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A Treasure In The Trash: $20K Diamond Earrings Found - thenewswizard @ Truemors

I haven't gone as far as going to a landfill to look for a lost piece of jewelry I accidentally threw away, but I have done the dumpster diving. It's actually not that hard to toss a piece of jewelry in the trash. Paper towels and a lack of attention are the usual culprits. We do have a test for ring sizing that came from a similar story. One of our customers was going through an old-fashion toll booth and threw her quarters in, along with her diamond engagement ring. The toll booth attendants weren't allowed to open the containers on site so by the time the quarters reached their collection point the ring had naturally disappeared. Hence, the toll booth test: if you can fling your hand out and not have the ring fly off then it's probably the right size. This is only one of many ways you can lose jewelry.