New Orleans Mardi Gras 38mm Aluminium Tokens - Information Please!

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NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17911 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 09:08 am I've been given a dozen of these aluminium silver-dollar-size tokens. Some are silver in color, some have been gilded or bronzed and one or two are red and blue! I assume they are tourist souvenirs of some kind associated with the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but I'd appreciate any further infornation, please! Thanks! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 09:18 am @numis, here is a link to a 2014 post on this subject which seems pretty comprehensive to me: http://goccf.com/t/168889#1559288 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17911 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 09:22 am Thanks, Spence - much appreciated! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 09:51 am I have a few of these somewhere, I need to dig them out. Nice examples! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25076 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 11:50 am NumisRob, I have hundreds of these Mardi Gras doubloons - got my first one from a parade in New Orleans back around 1970 or so. The aluminum ones have mostly been replaced by plastic ones that are not very interesting. For the most part they are not very valuable (most of mine are in zip-lock baggies somewhere around here). Here's a nice article on their history: https://www.hnoc.org/publications/f...as-much-more Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17911 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 2:50 pm Quote: For the most part they are not very valuable (most of mine are in zip-lock baggies somewhere around here). Thanks Hondo and many thanks for the link! In a way I'm grateful - if they had been of any value, I'd have needed to buy one of my friends a lot of beers! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25076 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 5:17 pm You could still buy him a beer, NumisRob! I spent a month in the UK and Ireland 25 years ago and have very fond memories of the fine ales there. I would love to do that again but no longer consume alcohol. Here are some that I posted back in June for some reason. The first is silver and was not a parade throw! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17911 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 5:59 pm Some lovely examples there, Hondo! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25076 Posts	Posted 09/06/2024 8:33 pm Thank you, NumisRob! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 09/09/2024 11:12 am Quote: Here are some that I posted back in June for some reason. The first is silver and was not a parade throw! Nice examples! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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