I was deeply touched by Fred's story, and decided that I wanted to find a similar cross to give to my teenage son Brandon, not as an item of worship, but a simple constant reminder of the most important part of life, why we are here on this earth and what happens after we are gone. I also wanted these crosses to become a keepsake, a heirloom. Additionally, I felt that I wanted to give crosses to others very dear to me to help them to keep in mind the sacrifice Jesus made for each one of us. I was driven to make these crosses special, made from pure precious metals, so that they could be passed on from generation to generation. I remembered the storey of the Lord God requesting that Moses use only pure Gold, Silver and Bronze to make the Holy items his Temple.
I searched everywhere, from Christian retail stores to jewelry outlets, but was unable to locate such a precious metal cross. I was told by many that pure gold, pure silver or bronze crosses were not available. I finally visited a gold, silver, and bronze coin shop. it was there that I learned that pure precious metals must be forged or minted, and cannot be cast or molded. This is the reason why all gold jewelry is 18k maximum and all silver jewelry is sterling a mixture of silver and copper.
I contacted gold, silver, and bronze coin mints across America, until I found one, Regency Mint in Orem, Utah that said they could produce the pure precious metal crosses. The design, fixture, dies, and engraving are the first ever done. As POCKETCROSS became a reality, I knew I would be content whether I could only make a few crosses for my son and loved ones or could produce a million.
-Chris Parks
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