Virgin Mary Medallions - What Are The Odds

slider66 · Dec 11, 2016

Three weeks ago I went detecting to the south with my friend Digger6565 and we each found a Virgin Mary Medallion. Both medallions were exactly the same. Yesterday we went north up to Coco Beach and Melbourne. I found two more of the exact same medallions that we found three weeks ago. I have several questions.

1. What are the odds of me finding these?
2. Has anyone else found these on the beach? I mean the exact one.
3. These retail for 60 dollars each. Could someone be throwing them on the beach for some reason?

Thanks for looking and thanks for your responses. I find it very strange.

Keith Jackson · Dec 11, 2016

If they were all from the same beach, I would guess that there may have been a convention of Catholics visiting there.

slider66 · Dec 11, 2016

The beaches were 160 miles apart

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diggummup · Dec 11, 2016

I've found Miraculous medals before. They are made in a variety of metals. Gold, silver, brass, aluminum, etc. A lot of Catholics wear them. Many times they are on a very thin chain, which is probably how they were lost. I would say it's just a coincidence, that or someone is trying to tell you to change your ways, lol. :laughing7:

slider66 · Dec 11, 2016

diggummup said:
I've found Miraculous medals before. They are made in a variety of metals. Gold, silver, brass, aluminum, etc. A lot of Catholics wear them. Many times they are on a very thin chain, which is probably how they were lost. I would say it's just a coincidence, that or someone is trying to tell you to change your ways, lol.

Well I thought it could be a coincidence but they are exactly the same. The newer looking two medallions were found in dry sand about 20 feet apart. None of the four medallions had chains. It's like they were thrown on the beach. That's the reason I asked if others had found the exact medallion.

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aa battery · Dec 11, 2016

Wow i have about four of those found at WW2 Hammer Field here in town. Now where did i put them ? Nice finds

slider66 · Dec 11, 2016

aa battery said:
Wow i have about four of those found at WW2 Hammer Field here in town. Now where did i put them ? Nice finds

Could these be part of a ceremony on the beach? The last two were found at a hilton hotel.

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slider66 · Dec 11, 2016

I found this article about the medallion. It's pretty interesting but still does not answer my question about finding them.

The Meaning of the Miraculous Medal | The Divine Mercy Message from the Marians of the Immaculate Conception

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Rodbuster209 · Dec 11, 2016

I agree they must be a common catholic medallion because I have found them here on the west coast on beaches that are used by mostly hispanics.

OBN · Dec 11, 2016

Very nice saves, 925 or sterling? Very common even 65 plus years ago...

slider66 · Dec 11, 2016

diggummup said:
Very commonly found item. Yours just happened to be found on a couple different beaches. A quick search reveals...

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/beach-shallow-water/158949-virgin-mary-medallion-beach-find.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/331162-pendent.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/178084-miraculous-medal.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/422739-miraculous-medal-musketballs-net-weight.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/309434-miraculous-medal-john-quincy-adams-token.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/112732-miraculous-medal-age-id-help.html#post1204883
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/233333-pendants-found.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...ilver-1830-mother-mary-medal.html#post4651104
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...und-medal-today-can-anyone-give-any-info.html
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/317124-religious-medallions.html

There are more I'm sure.

PS- I have a small bag of aluminum ones somewhere. Not dug.

That is interesting. Thanks for the response. I have not read the post yet but these 3 medallions are exactly the same. I find that very strange. Plus their 50 dollars a piece.

diggummup · Dec 12, 2016

slider66 said:
That is interesting. Thanks for the response. I have not read the post yet but these 3 medallions are exactly the same. I find that very strange. Plus their 50 dollars a piece.

It's not that strange. I only posted the links to ones that were also exactly the same. $50 each would be extremely high, even at full blown retail on a sterling silver one. But then people will sometimes pay crazy prices for things too.

deldave · Dec 12, 2016

Not rare at all, I see them posted quite often and carry one on my keychainhttp://www.marian.org/news/The-Meaning-of-the-Miraculous-Medal-2942

RVRoamer74 · Dec 12, 2016

Rare to find 4........ :notworthy:

Truth · Dec 13, 2016

I found one

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cudamark · Dec 13, 2016

I have a couple too. Not exact but real close.

slider66 · Dec 14, 2016

Truth1253 said:
I found one

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Thanks for posting that find the last two I found were in dry sand at a top hotel. Two weeks earlier my friend and I found 2 more of the exact medallion. That made four of them all found in dry sand. It looked to me as though they were being thrown on the beach and not lost. There were no chains.

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MexGT · Dec 15, 2016

Virgin Mary is watching you

(in a good way!)

Truth · Dec 15, 2016

slider66 said:
Thanks for posting that find the last two I found were in dry sand at a top hotel. Two weeks earlier my friend and I found 2 more of the exact medallion. That made four of them all found in dry sand. It looked to me as though they were being thrown on the beach and not lost. There were no chains.

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Maybe that's God trying to tell you something [emoji1317]

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