"The casino now paid $7.50 for $10.00 that they can't use. So...The casinos don't get the $10.00 for the strike that they will never see again till they make them obsolete (a six month process). We might see more of this happening."
....Patrick

Patrick; The casinos make their money off silver strikes, not soley by their cost vs. redemption value ... but how much money is wagered (AND LOST) playing for these strikes. Not all strikes are taken home by collectors, but some are re-seeded into the machines over and over again for more players (collectors and non-collectors) to chase after and lose more money in the process.

I wonder how much a casino REALLY makes on a single silver strike that is re-seeded over and over again..., like a crop of beans?