The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Blogs
David’s lost gold wedding ring
I received a call today from David asking if I could help locate his lost wedding ring. He had narrowed the search area down to a small stretch of beach at North Cottesloe, which is one of Perth’s popular beaches.
I headed straight down that evening to search the dry beach area but unfortunately the ring didn’t turn up in my scoop. I told David that I would hit the water at first light the following morning. David was concerned that my services was going to cost him too much money, especially as I was making a second drive to the beach, which for me is about a 60 mile/100km round trip. I told David there was nothing to pay unless the ring was found. David was blown away by this service that I offer !
Anyhow, I was back at the beach at 5am the following morning. It was a perfect summer morning for hunting, not a soul in sight and only the sounds of gentle waves and annoyed seagulls that I had disturbed from their peaceful beach.
After 7 hours of intense searching, David’s ring stubbornly refused to give up it’s location. I had dug well over $40 in Australian coins, countless pulltabs, 2 destroyed cell phones, and 2 pairs of sunglasses. I don’t give up easily but I had to admit defeat today which is something I really hate. I had covered the area really well and from different directions but this ring just wouldn’t get under my coil….gggrrrrrrrr.
David’s ring is a Japanese style ring of white gold and silver which is hammered together my hand. David has only been married 4 months and it appears that his ring was 1 size too big…..a hard lesson to learn after venturing into the water with it on for the first time.
I will keep looking for this lost ring whenever I get the chance and I am determined to see it back on David’s finger where it belongs.
Stay tuned…………
Thanks for reading my blog.
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Found lost gold wedding ring Perth hills
Russell had lost his big 18kt white gold wedding ring in one of the lakes surrounding a winery, located in the hills to the East of Perth. I knew the job was going to be difficult as these lake floors are composed of a highly mineralised clay. The mineralisation required the use of a PI detector. I just hoped mine would work as it doesn’t have a ground balance feature.
Russell and his wife Lisa, met me at the winery early this morning. Fortunately, they both had a good idea of where it was lost but it was still an area of about 400 square metres. Russell lost his ring after a wedding function….the details of which shall be kept a secret !
I strapped on my Goldquest PI (detuned to quieten down the mineralisation) and ventured into the lake. Sure enough, I was greeted by some strong background noises and about 4″ of soft, squishy clay underfoot. This was going to be a difficult hunt. Off came the dive boots as they sucked strongly into the clay, this called for barefeet ! I just hoped the local crustaceans would leave my white toes alone.
The water was quite clear until the clay was disturbed, the results were constant clouds of reddish water. I thought that walking was bad enough but digging into this stuff was a real headache. Extracting the scoop from the lake floor was most difficult….but I don’t give up easily so on I pressed.
After about 30 minutes, I received my first signal from the detector. It was quite a soft but sharp signal and stood out amongst the background chatter. I sunk my scoop into the bottom and then wrestled it out of the thick clay……the target was in my scoop hidden in about half a bucket of clay. After finally breaking up all the material in the scoop, there lay Russell’s honker of a 18kt white gold ring, gleaming in the early morning sun. The reaction from them was quite a sight, it’s the most rewarding part of these type of hunts.
So Russell’s wedding ring is back on his finger where it belongs…..and his lovely wife Lisa has him back in the “good books”, at least for today, I think she said !
As Chris mentions in his website, every ring has a story and Russell’s ring continues to have one as it surfaced from the bottom of the lake today.
Thanks Russell and Lisa for your generous reward, I’m glad my services were successful.
Have you lost a valuable metallic item?
Don’t delay. Contact me at TheRingFinders or on 0402104425.
Tony Shere
14th January 2010
Diamond ring lost in the snow Akershus Norway
Yesterday morning I got a call from a young lady. She told me that the night before her and two friends, had be out on the town. On their way home they had start playing in the snow. They were really having fun, but it was not that fun when she discover that she had lost her ring.
This was a ring was given to her from her aunt many years ago. It was white gold and five diamonds attached to it. They had tried to find it themselves, but they could not find it in the snow. Now she was really sad and desperate. They had found my contact details on my Norwegian webpage. Could I help?
Of course I could give it a try, it was a bit far to drive out to them, but I pack up my gear and jumped in my car.
Two hours later I met the young lady and her two friends. We all went down to the place they had been playing in the snow the night before. Very cold but I turned on my detector and start the search. The two or three first signals turned out to be trash and the girls started to look very sad.
A new signal, and this one sounds really nice, I put the scoop down in the snow and up comes a really nice gold ring inside it. I asked the young lady to come over and to take a look in the scoop.
I’ll never forget that smile when she saw the ring in there, and her hands was shaking when she picked up the ring… Yes she was happy! and so was I. What a great job this is!
For Norwegian readers, you can read the full story in Norwegian on my private blog
Metal Detecting Yakima/Yakima County/Lost Earring/Snow
Its hard to see the earring, but you cannot miss the big smile
Found in compact snow on the road
You just never know where your next hunt will come from. Sometimes it is someone you know.
It began with “ I lost my earring shoveling snow off of the driveway”, and I was hooked.
We met the next day on the lunch hour and surveyed the snow piles. She had no idea where the earring came off, but at least we knew the general area.
Along the first side of the driveway I had great signals, and found the sprinkler heads. Not what we were after. Next the other side of the drive the only hits I had was a trailer hitch.
Finally with the only area left to search I turned to the street in front of the driveway. This area looked like it had been scrapped already and the snow was packed down. On the first pass I had a good signal scraped the snow and ice off and there it was.
It was fun to see her snatch it up and clean it off and smile like she had been reunited with an old friend. To quote her “there not expensive but I like them” (insert big smile here). The reward on this hunt was the smile. It said it all.
If you need a hunt, call me as soon as possible. The sooner we can get to it, the better the odds of finding your lost treasure.
Steven Mack 509-952-5382
Metal Detecting White Rock/South Surrey/Lost Gold Ring/Dog Park
Lost gold signet ring
Found in a pond at a dog park
Today I had the pleasure of searching for a gold ring with a family crest and two small diamonds on it.
This ring belonged to a young man who was at a dog park in White Rock, he threw a stick for his dog and saw a splash in the pond…It wasn’t the stick it was his ring that went into the pond…
The ring was given to him by his parents 10 years ago as a graduation gift…He made a mental note of the area that the ring came off and went home to search the internet on how to find his ring…
He found my website…The Ring Finders and called me and we set up a time and met in the dark to find his ring. Thanks to the young for putting me in a great area the ring was found in minutes…That being said the water was cold on the feet as I had to wade in a bit to get to the ring.
This was my first find for 2010 and I’m happy for the young man! It was nice meeting you both and thanks for the kind reward.
I Love my job!
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Chris Turner 778-838-Find(3463)
The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service/Marion/Illinois, USA/Lee Campbell
The Ring Finders...Lee Campbell...Marion, Illinois
The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service has its first member from Marion Illinois, USA.
Lee Campbell is an experienced treasure hunters that offers his metal detecting service for helping people who have lost their jewelry at the parks, lakes, yards, and other outdoor areas…
Visit Lee’s profile page at The Ring Finders… http://theringfinders.com/Lee.Campbell/
Lost your jewelry in or around Marion, Illinois?
Call Lee Campbell
The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service/Oahu Hawaii/USA/Dale Rohlf
Hawaii Dale The Ring Finder
The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service has its first member from Oahu Hawaii, USA.
Dale Rohlf is an experienced treasure hunters that offers his metal detecting service for helping people who have lost their jewelry at the beaches…
Visit Dale’s profile page at The Ring Finders… http://theringfinders.com/Dale.Rohlf/
Lost your jewelry in or around Oahu?
Call Dale Rohlf
The Ring Finders/London England/John Abel/Metal Detector Hire
The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service has its first member from Brentwood, Essex England. John Abel is an experienced treasure hunter that offers his metal detecting service for helping people who have lost their jewellery at the beaches, parks, lakes & yards…
Visit John’s profile page at The Ring Finders… http://TheRingFinders.com/John.Abel/
Lost your jewellery in or around London England?
Call John Abel