Swings & Things

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Swings & Things

I stopped by a little park today and hunted the woodchip area for 1/2 an hour.I have tried this place before but never hunted it because there was ALWAYS a family or two there.Today it wa raining off and on so I figured I would try my luck.I dug 1-quarter,3-dimes,1-nickel,6-pennies,and a baby spoon. Penny signals were abundant so I skipped alot of them.I also dug 5 pulltabs and one earring.I was searching for gold or silver and dug this medal? Then got a nickel/foil reading under the swings.About 2 inches down was this 14K gold wedding band.I have dug more rings by the swings than any other place.Kinda makes me wonder.I dont know what the medal is ,I think maybe it was attached to a ribbon and is some type of scholastic medal.Remember to check those swingset areas!

Thanx for lookin ,jimmy

 

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Is anyone familiar with the symbol on the medal?

 

[Mona Lisa]

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Nice ring, Jimmy. I'm going to have to hit the woodchips somewhere. Seems like there's good jewelry there.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

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Jimmy5503 asked about the symbol on the medal. It appears to be the symbol for Knowledge ...meaning specifically in this case, for Scholastic/Academic Knowledge. It shows a burning lamp sitting on a thick book. In that combination, the symbol represents "the light of Knowedge, gained from studying books."

Now, theorizing about the medal's origin (I'm just guessing likely possibilities here):
The medal could have been awarded by either a public school or a religious school. The latter were usually, but not always, a Catholic school a.k.a. a "parochial" school - used to be lots of that kind around ...younger people here can check The Blues Brothers movie. ;-)

Regards,
TheCannonballGuy

 

[The Seeker]

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You have the right idea, hunting those mulch boxes your bound to find a few items......Nice going!!!!

 

[civilman1]

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Great job jimmy...pretty miserable today buddy,glad you are back in "the swing" of thing's.Really glad you posted today getting over the injured back.Welcome Back....Got your PM,too bad you gotta go out and make the "real" money this weekend,Very understandable...We'll hook up again soon..maybe next weekend.Excellent find's....Still got the penny for jak8...talk to you soon,Congrat's and hh!!

 

[dave-enc]

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congrats on the finds jimmy wtg, like the metal and gold ring
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Southcacalaky]

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Great Job, HH Art...

 

[Burdie]

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Nice haul Jimmy. That ring is a great find. HH Burdie