virgin mary medallion beach find

[dimeinator]

found something other than clad and beer caps on the beach yesterday.nice virgin mary religious medallion.it has the date 1890 at the foot of the virgin mary,but i don't think it's the date it was made,it must mean something else.i'm thinking it may be copper.it's copper in color and there are no silver stamps.it regestered as a quarter when i dug it.allways fun to find something new.

 

[Dman]

Nice find. It was probably silver plated.
Dman
Dman
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Dman

 

[LMC 620]

Could be bronze or other alloy, a bit harder than copper. I found a copper medallian that was so worn down from beach erosion there was hardly anything left to it.
Nice going.

Lee

 

[Knightwalker]

Very awsome find. You need to use one of the programs on your computer to make your pictures smaller.
HH in 2010

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Hope the owner knew how to swim!
Carl

 

[testing123]

Check the date again... I think it should be 1830.

 

[dimeinator]

hi i just found out from someone on the beach forum that if it has the date 1890 on it,it is the jubilee or anniversary edition.thanks for the info.

 

[SkyPirate]

Picture is way too big can you trim it down a tad?

 

[DMN]

The stamp in the back is for "miraculous medals". My grandmother would get those from church all the time and had quite a number of them by the time she passed away. I don't think they date to the 1830's though. I've been wrong before.

 

[DMN]

Check this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculous_medal . You'll get your answer about the 1830 date.

 

[Breezie]

An oldie and a goodie! Breezie