Answering the call of the discouraged owner of a cherished ring, I responded with ” I will be there within 30 minutes “. I was fortunate to be able to adjust my appointments, to help this lady that had been already looking for a lost ring for about a week. On arriving at the secluded country hobby farm, I started my search on the outer areas of the garden and zeroed in on the sloping area of shrubs and flowers. The Owner had been pulling weeds and trimming bushes with her bare hands when she discovered the missing ring. Having spent the week searching the flower bed and garden, she even rented a metal detector, but with no success. As I narrowed my search, concentrating on tighter circles I began reaching under bushes and branches when I got the loud signal telling me I was close. Searching the area close to those signals I moved some weeds and a large branch to find the sparkle & shine of gold lying beneath the limb. ” There it is, I’ve found it ” I called to the owner who was just steps away. After a quick hug of thanks, and numerous declarations of gratitude, I packed my tools and headed off into the sunset. Another Happy customer left smiling and waving behind me.

Last November Diane Baumann called me from an article about me, that was referred to her from a friend. Her nephew had been visiting from out of town and went swimming at their home. When he jumped off the dock a ring that had belonged to his grandfather and gifted to him came off his finger.
By the time she was able to get ahold of me fall had set in and it was too cold to hunt the lake. I told her I would call her in the Spring, so I gave her a call and arranged to come out as today was a balmy 65 degrees.
The dock wasn’t in from the winter yet but she pointed to about where it would have been lost. While I ventured out to the deeper spot my brother Doug started from the beachfront. After about 30 minutes I came up with 2 quarters, a penny and a green marble. Doug kept digging up washers, a bolt, pull tabs and then the ring half way between the beachfront and where I was.
We received a panic call from a young man about 8pm one night saying that his girlfriend had lost the locket and chain he had given her somewhere in his front yard. He wanted us come that night but we were tied up and promised to come early the next morning. We arrived around 7am and he explained that he and his girlfriend had been playing around in the front yard when the incident happened. She had placed the item in the pocket of her hoodie prior to playing around. She was extremely upset with him and he was really upset that he couldn’t find it himself.
We got out our detectors and began scanning and in just 5 minutes or so we got a HIT. We found the locket and chain. He was shocked and happy and could not thank us enough.
What a thrill to have another successful hunt for “The Ring Finder”.
Don & Ellen Wilson – Carrollton,Texas
I’m happy to report that R.Rodriguez is reunited with his wedding band.He lost it about 6 weeks ago while shoveling snow during his vacation.With the information he was able to provide I was able to locate the ring in under an hour and have sent it back to him.A happy ending !!I wish him success in his young military career.
pat
My wife and I were out detecting in a local park when a gentleman approached me to say he had lost his gold wedding band in his backyard, would we come try and find it(?). Having asked him a few questions, he told me that 6 months ago he was working in his backyard and placed his wedding band on a small patio table and continued working. He forgot about the ring and moved the table several times before he realized his ring was gone. He and his family searched for days trying to find it and even borrowed a metal detector from a friend but was unable to locate it. He told me his wife was very upset with him or he wouldn’t have bothered to ask. We agreed to come out the next morning at 8:30am arriving on a damp, slightly rainy morning. We found out that the gentleman was a law inforcement officer and was on the phone when we arrived working on a situation that had happened the night before. He quickly showed us the backyard and went through his actions the day he lost the ring. We got out our equipment and told him there would be several beeps and noises from my pinpointer alone but not to get too excited as the Garrett detector would be picking up anything metal. I put on my headphones, turned on my Gartett ATPro and began my search in the backyard. My detector went off immediately, and I mean in the first 10 seconds of starting, which startled me. I thought NO-WAY, it has to be coming from the patio rebarb in the concrete. When I pulled out my pinpointer and checked to be sure I HIT Full TONE immediately. I bent down, pulled the grass aside to see and there flush in the mud and grass was a Gold Circle. His wedding band. I looked up and ask my wife to get the video camera ready on our iPhone, she looked at me like I was nuts, I whispered, I Got It. She said no way but got the camera ready and started filming. The homeowner was walking around the backyard and I said, ‘sir, you might want to take a look at this’…he hollered and grabbed the ring from me; it actually still had grass growing through it. He was so excited, he hugged me and thank us and thanked us. He was so excited he forgot about us and ran inside to tell his wife. This 10 second find made our day and put a smile on everyone’s face for the day. It felt so good helping someone who is out there protecting us on a daily basis. Another Successful Find for “The Ring Finders” Don & Ellen Wilson - Carrollton,Tx
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Received a call the other day Women lost her ring on the beach. She rented a metal detector and tried for 2 days to find it had no luck . The ring was lost for 3 weeks. when she found theringfinders web page. I was to meet her there at 4:30 pm she send me a map. I got there at 1:30. She told me she was about 25 ft from the water. when I got there the tide was low I was looking in the wrong spot then I went to the high tide mark and went back 25 ft after 3 Quarters 4 Pennies and a spoon there it was
Hi Nick, Great speaking with you today. Thank you for deciding to take this on. I really wish I could be there – think it would be a lot easier to find with my pointing out the exact area it’s most likely in. Not sure how helpful this map will be – are you able to go Tuesday at all or is it completely out?
I’m not able to switch at work, unfortunately. Just let me know if you think this map will work.
There’s a large mound of sand at the end of the street on Beach 123rd St. in Rockaway Park. I was in 2 spots: initially, about 1/2 way towards the water, in front of the mound (& to the right, if one is facing the water) and then I moved up closer to the mound, about 10 ft from it, I would say.
I lost a 14k white gold ring – blue stone in the middle, 2 diamonds either side. It has tremendous sentimental value to me – means a lot. I grew up on the beach & know better than to wear jewelry there- but this was an unusual day and I ended up heading out there after work.
At any rate, let me know what you think. I can also meet you out there, probably by 4:30p tomorrow, if I leave work by 3p. That’s also an option.
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Lost ring in Lansing Michigan still not found. Mr. Pearson assumed he lost a gold ring, in his yard, with 5 diamonds in it. The dimonds came from his wife and mothers rings and were very special to him. He was trimming a tree in the front yard and started taking the branches to his back yard and throwing them over his fence. It was a cold fall day and he was not wearing gloves.
He got ahold of me and I traveled the 6o miles to his home and searched the front and back yards and the area over the fence. I could not find it and being that it was very cold I told Mr. Pearson that I would be out in the Spring.
It is now Spring and the temp is about 80 degrees today. I brought my brother Doug and a friend Larry with me to do a complete grid search. We searched the fron and back yard, a garden area and the area over the fence that is adjacent to a cemetary. After questioning Mr. Pearson about places that it could be he was not quite certain that it was lost in the yard as it was a couple of days after the tree triming that he noticed it was gone.
I wanted to write this blog today just to show what we do as ringfinders. We question, we search, we question some more and generally we find. In the case of Mr Pearson we wished him well and left this fine gentleman knowing that we gave our best to find his ring.