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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 60489, member: 57463&quot;]<b>&quot;Throws&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Mardi Gras doubloons are perfect for Halloween.&nbsp; You can get them from advertisers in Numismatic News and Coin World for about 10 cents each if you buy several hundred.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have dressed up like a pirate to give them out.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Many have scary monster, witchcraft, pagan themes.&nbsp; Others celebrate Greek, Roman or Egyptian gods, as well as popular books, movies, whatever, and even abstract themes such as &quot;Wonderful Life&quot; and &quot;Magic Childhood&quot; and so on.&nbsp; Typically, they are the size of a US Half Dollar, made of anodized aluminium in red, gold, purple, or green, as well as natural aluminum &quot;silver.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>They are fun and cheaper than candy and great for Halloween.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You will need to order twice as many as you think you will because you have to collect them yourself, of course, before you can give out your doubles.</p><p><br /></p><p>(They are called &quot;throws&quot; which is a pun.&nbsp; They are thrown from floats.&nbsp; They are also called &quot;jetons&quot; which means throws.&nbsp; Jetons are also tokens because they were &quot;tossed&quot; when gaming and gambling.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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