I got a few chips and tokens from a friend of my mother the other day. One of the tokens is a 1967 50c token from the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. Why would a Nevada casino use a 50c token instead of a 50c piece? Any ideas?

You can see the token at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=267864107

Greg