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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 5:48:36 PM(UTC)
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I went to LHP to day with my wife
and found stuff
1. 12 silvers
2. 1x 9ct gold medal weighing in at 11.5 grams this is stamped
3. 3x musket balls
and the general other finds pennies and 1c 2c
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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 6:16:35 PM(UTC)
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Thats pretty cool stuff - now imagine what a two gallon clay crock filled with treasures such as these would look like - love the lifesaving medal - its a real cracker though the family of the person who it was awarded to might love to regain it as it is named and obviously lost.
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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 7:13:11 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Lammerlaw Go to Quoted Post
Thats pretty cool stuff - now imagine what a two gallon clay crock filled with treasures such as these would look like - love the lifesaving medal - its a real cracker though the family of the person who it was awarded to might love to regain it as it is named and obviously lost.

There are four listed in the white pages and I have rung all of them and none of them know of this medal.
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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 7:41:10 PM(UTC)
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Wow what a find. 12 silvers would make my day at the moment (bit of a silver drought out here in Rangiora) but that gold medal is something else.

Well done.



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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 7:54:01 PM(UTC)
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Holy moly dude!!!!!!! You're gunna wear out that f75!!!
Awesome stuff!!
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 7:57:00 PM(UTC)
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so little hagley still loaded...lol
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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 8:56:36 PM(UTC)
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Interesting design for the Royal Life Saving Society - looks a like a bit promiscuous! Or is it just me with my mind in the gutter? :P
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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 9:13:08 PM(UTC)
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Nice lot of silver n gold there! :)


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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 9:24:33 PM(UTC)
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Are you sure that's lifesaving they're doing on that medal?
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Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 11:38:14 PM(UTC)
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I had the same thoughts about the life saving medal. I decided that maybe they didn't have dirty minds back in the 1920s. Well done Hunter on your finds. Nice your wife came with you. She prob gets 1st dibs on the rings eh? My wife does! You really know how to work your F75. Envious!!
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Posted : Sunday, 24 June 2012 1:20:46 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: oroplata Go to Quoted Post

Are you sure that's lifesaving they're doing on that medal?


Hi

It's either the Sylvester method or Holger Neilson. Precursors to CPR we know today. I used to have a poster of it but bugggar knows where it is these days

Really nice finds
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Posted : Sunday, 24 June 2012 11:16:45 AM(UTC)
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Nice finds Hunter. Have to agree, the badge looks, shall we say somewhat irregular at first glimpse.
Top GOLD find and good to hear that you tried to make contact with the former owners.
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Posted : Sunday, 24 June 2012 10:03:02 PM(UTC)
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wow yep just the silvers would be an awesome day out but man that gold medal is real cool!! lol even the missus said over me shoulder christ whats it a medal for..funy picture indeed!!
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Posted : Sunday, 24 June 2012 10:13:00 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: gavin Go to Quoted Post
Interesting design for the Royal Life Saving Society - looks a like a bit promiscuous! Or is it just me with my mind in the gutter? :P


No, not only you/

When i saw the post - i was like .....

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Posted : Wednesday, 27 June 2012 9:10:42 PM(UTC)
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nice finds hunter,well done.
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Posted : Wednesday, 27 June 2012 9:45:31 PM(UTC)
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cracking medal that would have been a top award back in the day,it has to be a rare medal,great find
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