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#15 Step on Doubloons
Photo: Gary Clark, Article: Kim Cross, Megan Holley

#15 Step on Doubloons

Doubloons are the shiny coins tossed along with beads and stuffed animals from parade floats. Each bears the emblem of its krewe, and many people collect them. (They're also more storage-friendly than beads.) If you see one on the ground, step on it before you pick it up to avoid your hand ending up under someone else's foot!


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