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Mobile Mardi Gras Doubloon Project. 154 likes. Established to build the largest collection of Mobile doubloons for historical purposes. Eddie Wolfe, Mobile Carnival Historical Society, shares the history of Mardi Gras doubloons and the art of collecting the local treasures. Interested in starting your own collection or learning more? Mardi Gras Doubloons - Facebook group maintained by Ryan Soudelier Chris' Fine Jewelry, 3304 West Eslanade Av, Metairie, La - limited supply of sorted doubloons (not on display) and unsorted, unpriced doubloons in binders and boxes. Chris' will buy doubloons in bulk. Doubloons Unlimited Inc, 3005 David Dr, Metairie, La run by Joe & Pat Albert The first doubloon was thrown in New Orleans at the Rex parade – which became a Mardi Gras tradition. Today maskers in Mobile throw doubloons stamped with their parade themes in a variety of colors – pink, green, purple, etc. (from Coasting through Mardi Gras a Guide to Carnival Along the Gulf Coast ) You might call moon pies the official Eddie Wolfe, Mobile Carnival Historical Society, shares the history of Mardi Gras doubloons and the art of collecting the local treasures. Interested in star Mobile Carnival poster from 1900. Floats lining up for an Order of Inca parade in 2007. Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama.It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. Mardi Gras Doubloons as Collectibles. Mardi Gras doubloons were first used in 1960, and they rapidly became collectible. The doubloon made its debut with the Rex parade on Mardi Gras Day. Historically, it originated in 1959 because it had to be produced before being used. Be a part of the historic celebration that has been in Mobile since 1703. Mardi Gras celebrations begin two and a half weeks before Fat Tuesday and the Port City comes to life. Elaborate themed floats manned by masked mystic societies, mounted police and marching bands wind through downtown Mobile and surrounding areas, entertaining nearly a million revelers The first doubloons used as throws from parades of Mardi Gras Krewes date to 1960, and these early doubloons are collectible. [ 1 ] Mardi Gras doubloons were first created by New Orleans artist and entrepreneur H. Alvin Sharpe in 1959. [ 2 ] Mobile's doubloon trading group is back up and runnin'. People from all over South Alabama would gather under one roof with plastic bags of Mardi Gras doubloons in hand. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the doubloon became the most coveted throw in a parade. The Modern Mardi Gras Doubloon. Most doubloons thrown are minted on aluminum blanks in their natural, silvery color, but through an electrochemical process called anodization, basic silver can become almost any color you can think of. Welcome to the Mardi Gras Doubloon Collectors Webpage Collectorsphere is a website dedicated to Mardi Gras doubloon collecting and trading. The website does NOT contain doubloon pricing information. To purchase a doubloon price book and other news please visit the Crescent City Doubloon Traders website. Click here to view Doubloon Checklist Mardi Gras Memorabilia and Doubloons. Shop Now. REX 2025 Check List Location & Hours. Mindi Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (555) 555-5555 hi@mystore.com. Get Druids 2025 Red Ink Streetcar Motor Man - Drivers New Orleans Mardi Gras Krewe Wooden Doubloon $0.01 Druids 2025 Green Ink Streetcar Conductor - Passengers New Orleans Mardi Gras Krewe Wooden Doubloon Thoth 2022 .999 Fine Silver Theme New Orleans Mardi Grass Doubloon Not For Sale Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Carnival Museum is a history museum that chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. The museum is housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street in downtown Mobile A childhood spent chasing doubloons during Mardi Gras parades for his mother's collection grew into a full-fledged fascination for Rafael Monzon of Crown Point. In this photo from 2006, Monzon Edward Wolfe left his career as an environmental scientist and put his daughters through college selling doubloons, the custom coins thrown by Mardi Gras maskers. Though he retired from a roughly four-decade-long stint in the throw business at the end of last year, Wolfe said he is optimistic the collectible coins will keep clattering around Conde Cavaliers Parade February 11, 2022. Paula Webb. Recording of the first Mobile Mardi Gras Parade after Covid-19 shutdown. It was the Conde Cavaliers Parade on February 11, 2022. While there hasn’t been widespread counterfeiting of doubloons, in 1970, Rex reissued their 1960 doubloon—the original Mardi Gras doubloon. Some enterprising cheaters may attempt to sell the cheaper 1970 coin and claim it’s the 1960 coin, which can sell for hundreds. And if aluminum doubloons are boiled, their dye comes off.
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