Circus Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 The start of bulk Mardi Gras tokens I picked up @ the LCS yesterday. Top and bottom gold anodized all of them are aluminum, 38/39mm dia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Nice pickups. There must be a million varieties of these. Keep up the good hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yes this group was a mix of mostly 1971's 1961's and 1964's Somebody must have cleaned out some storage as they seem to be popping up a lot lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 All 3 are aluminum and around 39mm, I see the oldest one is from 1958! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Magenta color aluminum on the 1st, gold aluminum 2nd and there is a plain aluminum one of theses that got lost in the photo shuffle,and the last one is plain aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 More nice tokens. I'm guessing you can build quite a nice collection at this rate. Please keep sharing them with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Yep got a good assortment in one bulk buy. Not bad considering that were are a bit of a distance from NOLA. From a post on another site I believe that a hoard or NOS of a maker of the tokens was sold out or is being sold off currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Art1.2 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Nice. I especially like the streetcar token. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yes there is a train, and some ship ones that caught my eye, I then ended up going thru the whole bin and left him with 3 of the doubles of the more unattractive ones. Waiting to see if he gets anymore in. I do know that they aren't being ordered and thrown to the general public any more since the cost of the metal ones have skyrocketed according to a person that has a friend that is a big wheel with a krewe in NOLA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Art1.2 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Very nice. I especially like the Muse token. I've always found the Lore of Muses fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Art1.2 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 More nice tokens. You're really hitting the jackpot on these terrific pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Yes I did, and got a great deal on them. I guess I buy more of the none coin items. Than any body that comes into the shop. He always has great deals and give me good prices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 This is a blue anodized one, some of the colored ones have a reeded edge, and are thicker than the plain aluminum ones. I have no idea why the difference other than the colored ones ones may be presentation ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 They do commemorate some strange things on the doubloons, do not know if he was famous in NOLA. I did some googling and found out this. Yes but not only the date he was gored to death, but the name of the bull that did it! I wondered if the bull was more famous. He is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time. And killed in Spain after killing 5 bulls in one day. So I guess the subject matter might be considered some what suspect, in their reasons for inclusions.The things I have learned from tokens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Nice tokens. That bullfighter one is extra interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Neat stuff. Hadn't seen any of the BSA tokens before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted April 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 This is the correct reverseFor the Southerns from yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Very nice. You seem to have found a great supply of high quality tokens. Keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Neat Audubon medals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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