McCDig
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- Jan 31, 2015
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Found this medallion this morning along the edge of an athletic field. It was no more than 4 inches deep. It came out of the ground looking gold.
It is a medal that was likely worn as an adornment to a necklace. The medal has Pope John XXIII on the obverse and various papal emblems on the reverse and Latin around the edge indicating it commemorates Vatican II (October 1962).
Along the lower bust edge of Pope John XXIII, the maker "Mistruzzi" can be read and between that and the rim there appears to be a maker's mark and the numbers "750".
This piece is slightly less than 1 mm thick and is 14 mm in diameter, weighing 2.45 g.
Scrapes of the attachment piece and the medal show higher than 14kt but less than 22k. This leads me to consider the "750" to mean three-fourths of 24kt, or 18kt.
I've found just one similar piece online but it does not bear the maker's mark or the "750" on the obverse.
Anything that you can add to interpreting this piece is welcome.
Image with blue border was captured online and shows the Mistruzzi hallmark used for 800 silver content. The maker's hallmark is to the left of the precious metal purity mark, similarly to the piece I dug today.
It is a medal that was likely worn as an adornment to a necklace. The medal has Pope John XXIII on the obverse and various papal emblems on the reverse and Latin around the edge indicating it commemorates Vatican II (October 1962).
Along the lower bust edge of Pope John XXIII, the maker "Mistruzzi" can be read and between that and the rim there appears to be a maker's mark and the numbers "750".
This piece is slightly less than 1 mm thick and is 14 mm in diameter, weighing 2.45 g.
Scrapes of the attachment piece and the medal show higher than 14kt but less than 22k. This leads me to consider the "750" to mean three-fourths of 24kt, or 18kt.
I've found just one similar piece online but it does not bear the maker's mark or the "750" on the obverse.
Anything that you can add to interpreting this piece is welcome.
Image with blue border was captured online and shows the Mistruzzi hallmark used for 800 silver content. The maker's hallmark is to the left of the precious metal purity mark, similarly to the piece I dug today.Amazon Forum Fav 👍
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