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New Member
United States
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Here is a picture of it below:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Appears to be a beggar receiving coin or the Sacrament of Communion. I'd imagine there is a scripture or verse
that accompanies it.
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New Member
 United States
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I don't think he's a beggar as he's holding his son. There's no writing on this at all. Nothing on the back. Thanks though! :)
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It's a St. Christopher by the looks of it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pretty sure it is St. Christopher. There is a story that Christopher passed through a river that was flooding with a child on his back. He almost didn't make it and when he got to the other side he told the child he was as heavy as lead and he almost drowned. The child told him he was Christ his King and then vanished. That's the story in compressed format and as such has the sybolism of baptism. St. Christopher is the patron St. of travellers and pilgrams. It may have been given to someone at their baptism.
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New Member
United States
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Would it be worth anything to a collector or is it just good for scrap?
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New Member
United States
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Thanks to everyone who helped I really appreciate it! :)
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Moderator
 Australia
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Collectors generally don't go too much for religious medals, unless it's by a famous medallist or commemorates a specific event. It would probably hold more value as a religious medal than as a collectable.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 I do not think you are going to have much scrap value here either. The darkness of the medallion leads me to believe it is bronze, not gold. |
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New Member
United States
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It is not bronze because the 14k gold acid test did not change the color of the metal confirming it is 14k gold.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's good  |
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United States
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I'm geeked. I just saw a 9.5 gram Walmart style St. Christopher 14k gold medal selling for $1,500. Mine is 35 grams and hand made! I'm getting goosebumps! |
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United States
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, jasncondit! There are other yellow metals that won't react. I would think if someone made a 14k medallion, they'd mark it. Wishing you luck. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I agree with Sap value wise.
Looks like St Peter attempting to walk on water.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree usually anything that is 14k will be marked as such and also agree just because it didn't react to an acid test doesn't confirm its actually 14k. More testing would have to be done to confirm the purity of the metal or what metal it actually is
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