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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TexAg, post: 4554714, member: 86167&quot;]Some cool finds from the cash registers at our local thrift store charity. Monthly, I get to search through their accumulated coins in exchange for dumping them and writing the charity a check. The Merc is a very worn 1924-D. The Wheaties are 1953-S and 1944. The aluminum New Orleans medallion is from Mardi Gras 1973.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best find is the 1971 silver cameo proof commemorative celebrating the Holy Year at The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, wherein lie the relics of the Apostle St. James The Great. One side has an image of St. James, the other of the Cathedral. It is difficult to find info concerning this medallion, but I did find one for sale for 50 Euros. I wish I could find the mintage and silver purity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finding it has special meaning for us as the wife and I went on a pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal and Lourdes, France. We crossed through Spain and stopped at this Cathedral for Mass. Afterwards, they lit and swung the massive thurible (censer) which weighs about 180 Lbs. Many will know of this Cathedral as the destination for those who hike for weeks (or longer) on a pilgrimage known as &quot;The Camino De Santiago&quot;. It was made even more familiar in a 2011 movie called &quot;The Way&quot; starring Martin Sheen. As we drove into the city, there were many signs with a clam shell, with the veins of the shell pointing the way to the Cathedral. We saw numerous pilgrims entering the city with their backpacks. As we stood in front of the Cathedral taking pictures, 3 young women hikers in their late teens or early twenties had just arrived. They were very excited and happy to reach the end of their pilgrimage, and asked me to take their picture in front of the Cathedral. The wife and I hope some day to make this pilgrimage. Here&#039;s a map showing some of the routes pilgrims take from Europe.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1127792[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1127786[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1127787[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1127788[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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