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Platinum Wedding Rings Lost at the beach in Pacific Grove, CA

February 7th, 2012 by

Lisa called me on Sunday evening about 9:00 p.m., I was on another call out for Liam at the time.  She told me she had lost her wedding set that day and was unsure if it was misplaced or if she had actually lost it at the beach she had visited that day.  So I talked with her for a few moments and asked her to describe the area she thought she may have lost the rings.  Luckily for me, the beach she described was on my way home from where I was at that time.  I was unsure if I could get there that night to look for it or not, it depended on how long the current call I was on took, and I had to work early the next day so I needed my sleep.  But the call I was on only took about 25 more minutes and I had time to go look for her rings.  I called her and told her I was going to look for them and that I would let her know if I found them.  Well let me tell you the place she described to me was perfect, I went to the spot on the beach that she told me of and found an imprint of a beach towel still in the sand.  So I may as well start here, I thought.  I put my headphones on, turned on my detector and took two swings.  Overload!  Wow!  I scooped the target and carefully sifted two of the the three rings she described, I was so excited I called her immediately.  I told her I had recovered two of the three but was sure I had heard the third and would be recovering that one as soon as I got off the phone with her.  I did, it was laying about a foot from the others just under the sand.  I am so happy I had my phone with me and on while I was searching for Liam’s ring.  I met her the next day and returned her rings to her.  Lisa told me that the center stone had been in her family a very long time, and that made me even happier that I was able to help her find it.  Thank you Lisa!

 

           

Lost Wedding Ring on Carmel Beach, CA

February 7th, 2012 by

I received a voice mail Sunday evening, February 5, 2012 about 8:00p.m. from Liam.  He said he had lost his wedding band that day at Carmel Beach and asked if I could help him find it.  I had been feeling under the weather all day and was about to retire for the evening when I got his message.  I was actually dialing his number back to talk with him when another call came in from Liam, so I answered.  We talked for a few moments and took down the description of where and how he lost it, and told him I would not be able to look for it until Tuesday due to my work schedule and the fact that I was sick.  He understood and said he would try to find someone else if he could.  I of course felt extremely bad about not being able to help him sooner and decided I needed to get dressed and sick or not go find this ring.  So I called him back and told him I would go now and hunt for his ring, he of course was very excited and told me he would meet me there.  He had gone back home which I believe is about 130 miles from the beach he had lost the ring on.

So I started hunting in a spot that I believed was the area he described to me, but soon decided it couldn’t be the right area.  He had spoke of a dead tree, and the dead tree that I knew of was where I started, but he had also told me about there being a “step” in front of the tree that one could sit on, and that wasn’t here.  So I started searching for a location that better matched the description he had given me.  I soon found a tree with a small rock wall or “step” and thought, “this must be it!”  So again I began searching a nice tight grid, and about 35 minutes later I heard a sweet sound in my headphones and soon saw that glint of gold in my scoop.  I pulled the ring out of my scoop and put it on my left pinkie finger and looked up to the parking lot.  As I turned I saw a pair of headlights coming very fast down the hill towards me and thought, “could that be Liam?”  It was, not 2 minutes from the time I had found his ring, he was pulling into the parking area.  We met each other half way and I gave him his ring.  He was amazed and very happy I had found it.  I too was happy that I had found it because that beach is hunted very heavily at all times of the day and night and was worried it may have been found already.  Unfortunately I had rushed out the door and forgot my camera and was unable to take a picture with Liam.

I am so happy I decided to go look for Liam’s ring despite not feeling well.  What a great night!

Found First Gold Ring for 2012

January 22nd, 2012 by
 

Found Wedding Band

On Thursday Jan. 12th I received a call from State  Farm Insurance asking If I was the Ring Finder. The message was on my answering machine, which I saw when I got home from work. It was too late to contact State Farm then, so I had to wait until Friday morning. 

 

 

I have an online Coaching school I am taking on Fridays and Saturday mornings. I am taking the Coaching class to be able to do Coaching and Consulting in the finding of Treasure. I have already used a lot of skills that I have learned in the recovery of Treasure.   A couple things I have learned is to really listen  what the client says and then asking  important  questions to make rcovery faster.

 
Back to State Farm insurance, of course, I thought that I would be looking for a large diamond ring. Because it was an Insurance claim I was thinking about asking a percentage of appraised value. So after I gave the claim # to the State Farm agent I preceded to ask questions about the ring. Of course, they were asking right away what I charged. When I found out that it was just a Gold Wedding Band (mans) I did not go with a percent fee. (was thinking of 10% to 15%). I went with .50 cents per mile and $30 per hour.
 
I learned at the coaching school that many Coaches get $25 to $50 per hour after they completed the basic course. Because I had successfully completed the basic and am now taking the intermediate course, I chose $30 per hour. And because I make 1/2 of my income in the treasure hunting field.
 
I went to the location in West Des Moines, Iowa and preceded to talk to Cameron. I had Cameron fill out The Ring Finders Search form, main reason was in case I found any thing else of value under the deck. Yes, I had to go under the deck, man was it a tight fit. Glad it is winter so I did not have to worry about Bugs and Spiders. I did put on a mask to protect my self from any air borne allergens as there was a lot of webs and dog hairs under the deck. 
 
 It was a good thing I had a Garrett Pro Pointer as there was not enough room to use a regular metal detector. I also had taken with was a flash light, lawn rake, garden rake, spade, hammer, cordless drill, and a large magnet( to pick up screws and nails under the deck.  I worked under the deck for around 40 – 45 minutes, did find screws and nails, small pieces of siding, but no ring. Those rocks I was laying on started to feel like bolders.  I decided it was time to take a break and ask a few more questions and to make sure the ring didn’t get stuck on top of the deck some where.
At that point I was introduced to Sarah, Cameron’s wife. I had Cameron show me again on how he was brushing the dog with his hand, when he had lost his ring.  Then Cameron had to get ready to go to work so I continued to talk to Sarah.  As I stood there, I thought it must be under the deck because there was no where else for the ring to go. Since where Cameron was brushing the dog there is the screened in part of the deck, I knew that when the ring hit the screen it would have bounced off of it and rolled back toward Cameron and fell through the deck.
         As I was talking to Sarah, a slight breeze was blowing and the screen moved (it looked as if some time maybe a dog walked through the screen and loosened it).  I noticed the screen move and I saw something on top of the deck inside the screened in part.  I reached through the damaged screen and picked up the gold ring. Sarah said, “No that can’t be it on top of the deck!”
 I handed the ring to Sarah and asked her if it was Cameron’s  ring. She stated yelling for Cameron to come and see his ring.
Sorry Chris, couldn’t get a picture of a smile but I did get a picture of the ring.  So maybe 2012 will be the year to find lots of Gold rings.
 
I’ll leave you with this thought  How is Business Building and Treasure Hunting success the same?        If you want my answer email me at diggold@metc.net     Lets have Blessed an successful 2012.  Maybe I’ll see you on the beaches of the world.

Found Wedding Ring Ottawa / Trouvé Bague Marriage a Ottawa

January 14th, 2012 by

On the evening of friday the 13th, Pat carried the christmas tree outside  to put it out for the trash, while we removing his glove, with a flicking of the hand his wedding band flew off into the snowbank. Soon afterward the snowplow went by. Pat and his wife started to scoop the snow and bringing it inside to melt it. After a few hours of  melting snow Pat decided to Google a professional, and this is when he called me late last night. After speaking on the phone I assured him that he was in good hands, and that I was going to meet up the following day between 9h30 and 10h00. I arrived at Pat’s home and he showed me where the ring was lost. Pat had shoveled the snow and made a pile in his driveway. I decided to search the snow pile spreaded across the laneway,  well my gut feeling was right, swinging the coil and about 45 seconds later the sound of gold rang through my headset, it said about 4 inches in the snow, I pulled out my pinpointer and searched the snow, there shining and held with a chunk of snow glistened a mens white gold ring. Pat was extremely happy and gave me a huge bear hug. I love what I do and this passionate hobby. If you know anyone who lost a ring or something valuable, call the best Ring Finder around Stephane the Ring Finder 819-332-3116 or send me a message at Stephane.Philippe@TheRingFinder.com

 

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Dans la soirée du vendredi 13, Pat a transporté l’arbre de Noël à l’extérieur pour la  mettre au poubelle,en enlevant son gant, avec un coups sec en secouant sa main la bague est sorti de sont doigt et a été projeté dans le banc de neige. Peu de temps après le chasse-neige est passé par la. Pat et son épouse ont commencé à ramasser la neige et amener à faire fondre à l’intérieur. Après quelques heures a fondre la neige a l’interieur Pat a decider de chercher un professionelle sur Google et ma trouvé sur le site des Ring Finders et m’a appelé tard hier soir. Après avoir parlé sur le téléphone, je lui a assuré qu’il était en de bonnes mains et que j’allais rencontrer le lendemain entre 9 h 30 et 10 h 00. Je suis arrivé à la maison de Pat et il m’a montré où l’anneau a été perdu. J’ai décidé de chercher le tas de neige répandu à travers sont entrer de cours, mon ame me disait de cherchez immediatement le tas de neige. environ 45 secondes plus tard, le bruit de l’or sonne par le biais de mon casque, la machine me disait environ 4 pouces dans la neige, j’ai retiré mon outil de recherche et fouillé la neige, la brillant et tenue avec un morceau de neige scintillée un anneau d’or blanc. Pat a été extrêmement heureux m’a donné un énorme caresse. J’aime ce que je fais et ce passe-temps passionné. Si vous connaissez quelqu’un qui a perdu un anneau ou quelque chose de précieux, appelez le meilleur chercheur d’anneau autour de Stéphane 819-332-3116 ou m’envoyer un message à Stephane.Philippe@TheRingFinder.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKRov3vAcTk&feature=youtu.be

Two calls in two days. Lost rings, Tauranga and Lake Taupo New Zealand

January 7th, 2012 by

Well, you just never know … I haven’t had a call for months and suddenly I received two calls in two days from distraught owners who had lost their rings. They found my details after doing a quick google search and coming up with theringfinders.com!

The first job was in Tauranga, which is over 2 hours drive from my location. The couple, Will and Rebecca Cass, had emptied a bag into the garden on private property and the platinum ring dropped out and immediately disappeared into the undergrowth. Before I arrived, they had searched the location for hours and removed a large amount of the leaves and branches. I arrived and carefully scanned the area. There was a lot of rusted iron flakes which made my Garrett Pro Pointer pretty well redundant. I set my Garrett ACE 250 to the jewelery setting and went to work. I eventually made my way to the deck area and there was only enough room to get my arm and the pointer under there. The LED light on the pointer was invaluable for this exercise. I fished out a bottle top, some metal fragments, and finally I started picking up a signal in a hole full of leaves and mud. The LED light caught a glimpse of shinny metal and, bingo! There it was. The owners were absolutely relieved and thrilled and they were extremely generous with a reward!

Click link for Tauranga Ring Hunt pictures

http://bit.ly/zt2iVQ

 

 

The second call was a similar case, except they were two white gold and diamond rings which fell out of a bag and were quickly swallowed up by the gravelly  volcanic sand that lines the beaches of Lake Taupo. Donnee and Daniel Murray spent a long time searching for them, but finally they gave up hope, until they came   across theringfinders.com! I was unable to get there until late  the following evening. It was raining, but I find this is a nice quiet time to get on with the job. I was shown an approximate area they could be and within seconds got the first signal. The first ring indicated 5 inches under the sand and I found it after using a sand shovel with holes and my Garrett Pointer. I was surprised it had already gone so deep, but the more the sand got disturbed on the surface, the deeper the ring would work its way down. The second ring was found a couple of minutes later at about the same depth about 30cm away. The owners partner was present and took the rings home to a very, very  happy lady!

 

Taupo Twins

 

 TESTIMONIAL FROM TAURANGA

Dear Tony

On behalf of my wife and I may I say thanks once again for what you did which was nothing short of a miracle as far as we are concerned. Its more than the hi-tec electronic gear you have, you are actually a ‘ring-finder’ not just a guy with a metal detector. The way you methodically searched and found the ring using a process of elimination was astounding. Your manor and professionalism were also much appreciated, we only wish you could have stayed for lunch! But considering you drove 2 hours each way on your day off to help us because we were on holiday,… we are deeply thankful you responded to our call.

Cheers Tony I we are delighted to recommend your services to anybody who needs anything found!

Here is a link to all the images we took. I may have some more om my wifes phone and Ill add them in later.
Cheers and best of luck in the future (you have already had more success I have heard.. great work!)
Will

 

Dugald Manitoba yeilds “Lost & forgotten 14ct Gold & Diamond Ring

December 18th, 2011 by

Date: Dec/19/11        Location:  Horse Farm, Dugald Manitoba

Recieved a call today from a lady that had lost a custom made Ring 2 years ago on her farm property. The lady had heard of me through a card I had left at a  rural jewelry store and she decided to give me a call and inquire about my service. I told her that even though the ring had been lost 2 years ago, I could still find it if it is indeed lost where she said it was lost. I agreed to give it a shot. I loaded up the equipment and headed off to Dugald Mb. The weather today is -3 celcius and it just started to snow a bit, the ground has been fairly frozen for 2 months now but we’ve had some temperatures hovering around 0 celcius and some plus temp as well.There should be a lot more snow on the ground and the temperature should be a lot colder for this time of year for sure.

I arrived on the property to meet the owner lady and she quickly showed me the area that the ring had previously been lost at. Approx. 30ft x 30ft area in question that I quickly grid out. turned on the Whites XLT to my gold setting and started swinging, 2 minutes later I got a signal of +38 on the XLT screen and I knew that I had located the lost ring. The screen read 3 inches deep but to avoid any scratches to the ring I dug 6 inches deep and wide and sure enough, out came the ring. What a beauty it was. I called the lady and presented her with my find. Her eyes grew like saucers and she was ecstatic. Another successful search chalked up. If you have lost a ring lately or in the past contact the nearest “Ring Finder” in your area visit www.theringfinders.com

Pictures of the ” Recovered Ring” are enclosed for your viewing.

Wedding Ring Found at Locust Ave Park Islip Town

December 9th, 2011 by

I got a call from a Man who lost his ring playing football at a local park. He did not want to tell his wife. So he call me. I went down to thee field and he told me it came off after making a touch down. He showed me the area and off I went to search. It only took bout half an hour to come up with his Wedding ring. I took a picture of the ring and here it is

Wedding ring found in Longmont, CO yard

December 5th, 2011 by

While cleaning up debris left behind by a recent snow storm Matt Smalley lost his 14 kt white gold wedding band. Matt performed an “eyeballing” search for his ring but it was unable to locate his ring. Matt found my profile on Ring Finders and contacted me, giving me the basic information and we set a date for me to come and look for his ring.

I arrived at the prescribed date and time; Matt had taken that afternoon off work so that he would be able to explain his work site and what he was doing the day of the rings loss. The day was a bit cool so after Matt had shown my around he went back into his house to stay warm.

I prepared my equipment and set about on my search. Within a couple of minutes I heard the sound of a ring laying on the surface. As I parted the grass I could see the white gold band that was hiding very well under the leaves and brown grass. I retrieved the ring and made my way to the front door to return Matt’s ring.

Ring recovered November 1, 2011.

Matt's ring

 

Lost ring Waikiki Beach

November 26th, 2011 by

Aloha!

I found a men’s white gold ring while metal detecting in the water off of Waikiki Beach. It is a bit tarnished so it’s not a new loss. Please describe the ring to claim.

Cheers!

Justin

808-281-6760

Lost white gold ring at Haleiwa Beach Park – FOUND!!!

November 24th, 2011 by

Yesterday (Wednesday, 23NOV2011), I received a call at 7:50PM from a woman who lost her gold ring while walking from Haleiwa Beach to her car. She stated that she felt the ring slip off her finger and into the sand, in an area approximately 10×12 and began searching for it immediately. After three hours of searching with rakes and hand sifting, no ring was found so she called me. She also stated that yesterday was her last full day in Hawaii before going back home to California.

After hearing her story, I feared that the ring would be found today by beachgoers celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday. I frequent the area when I go paddle boarding so I knew that the path she dropped her ring on receives a good amount of foot traffic since it is the only path used to get to this particular area of beach. I felt that immediate action on my part was necessary to reunite her with her ring so I immediately got on the road to Haleiwa.

I got to Haleiwa at around 8:30PM. Armed with my metal detector, scoop, LED headlamp, mosquito repellant and high hopes, I immediately began my search. The area was white sand on top of hard-packed black sand which gave me quite a bit of interference but I was able to tune most of it out. I searched the immediate area for an hour, marked off my search grid and then moved down to the beach. I spent the next two hours searching the area between the beach and the original search grid.

After three hours of searching, my detector signaled a target 4 inches deep. The sound my detector gave off was one that I hadn’t heard all night. I got a really good feeling so to prevent scratching of the possible ring, I put my scoop to the side, got on my hands and knees and started hand-polishing away the top layers of sand. At about three inches, there it was!!!! I gotta tell you that under the light of my high intensity LED headlamp, the reflective shimmer of the white gold ring and the refraction of light through its beautifully placed diamonds was a beautiful sight to my light strained eyes.

I am sincerely happy that I was able to reunite her with her ring.