Why should anyone care about Hawaii related/themed Mardi Gras doubloons?
M&R did!
2M-272, 2M-273, and 2M-274 are Hawaii related Mardi Gras doubloons from 1969. And 2M-167 is another Hawaii related Mardi Gras doubloon from 1980.
Ok..so what?
There is a gap of years that do not list any Mardi Gras doubloon in M&R!
From the years 1970 through 1979 and years 1981 through 1991 (year of publishing for the 2nd edition of M&R book) Hawaii related/themed Mardi Gras doubloons are missing.
Did they have any Hawaii related or themed floats during these years? Apparently yes and they are not listed in M&R.
- THN-CPE-01, 1968 Command Performance with Dancers (Hula, Ballet, others), gold aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
- THN-KOA-01, 1969 Native Dancers of the World (Dula Dancer on left), silver ox alloy, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 23 grams
- THN-KOA-02, 1969 Native Dancers of the World (Hula Dancer on left), antique bronze, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 23 grams
- THN-LMA-01, 1971 Hawaii with Hula dancer, gold aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 9 grams
- THN-LMA-02, 1971 Hawaii with Hula dancer, purple aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 9 grams
- THN-LMA-03, 1971 Hawaii with Hula dancer, green aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 9 grams
- THN-LMA-04, 1971 Hawaii with Hula dancer, green aluminum with gold aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 9 grams
- THN-AQU-01, 1975 Aloha Hawaii with state motto, aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
- THN-AQU-02, 1975 Aloha Hawaii with state motto, gold aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
- THN-KNE-01, 1976 Hawaii 50th State Ali’i with Helmet, aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
- THN-ISP-01, 1977 Island Splendors/Hula Dancer and Male on Drums, purple aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
- THN-NCC-01, 1978 Aloha Hawaii with Diamond Head/Hula Dancer, gold aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
- THN-JSC-01, 1980 Islands in the Sun/Hula Dancer, aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
- THN-TWC-01, 1985 Music Instruments being played with Hula dancer in celebration, aluminum, mintage undocumented, 39mm, 4 grams
Check NCC again, it should be listed in M & R as 2M-339.
Good find ! I will correct…