, Hive account@thebighigg, featuring a silver gaming token from Luxor, Las Vegas. I commented that I had the token pictured above, and didn't believe it was silver. He pointed me to the Silver Strikers website where a little bit of digging taught me that my token was in fact a .999 silver token.

I called my brother-in-law to tell him about the tokens being silver, and...he already knew. I guess I was the only one who didn't know they were silver. Here's some additional info about the token, courtesy of Silver Strikers:

Casino: Four Queens Hotel & Casino
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Denomination: $10
Design side: Despina, Goddess of Winter
Logo side: Four Queens Casino & Hotel Logo
Edge: Smooth
Series: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token
.999: Not marked
Mint Mark: S
Mint: Sunshine Mint
Issued: March, 2018

In Greek mythology, Despina, or Despoina, is the abandoned daughter of Demeter and her brother Poseidon, and the name Despina means "mistress" or "lady."

Winning one of these tokens from a slot machine can cost more than it's worth so, if you're interested in one, they can be purchased on eBay.

When I called my brother-in-law, he told me a funny Silver Striker's story. Seems he was playing a slot machine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, and it kept spitting out Silver Strikers with every pull. When he got home, he told his son about it. His son played the same machine the next day, and same thing - A token with every play. His son told the slot attendant...and they pulled the machine from play. We still tease my nephew about this.