A bag full of silver dollars dating back to the 1870s, a bucket of change, some dice in an old cigar box and a box of blank checks were among the items discovered when a historic safe was opened at the Railroad Pass on Dec. 29.
Casino and hotel owner Joe DeSimone ended the year by solving a 40-plus-year-old mystery at the Railroad Pass: What was in the old safe?
Unlike when broadcast journalist Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone’s vault in 1986 during a two-hour live television special only to discover some debris and empty liquor bottles, the Railroad Pass’ safe was not empty. It contained a bag of between 50 and 100 silver dollars dating back from 1879, along with dollar tokens for several Las Vegas casinos.
