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• For many years Tony had lived quietly with his old grandfather, whom he knew as Uncle Ben, until one day he came home from school to find the old man in a state of unusual excitement. He had been digging a pond for some ducks and found a hoard of plates which he said were made of brass.
• As he looked at these strange, discoloured pieces of metal, Tony never dreamt that they were to lead him and his friends into a series of adventures more exciting than anything he could possibly have imagined.