Re: never seen this strike have you
I have one in my collection and I know Clayton & Mary Lou Waterbury have one because It was given to them by Mike Watkins during the convention party a couple of years ago. I think there may only be four of them in collector’s hands and this is the first one I have seen on eBay in a very long time if ever. It was on my want list for years and I finally lucked upon one and I was able to buy it from a lady that had won it from the strike machine while she was visiting the island in 1996 if I remember correctly. As some may know Clayton, Mary Lou and myself worked on our “one from every known location in the world” collections for years and this was one that we had the hardest time finding. I am not sure if C&ML were able to find the short list of others they were looking for. I know that Mike helped them by giving them the one that he had. I now think that my collection is complete and that I have been able to find one from every known location in the world. I don’t know who else may be doing this “one from everywhere theme” but it is a fun way to collect strikes. Who knows there may be a location that has not been discovered? And of course new locations like Wynn Las Vegas & the Gold Spike come on line from time to time. I keep my eyes open for any that come along. Happy Collecting All. Don