1969 Rex GENESIS TO GEMINI Plain Aluminum Mardi Gras Doubloon--Straight Variety

Description

Here's the
Extremely Rare 1969 Krewe of Rex Plain Aluminum Doubloon (Straight Variety).
The doubloon measures 39 mm or 1 1/2" in diameter and is
in
Excellent Condition.
Payment due within 48 hours of purchase.
Note:  The obverse features the Rex Logo.  The reverse features an Hour Glass Flanked by a Cave Man and a Gemini Astronaut and Space Capsule and reads "GENESIS TO GEMINI...1969."   This doubloon is the Very First Rex Doubloon to be designed by Famed New Orleans Artist Blaine Kern, and it was the first to be made in West Germany.  These 1969 Rex Plain Aluminum doubloons were issued in Extremely Limited Number and are Extremely Rare.  There are two varieties of this 1969 Rex Plain Aluminum doubloon, Straight and Inverted. This is the Straight Variety. The 2016 Doubloon Guide lists this doubloon at .00.  (
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