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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bdunnse, post: 2275529, member: 57317&quot;]A thread in which to post your doubloons and stories of Mardi Gras.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was born in New Orleans in 1963 (sorry about that world!). Going to see the parades as a kid was, in short, awesome! In particular I have vivid memories of <a href="http://www.noladefender.com/content/carrying-torch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.noladefender.com/content/carrying-torch" rel="nofollow">flambeaus</a> and the many parades including Bacchus, Hermes, Endymion, Pegasus, Elks, Crescent City, <a href="http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2015/02/pete_fountain_to_once_again_le.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2015/02/pete_fountain_to_once_again_le.html" rel="nofollow">Pete Fountain&#039;s Half-fast Walking Club</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>And of course Rex, King of Carnival! I believe the Rex krewe started throwing <a href="http://gonola.com/2012/01/17/mardi-gras-history-the-origin-of-the-doubloon.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://gonola.com/2012/01/17/mardi-gras-history-the-origin-of-the-doubloon.html" rel="nofollow">dated doubloons in 1960</a> (what I refer to as the beginning of the modern era of throws).</p><p><br /></p><p>My oldest doubloon...</p><p><br /></p><p>1964 Rex Gold Anodized Aluminum Doubloon - Obverse...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]453984[/ATTACH] </p><p>Reverse...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]453985[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Flambeau carriers...</p><p><img src="http://media.nola.com/mardigras_impact/photo/mardi-gras-flambeauxjpg-5bbafecea5e6b9dc_medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">p.s. I hope the links persist - too lazy to quote them in their entirety.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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