Ctx3030 finds religious metal "Virgo Maria"

[dirtfishingdave]

Hello everyone, I was out in a torrential downpour today with my ctx, and I got solid 10-44 signal, went to dig it only 3 inches deep on this heavily hunted trail in a park and found this little religious metal heart. Put it next to a wheat penny, I also dug, and for comparison. Anyone know anything about it? Its written "Virgo Maria" on outside of virgin mary.

Iam thinking old Italian religious metal. But what do you guys think?

Last picture is original pic, the others are cropped versions of it.

Thanks, dirtfishingdave

 

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[Breezie]

Pics?

 

[Mackaydon]

Without seeing any pics I can only guess that you may have a baby pin; like here:
Vintage Baby Pin with Virgo Maria Heart Charm by ChezPlatypus
Don....

 

[dirtfishingdave]

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Without seeing any pics I can only guess that you may have a baby pin; like here:
Vintage Baby Pin with Virgo Maria Heart Charm by ChezPlatypus
Don....

Thats what i think it is also. They still make these today so hard to tell age.

 

[dirtfishingdave]

Yes, I agree with you, I think that is it, yeah hard to say how old is it, it was in about 3 or 4 inches of hard packed clay and rocks. I had a hard time finding it as its so small and my hole was completely filled with water. I don't think its silver though, looks more like copper. I did wash it with water and hit the holes with a toothpick. Most of the items I found at this place varied in age from 1866 to modern change. The place used to be a farm 200 years before they made it into a park, so the ground hasn't been disturbed as far as I know. There is plenty of large trees in park. I would say being as deep as it was in those soil conditions that it was there a really long time, but who knows.