$10 Casino Tokens weigh approx. 37 grams - This is NOT the SILVER WEIGHT.
The outer ring of the token is BRASS and the weight of the brass (approx. 0.63 troy ounces) must be deducted from the total weight of the token. This leaves approx. 0.60 troy ounce of silver in each token up until 2005. In 2005, a thinner center (approx. 0.50 troy ounce) started being produced. In 2009, CLAD tokens appeared which are not .999 silver, but are Silver Plated. There is no measurable silver value to the CLAD tokens. As of 2013, casinos are continuing to only create CLAD tokens for their silver strike machines, except the Four Queens which does issue a limited number of .999 fine silver strikes twice a year. They are specifically marked .999 fine silver on the silver center and are usually in either blue or red capsules.
Please use caution in purchasing tokens - they are Limited Edition Collector Items. As SILVER purchases they are great to own as well, if you watch what you are buying.
Here are other values for the silver in different silver strikes offered by the casinos in Las Vegas and around the US and Canada:
$2 and $3 strikes are made of Brass.
$7 strikes are .999 Silver with approximate weight of 0.65 or 0.84 troy ounces.
$10 strikes have a .999 Silver center insert, outer ring is Brass, approximate Silver weight is 0.60 troy ounces of Silver. Sometime in 2005, a new thinner center insert strikes with less silver (~ 0.50) appeared. In 2009 CLAD (no .999) $10 strikes appeared, even some red capsules. However, the red capsules should return to .999 silver.
$20 strikes have a .999 Silver outer ring with some 24kt Heavy Electroplating (HE) and a Bronze 24kt Heavy Gold Electroplate (HGE) on the center insert, approximate Silver weight is 0.75 troy ounces of Silver.
$28 strikes are .999 Silver with 24kt Gold Plating (GP), approximate Silver weight is 0.65 troy ounces.
$40 strikes are .999 Silver with 24K Heavy Electroplate (HE), approximate Silver weight is 1.54 troy ounces for the large size $40 strikes and 1.26 troy ounces for the small size $40 strikes.
$200 strikes are 1 troy Pound (12 ounces) of Silver and may have some 24kt Heavy Electroplating or for the newer RWM mint strikes may have colorization.
$300 strikes are 1 troy Pound (12 ounces) of Silver and may have some 24kt Heavy Electroplating. Beginning 2011 the new $300's were changed to a 6 troy ounces center with a gold plated copper ring.
