REAL SILVER COLONIAL HAND MADE CATHOLIC MEDAL?

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

got out with Frank for a few hours.took him to one of my sites that has been pounded in the past by me,rcat & sniffy.
today i got in the cellar hole and worked the lip of the hole from inside.
it paid off in a few finds.
a barrel tap,a old fork, a broken pewter shoe buckle frame portion and what i thought was a piece of pocket watch guts at first but rubbed it and suprise it's real silver and hand etched with what looks like a pope on one side and the other side looks like it may be saint Ann holding a flower.with initials SA.
i don't know how old this silver piece dates back to? but,the etching looks to be that age and it's a 1780's site.

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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[coinnut]

Those are some excellent finds I love the fork, the silver piece is hand done and a great rare find That are some super finds from a worked out hole lol Sweet!!!

[Epi-hunter]

WOW!!! Those are some beautiful finds!!

Love the fork, and the hand-done silver piece is excellent!

[sniffy]

It sure makes a difference without 4-5 inches of snow on the ground! Nice recoveries Dave! That silver thingy is shiny!

[angellionel]

Very nice finds, Dave. thumbsup01

[dave in iowa]

heres a fork i found like the one you did , this was a a lot bigger i think , very cool find ,

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

heres a fork i found like the one you did , this was a a lot bigger i think , very cool find ,

cool fork ya got there.my pattern is alot different but a similar design

[Myownwings]

Wow, I have got to find some Cellar holes. Really nice finds.

[del]

hey Dave nice finds for a pounded site the silver medallion with the hand tooled religeous motifs are very cool and a rare thing to recover . nice job

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

hey Dave nice finds for a pounded site the silver medallion with the hand tooled religeous motifs are very cool and a rare thing to recover . nice job

thanks Dan.does the motiff engraving look colonial era to you or later period?

[RobW]

That is the coolest religous metal I have ever seen! It has to be worth a nice little mint too.

[coinnut]

thanks Dan.does the motiff engraving look colonial era to you or later period?

It looks older because of the style but I'm gonna guess late 1860's to 1870's. What do you think Del man lol

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

could be Saint Anthony too.patron saint for lost items.pretty interesting
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/anthony/
and in the pic he's holding a lily

[coinnut]

could be Saint Anthony too.patron saint for lost items.

rofl rofl rofl I guess that didn't work very well now did it? I suppose technically, it's not lost now since you found it

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

rofl rofl rofl I guess that didn't work very well now did it? I suppose technically, it's not lost now since you found it

well my thought was st anthony nudged me into that cellar hole and wanted me to find that.hey i have some faith ya know! <: i hardly ever go into a hole cuz all the iron.coinkydink? perhaps but i gotta beleive that some higher being gave me the thought to jump in there that day

[jkress]

The fork is awesome.... looks dangerous too.

The religious medal is a great keeper... definitely my favorite find of the day.