SPooKY HaLLoW COSTUMES...COSTUMES...COSTUMES - What's the Hub Bub all about? Read on!! Did you know that HALLOWEEN is now the 2nd Largest spending Holiday of the year...second only to Christmas? That's...
If you have ever been at a truly Southern wedding or on the streets of New Orleans, then the chances are likely that you had the opportunity to see or be part of a second line parade complete with a brass...
When I first started to sell some of my New Orleans doubloon collection I did not give very much detail about the coin itself, what material it was made of, the size, color, weight, or any other terminology...
Mardi Gras 2007 is February 20th.Mardi Gras came to or was introduced to New Orleans by the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville in 1699. However, Mardi Gras was a major holiday in Paris...
Both of these doubloons to the untrained eye look identical. The 1960 gold anodized REX that most people would love to own, there were 6000 struck in 1960. The plain aluminum version of the same doubloon...
Recipe for figuring the date of Mardi Gras Day: Start at Easter. As you know, the date of Easter can vary greatly. Forty days prior to Easter (not counting Sundays) is Lent. The first day of Lent is Ash...
Recipe for figuring the date of Mardi Gras Day: Start at Easter. As you know, the date of Easter can vary greatly. Forty days prior to Easter (not counting Sundays) is Lent. The first day of Lent is Ash...
Styles Colors - Necklaces or Beads come in a large variety of styles and colors. The Glass bead necklaces will most always be the most expensive to buy. The Glass beads from the 1940’s and 50’s are still...
Mardi Gras beads come in many different sizes and shapes, quanity and quality and conditions. First, they are not fine jewelry, beading jewelry, or costume jewelry. For example, when we say gold - we mean the...
I have recently discovered that many people may be missing out on the great collectible Mardi Gras Doubloons that are available on Ebay and the Internet. I am just going to write a few very common varations of...