1830 ?

[KarlS]

Found last week in sports oval religious medallion and $25.50. It got 1830 date on it and it would be my oldest find so fare. It looks like silver but got no hallmark on it.

Karl

 

[Ramjet]

Very nice find.

 

[Heatho]

No one Karl, well done.

 

[rocketaroo]

I believe that isnt the date it was made, as I have aluminium ones, with the same date.

 

[KarlS]

I believe that isnt the date it was made, as I have aluminium ones, with the same date.

That's why I used question mark after the date. It looks like it was gold plated and it has been in the ground for number of years, but not for hundred years.
Karl

 

[DrDuck]

The medal isknown as the immaculate medal, and the date refers to asupposed vision of the virgin Mary by a nun in 1830.

They were generally silver, but later ones sometimes aluminium.

http://www.marian.org/news/The-Meaning-of-the-Miraculous-Medal-2942

 

[Ramjet]

The medal isknown as the immaculate medal, and the date refers to asupposed vision of the virgin Mary by a nun in 1830.

They were generally silver, but later ones sometimes aluminium.

http://www.marian.org/news/The-Meaning-of-the-Miraculous-Medal-2942

Great info Doc

 

[KarlS]

Thanks Dr Duck.
Karl

 

[DrDuck]

As a boy, I went to Catholic schools, but got out of it OK because I was an ugly kid and a fast runner (apologies to any devout Catholics out there.)

When we were given the medal it was referred to as the immaculate medal, not the miraculous medal, as in the link above and a lot of the Internet stories about it, I had a silver one, which I think I was given in primary school.

This link explains that the formal name is the medal of the immaculate conception, but the popular name refers to the number of miracles ascribed to
It.

Maybe you could try wearing it and seeing whether some fabulous find results!

http://taylormarshall.com/2012/01/why-you-should-wear-miraculous-medal.html