May 3rd, 2009 by Brad Lovell

I received a phone call from Caroline on the weekend requesting my services. Caroline’s son had cut his finger, and was washing his hands under the garden tap. As he was flicking his hands in an attempt to dry off the water, his custom made ring fell off his finger. The ring was made from spare links taken from Caroline’s gold bracelet. This ring is obviously special, so Caroline and her son we’re desperate to get it back. So I drove up to the beautiful northern suburb of Sydney, Turramurra. I must admit, I sometimes dread garden jobs because trying to swing a metal detector between plants and thick scrub is almost impossible. But Caroline’s garden was very open, so covering the area was no hassle. I began my search, looking in the area close to where the ring would have fallen. After about 15-20 minutes of searching the obvious areas, it was time to search the lawn that ran parallel to the road. This was a fair distance from where the ring fell off, but you just never know where rings

Gift From Caroline, Threepence Coins

can bounce to. After about another 5-10 minutes of searching the lawn, I found the lost ring. Caroline was both happy yet surprised at how far away the ring had landed. After paying me a generous reward for recovering the gold ring, Caroline mentioned she had a bag of old predicimal coins that she would like to give me. She had read on my website that I collect old coins. Caroline, THANK YOU so much for such a generous gift and reward. This really made my day!