In reference to the reader's question about slot machines where you play for gold or silver tokens: In Las Vegas, many of the casinos have 25-cent slots that pay off a $10 jackpot with a $10 silver souvenir token.
Moth (order Lepidoptera), any of more than 150,000 species of overwhelmingly nocturnal flying insects that, along with the butterflies and skippers, constitute the order Lepidoptera.
After an exhaustive search of my library I find no mention anywhere of any reference to moth as an omen or symbol of any kind. I will continue to look. Found this The moth is a symbol of sensitivity and impulsiveness, in dreams it can mean impending danger, and has traditionally been associated with psychic powers and their development. And of course like butterflies, they represent transformation. Apparently they're an omen of death in some cultures too.