Double Struck Error on New Orleans Token? What Is This?!?! MAJOR Error?

This is an interesting piece. I am unsure though exactly what it is. It looks to be same sort of New Orleans "Carnival" Commemorative Token with a 'double struck' error. It looks to be a very dramatic double strike at that. The reverse is dated 2000 with the date located directly under a ribbon that reads something like "T--- September 1792" ( I am unable to make out the first word on the ribbon due to the double strike error). Also located on the reverse is the Eiffel Tower which looks to be sitting on a globe in the ocean between two flags (One looks like a British flag and the other I am unsure of). A ship is located behind the Eiffel tower and a two-flowered rose is located under the Eiffel Tower. It also reads "The Elusive Pimpernel" near the rim at 6 'o clock on the reverse. The obverse depicts what looks like the Greek God, Hermes, holding a sceptor flying towards what looks like Mt. Olympus. The words "New Orleans" and "Carnival" are located at around 6 'o clock under "Hermes" on the obverse. The original diameter looks to be the same as a United States Morgan, Peace, or IKE Silver Dollar. The coin is very thin at sounds like (when dropped) it is composed of Aluminum. I hope that this is enough information for you to determine the origins of this coin and possibly determine a rough estimate of the value of the coin. Like previously mentioned, it is a nearly 50% double strike. ALL COMMENTS ARE APPRECIATED!




Thanks in Advance,
Brian

EDIT: Regarding the blue residue on the obverse of the coin; It can be easily removed.

 

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So, No one knows? ...

-Brian

 

It looks like a Mardi Gras token... I have seen all sorts of errors on these and they are pretty common.

 

Oh, really? Do you happen to have a photograph of any other example?

-Brian

 

Off hand I do not have any pictures because I never bought any. But I have seen tupperware bins full of them at some of the major error dealers tables in years past. I would contact either Fred Weinberg or Rich Schemmer... I can't remember which it was... but one of them used to have a ton of them.

 

Here is a site with a few.

http://www.keysquality.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=9&page=2&sortby=

 

was that sarcastic?


If so, not necessary.

 

What? Sarcastic? Not at all. Sorry if it came off that way... Just looking for information on the stated coin.

-Brian

 

Dutchman got it, Mardi Gras token, double struck with the second strike off-center.