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United States • Token - Roman Bust (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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Under FAQ on the numista website;
https://en.numista.com/help/how-much-is-my-coin-banknote-or-piece-of-exonumia-worth-31.html
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If you have found nothing I suspect that it’s value will also be nothing special.
Greetings. I just dropped in to point out that I'm 99.999% sure that this is not a Mardi Gras token. For what it's worth, I've been to tons of Mardi Gras parades (including the big one in New Orleans) and this is not what a Mardi Gras doubloon looks like. Notice the word “Specimen” printed on the token. This appears to be a cheap replica of a Roman coin.
I found mine in a large collection of Mardi Gras tokens and assumed that is what it is.
No worries. My guess is that someone just threw that one into the bunch of your otherwise legit Mardi Gras tokens. I don't see any markings that I recognize as being associated with Mardi Gras. Also, Mardi Gras tokens tend to always be well centered in their strike. Although I was born and raised in Louisiana and hence have seen hundreds and hundreds of Mardi Gras tokens, I can't attest that I've seen every possible one. But I do know that they should not be struck off-center and also should not have the word “Specimen” stamped on them. Those are red flags. Just my humble opinion, of course.
According to this . It.is.a.mardi graus token
You're citing Numista. The referee stated (above) that he guessed that it was a Mardi Gras token because it was included in a bag of other Mardi Gras tokens. There are no markings on this particular token that identify it as a Mardi Gras token. Of course, one is free to call it whatever one chooses. By way of analogy, if one claims that a wooden nickel is an official U.S. currency despite all indications to the contrary I would tend to have a healthy sense of skepticism . . .
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According to this . It.is.a.mardi graus token
Yes according to „this“ Numista website it has been categorised as a Mardi Gras token. From what I understand from reading the thread through, the Referee JLHare entered it into the catalog as such. TonyCoins believes otherwise, to which JLHare replied given his/her reasoning.
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