Neptunes Doubloon
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Owner:
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Released:
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
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Origin:
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Florida, United States
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As Neptune had spent his time in and near the water. We would like this coin to travel to tropical ports of call. Visit Forts, see cannons, pirates, go scuba diving and see a real live ship wrecks. Any tropical ports will do. The Carribean, Mediterranean, Easter Island, Galapogos Island, Tahiti, Bali, Figi or the Canary Islands to name a few. But if the coin is found away from a tropical paridise put the coin in your favorite place. This coin has been traveling for nearly9 years now. If it could find its way to Sweden would be great. The owner of the coin is a photographer and loves to take pictures. Please take a picture with the coin and post it. We look forward to seeing where you go.
Neptunes Doubloon is a gold coin(Not real gold) from King Christopher Nelson of Ye Mystic Krewe of Neptune (1988). The Krewe of Neptune was formed in Pinellas County in 1980 by a small group of local businessmen who desired the camaraderie of other fun seeking individuals. Each year the King creates a new coin which one is given to each member to identify themselves as a member of the Krewe.
If you are from Tampa or New Orleans where Krewes are popular you know that the Krewes know how to have a good time. In Tampa it is the Gasparilla Parade in New Orleans Mardi Gras. This coin was probably tossed to a fun loving member of the crowd at the 1988 Gasparilla Parade but it could have been a Krewe members but we just don't know. Thats part of the fun.
If you are unfamilar with Gasparilla. Usually celebrated at the end of January a flotilla of boats is lead into downtown Tampa by a true Pirate Ship the Jose Gaspar. You can practially walk across the bay from boat to boat and not even get your feet wet. The pirates take over the City of Tampa for the day and gets the key to the City. After the flotilla it is off to the parade of pirates down Bayshore Blvd.
Gasparilla was a pirate Jose Gaspar who was know to terrorize the west coast of Florida in the late 18th and early 19th century. Gaspar gave himself the name Gasparilla, he was a lieutenant in the Royal Spanish Navy until 1783. After which him and his fellow mutineers set sail for Florida. His diary boasts of capturing and burning 36 ships during his first 12 years as a pirate. In 1821 Gaspar's ship was finally captured and burned when he thought he was finishing his career as a pirate in Glory. He had tried to pillage a merchant ship but to his suprise it was a disguised USS Enterprise who defeated Gaspar. He went down with his ship and treasure as any Captain that is worth his weight in salt would do.
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