Valuing a 1830 Sterling Silver Our Lady Mary Pendant | Expert Appraisal

Question
i found at a yard sale a mother mary pendent its say on it"o mary conceived with out sin pray for us who have recourse to thee".its sterling silver and the date on it is "1830".wandering what it is the value if any?

Answer
Hello Roland and thank you for your inquiry. These pendants have been and are produced in many different designs, some of them very elaborate and mostly in sterling silver. Values would be determined by the design and rarity. I have listed an auction site below that has pictures and auction prices for many of these medals. Just copy and paste it into your browser address field and hit enter:

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=mother+mary+medal&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=

To learn more about what these medals represent, check out the following website:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Virgin_Mary_(Roman_Catholic)

Hope this helps !

Sally
jarrettsjade.com