Anchor Crucifix

[WesTex]

I was detecting the woodchip playground area of this park that I have hit several times before. I generally find a lot of clad coins. I wasn’t hitting too much of anything so I decided to head out to the grassy park area for a bit. Since I’ve been lurking and reading in this forum, I’ve learned that to get the good stuff (as far as gold is concerned), you have to dig the trash. I forced myself to get after it by promising to dig 25 trash/pulltab signals. Well, I got lucky and on signal #7 I dug some gold (probably only gold plated) in the form of an anchor crucifix. It sure got my blood flowing! Thanks for looking.

 

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[loganscott]

IDENTIFICATION:
pendant is 14 KT gold and hails from Italy. It is a crucifix on an anchor and measures 1 inch tall. It is signed, 14KT, ITALY, on the back.
Approximate Sale value: $75.00
Date : 1970-90

Sweet Find!

 

[ringfinder]

Great Find, Love the picture. Wonder if the chain is still in the weeds? Better go back and look for it.

HH< Ringfinder

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

WT,

gold, not gold, still a nice find.

Lot out there when you leave the woodchips.
Have to work a bit harder but..............

have a good un.........

 

[DJ_Quinn]

That's really an interesting piece. I wondered about the history, so I did a search and found that it's called a Mariner's Cross:

"Faith, hope, and charity combine to form the Mariner's Cross.

The anchor is a symbol of hope and security to many seafaring societies, and the addition of the crucifix introduces a spiritual element to the pendant. "

 

[Southcacalaky]

Very Nice find HH Art...

 

[Snee]

Very nice!
I hope the one guy is right about it being worth that!

 

[WesTex]

I just wanted to thank everyone for their comments and the information. I really appreciate the information! I looked all over the back of this thing but couldn't find a K mark anywhere. Of course that doesn't mean that it wasn't there, it could have been worn off, etc. I reckon I'll get someone to look at it someday. In the meantime, I plan on going out again tomorrow to find something that tops this. Good luck and happy digs to everybody.

 

[romeo-1]

Nice find!

 

[allen]

way to go on a beautiful find...

 

[Gypsy Heart]

This is a very beautiful find! Thanks for sharing !

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice!

 

[mojjax]

That's real neat! Here's a similar one on Ebay :

http://cgi.ebay.com/14K-Gold-2-Tone...ryZ15139QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[skierbob]

Fantastic find.
Bob

 

[snake35]

Cool find!

 

[civilman1]

Very nice lookin' piece....HHoliday's

 

[Ramapirate]

Could be the photo but that gold looks more like 18 or 24. I bought my wife some 24kt gold earrings and that's the color they are. There's a Vietnamese jeweler in Charlotte that makes pure gold jewelry and that has the look.
That'd be tre cool!!

HH,
Ramapirate

 

[River Rat]

Beautiful find, Wes. Congrats!!

RR