These coins were just perfect for our Mardi Gras theme and worked great as a throw. The chocolate is wonderful. The shipping time was prompt and took far less time than I had thought it would.
Ellie
Everything was wonderful and delicious. The Olympic imprinted coins were perfect for the theme of our sales meeting. Thanks so much for your quick and courteous service.
Jennifer Michels
I ordered 2 different designs of coins for my wedding to incorporate my irish heritage and my fiance’s french heritage. On the back of each coin I had wanted our names and date of our wedding and with it being a custom design it cost $29 extra. When ordering it the site charged us $29 extra for each the irish and the french design which was fine because that is what we wanted. Foiled Again was kind enough to credit $29 because they were using the same custom design for all the coins. I am a big fan of honesty, they did not have to do that and could have just kept the $29 and I would have not suspected a thing. I had to try them as soon as they arrived and were GREAT!! I’m hoping that I have extra after the wedding for myself lol. I have already passed the word along about the website and I’m sure after the wedding I will be sending some more business their way!!! Thank you so very much for making this one of the easier tasks of my wedding planning 🙂
Wendy Brannen
Ordered casino coins for our annual industry banquet. The quality of the packaging is outstanding, and the chocolate is very tasty. I could not be more impressed with the friendly service, speed of production and delivery, or the quality of the product! Thanks, Scott, and team!
Nadine
Great product, great price, speedy service. Ordered these to hand out for our school at a “pirate parade”. We loved them.
Paula Bell
The coins were exactly what I ordered. I loved the imprint and think they will be a big hit at our 50th anniversary party.
How Did Mardi Gras Coins Become Part of the Party?
Mardi Gras roars in Tuesday, February 12th, bringing with it all the revelry, parades, and a bit of debauchery that has become synonymous with the event. Once you’ve experienced Mardi Gras in New Orleans, you’ll be hooked on this annual gala.
The first organized Mardi Gras celebration in what would become the United States took place in Mobile, Alabama. The event was conducted by French settlers in the year 1703.
There are many traditions associated with the celebration of Mardi Gras. Since the 1800’s parades have been held featuring the many “krewes” of Carnival. The riders of these parade floats would throw small toys and strings of beads to the gathered crowds who shouted the familiar “Throw me something, Mister!”
One of the relatively recent items added to the trinkets thrown from Mardi Gras floats were aluminum coins known as “doubloons” featuring the identities of the individual krewes. The origin of the Mardi Gras Doubloon reaches back to the 1960’s when a New Orleans artist named H. Alvin Sharpe got word that the king of krewes, the Rex Organization, which represented the School of Design, was looking for something new to throw during parades. As the story goes, Sharpe came up with the idea of minted aluminum coins and pitched his concept to the head of the Rex Organization Darwin Fenner. However, the idea of throwing aluminum coins was deemed unsafe and shot down. Sharpe showed up at Fenner’s office, walked into the room and threw a handful of the proposed coins at Fenner. The doubloons bounced harmlessly off Fenner and with that the idea was a go!
The order that first year was a modest 3,000 coins with the head of Rex on one side and the arms of the School of Design on the other. As a precaution if the coins were not popular, they omitted the date so the coins could be used the following year if necessary.
But the coins were a huge success and by the following year a much larger order was placed. Within a few years the Mardi Gras doubloon had become a treasured token of the Mardi Gras celebration.
While the parades have changed with the times and kept in step with modern technological advancements, the doubloon has flourished. A variation of the aluminum Mardi Gras doubloon are Mardi Gras chocolate coins which feature everything from traditional symbolism, messages like “Laissez les bons temps rouler” (Let the good times roll), to more risque designs.
One thing’s for sure… attendance at Mardi Gras is an experience like no other. So bead up, put on your best party hat, and get ready to shout “Throw me something, Mister!”
Pam Geers
The customer service was awesome and the chocolates were fantastic. We thought we purchased more than we would need, but every single coin was eaten. Thank you so much.
Chinese New Year – Red, Gold, Snakes & Chocolate Coins
Of all the traditional Chinese holidays, none is bigger than the “Spring Festival” or as it is more commonly known, Chinese New Year. The centuries-old tradition of Chinese New Year is celebrated for fifteen days, this year beginning on February 10th. Chinese New Year is a time of forgiveness, renewal and wishes of peace and happiness for the coming year.
2013 is recognized as the “Year of the Snake” in Chinese custom and countries with large Chinese populations will decorate extensively with the Snake theme in the traditional colors of red and gold.
One of the most recognized customs relating to Chinese New Year is that of giving money to children in small red envelopes. Over the years, the popularity of using gold foiled chocolate coins has become synonymous with the two-week event. Chinese New Year now accounts for the sale of over 15 million chocolate coins worldwide, adorned with decorative symbols of the incoming year’s representative animal. From the days of waxy, dull-flavored chocolate, these coins have evolved into high-quality offerings often produced with some of Europe’s finest chocolates.
Chinese New year traditions vary in different parts of China and across the rest of the world. Some of the most typical traditions include:
New Year’s Eve Dinner
The eve of the New Year is a very important night in the Chinese culture and is usually a reunion, brining together relatives from near and far. Fish and dumplings are the two most often served dishes which represent prosperity.
Fireworks
The use of fireworks in the Chinese celebration symbolizes the driving away of evil spirits. It is believed that the first person to light a firework after the stroke of midnight on Chinese New Year Eve will receive a bounty of good luck.
Red Envelopes
Red envelopes containing money are given to children during Chinese New Year to ward off evil and keep the children healthy.
In recent years, chocolate coins have also been handed out in these small red paper envelopes.
Cleaning
Just prior to the start of the Chinese New Year, people will do a complete cleaning of their homes and all housewares. This practice is meant as a sort of “out with the old, in with the new.”
Decoration
After the cleaning has been completed, the process of decorating for the incoming New Year begins. Red is the traditional color of Chines New Year. The most popular decorations for New Year are lanterns, paper cuttings, banners featuring the incoming year’s animal symbol, and upside-down “fu”, the Chinese symbols or luck. It is presented upside-down to symbolize “luck arriving.”
Happy Chinese New Year 2013!
Jeri McCullough
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L. Smith
We received our poker chip coins and they are fantastic – we love them! They’ll be a great addition to our annual meeting is Las Vegas.
Chris R.
We had been looking for chocolate gold coins to pass out at our family Christmas party to commemorate the story of St. Nickolas, but we didn’t want to use the cheap kind that one finds from most novelty candy sources. Everyone was impressed at how nicely they were made – they looked incredible! The chocolate was excellent – we tried them as soon as they arrived in their excellent packing. Thanks so much for producing such a wonderful product!
E. Hinkson
Family Golden Jubilee. The entire family enjoyed the chocolate coins, for the design and excellent quality. Thank you.
Joni Gumina
No worry here, perfect in every way. Will be reordering quite soon. Chocolate high quality, well worth money spent.
KC
The chocolate was delicious and the coins were perfect! It made our party a great success 🙂