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Lost Diamond Wedding Bands. Jersey City, New Jersey Found !
January 4, 2012
Yesterday I received a call from Kelly. She got my number from Bob Black A Ringfinder member that was unable to get out to help her . I went to Kelly’s house today to look for her wedding Bands. She had been searching her back yard for two days prior to and could not find them. When I arrived I began to search for the jewelry. I started searching her yard and she told me she had already gone through a bag of leaves that she was ready to through out, but when I search the bags again, I found her wedding bands. She was very happy I found them.
Found….Gold Bracelet..!! Milton, Ontario.
John called me a few days ago about his gold bracelet he had lost in the fall while cleaning up around his yard.
As the weather has been so nice in and around Toronto, John thought I may be able to come over and
attempt a recovery as we have no snow on the ground, which is unusual for this time of year.
I was able to make it over to John’s house this morning where I met with him and his lovely wife.
John then gave me a tour of both the front and back yards where he had been cleaning up in the fall and pointed out some areas where he thought his bracelet may be hiding. One area was in a cluster of little cedar trees where he had be rearranging some rocks near the front lawn.
I went back to the car to get my gear and get set up while John went back inside the house.
I figured I would eliminate the front yard first as it was much smaller than the
back yard, and started the search in the cluster of cedar trees.
A minute later I had a rough, broken signal that turned out to be a rusted beer cap and then nothing for another minute or so.
Then, a nice, strong, solid signal that had me reaching for my pin-pointer…..
I moved some leaves out of the way and could see part of the bracelet sticking out from underneath a rock. After rolling the rock off to the side, John’s bracelet came into full view.
I brushed some dirt off of the bracelet, made sure it was in one piece and then rang his doorbell.
John’s eyes had a look of disbelief when he looked at his bracelet. What a great moment ..!! I love this look.
After showing his wife the bracelet, they insisted I have a coffee with them before leaving.
What a great job this is…!!!
I’m very happy you have your bracelet back John..!!!
Thank you very much as well for the nice reward on such a fast locate.
Take care,
Mark Ellis
Lost gold wedding ring found at Perth beach
Jeremy called me this afternoon as his gold wedding ring had been lost at the beach yesterday. He had put it to one side before venturing into the water but as he was packing up all of his beach belongings, the ring was accidentally left behind in the sand somewhere ?
I headed down this afternoon as I wanted to get to the area before the local kids with metal detectors hit the spot.
Jeremy had marked the area where he had set up a beach tent with his family so the location we were searching was no bigger then 100 square metres, surely the ring would be found ! I’ve done “easy” hunts before and have gone away unsuccessful so until the item is found then it is still “lost”.
Well the beer caps were plentiful (Corona seems to be very popular down here) on this section of beach but after about 10 minutes, I got a nice signal with my White’s detector. I scraped away just a couple of inches of sand and there lay Jeremy’s very nice gold wedding ring.
Thanks for the nice finders reward and I’m glad you got in contact with TheRingFinders.
Regards,
Tony.
Ring Found in New York City
I received a call from Trish stating she thinks she lost her ring either on the bus, or train, or her apartment. She asked me if I could help her locate her ring in the apartment. She told me the stone is from her grandmothers ring. After 45 minutes of searching the apartment, the ring was found in a shopping bag full of belts and belt buckles. When I found the ring, she started screaming and running through the apartment. At that moment, she told me that I made her the happiest person in the world because I found her ring. She gave me a $300 reward which made my day 
Lost wedding band in Stevensville, MI
Driving home from Chicago I received a cell call from Kurt D. who lost his wedding ring. He said he lived in Stevensville, Mi and I told him I just past a few miles from there on my way back to Grand Rapids.
Kurt lost his ring in the basement of his duplex. He had placed it on a towel while doing something and when he grabbed the towel the ring popped off and landed somewhere in the basement. He heard it ting when it hit the floor but could not find it after searching for hours. Kurt went and rented a metal detector to no avail. He searched the Internet for lost rings and found theringfinders and my name.
I called him on Sunday night when I got home and discussed his problem and how he searched but could not find the ring. We discussed the $50 travel expense and said I would be coming down the following Friday. I then told him I could save him $50 if he followed a few directions for another search of his basement.
I suggested that he clear one side of the basement and then search all the cracks and crevaces, then go to the other side of the basement and take one item at a time, search through it and then place it in the cleared out area. After that is done look up in the floor joyces to see if it lodged up there some place. Finally check around the furnace and air ducts and any other fixtures in the basement.
The next day, (Monday), Kurt texted me and said ” I’m delighted to tell you my beloved wife and her friend actually took your advice and found the ring while I was at work. lol” ” Thank you so, so, so much for your tme and most importantly your expertise”. He told everyone at work what happened and if anyone ever needed a Ring Finder we have one at our disposal.
So another happy husband reunited with his wedding band sans metal detector and physical presence of the RINGFINDER.
Sewer Cover find in Kings Park
Surprise call today. A call from Joe asking if I could help him locate the sewer covers for his cesspools. He knew about where they were but not surer how deep. He had a metal detector from a friend and just could not get it to work. I meet him at 2 PM and spoke about the possible locations for the two covers. They are make of steel and in a parking lot. I found the first about 10 inch below the gravel. After more than an hour and a half in the 32 degree weather. We called it quits. Joe thanked me for coming over with no notic and in the freezing cold. Thank you Joe for the gratuity.
Two calls in two days. Lost rings, Tauranga and Lake Taupo New Zealand
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
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!
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!
Lost white gold ring “bubbles” has been found in Perth park
Vicky called me a couple of days ago asking for help to find her white gold ring that she thought was lost at her local park and playground. The ring was a wide band with a nice “bubble” design stamped onto the outside of the ring. Quite a few people had searched the area but unfortunately the ring was no where to be seen. They had also put a notice up in case anyone had picked up the ring.
I spent about 30 minutes detecting the thicker grassed areas, whilst eyeballing the flatter ground but was only rewarded with 5 cent coins. There was a small sand play area that I also hunted but it was clear of signals so I moved back towards the grassed areas but still no luck. In the mean time, Vicky’s Mum continued to look for the ring by scouting the ground.
Because the area was generally flattened grass, the ring should be easy to spot by eye but this was assuming that no one else had pocketed the gold ring.
I decided that I would check the sandpit again so I ran the search coil closer to the stone wall this time and quickly got a nice solid beep from the machine…..expecting another 5 cent coin, I was thrilled to see the glint of a silver/white gold ring with the “bubbles” etched into the ring.
I casually wandered back to where Vicky’s Mum was still scouring the grass and informed her “I just don’t think you will find it there…..because…..of this” and I opened my hand to reveal the ring in the palm of my hand. I really enjoy that part !!!
Thanks for contacting me and it was great to have another successful hunt.
All the best,
Tony.
Lost diamond ring has been found, South Beach, Perth
Ki contacted me recently via TheRingFinders as she had lost a very sentimental ring that had belonged to her Mum. Ki was kind enough to include a quick story of how the ring was lost as well as some nice photo’s. Here is what she wrote……
“The story behind the ring is that it was my mother’s engagement ring. Sadly mum passed away 15 years ago, when I was 13 years old. Dad’s been looking after the rings until about 2 years ago when he passed them onto me. I was too scared to wear them for the first 6 months and just kept them in a safe place.
After work on Tues went down to the beach for just a quick jump in the ocean, meant to take her rings off but forgot. Figured I would be careful and not swim around too much… Didn’t count on the dog knocking them off!
Pandora (the dog), loves to swim, but also always wants to be picked up in the water. She’s a flat coat retriever so it’s a bit of an effort. When she launched herself off me the ring got scraped off and went straight to the bottom. I was looking and looking, about 6 other people were helping, stayed in till sunset so it was probably about an hour, and then Tim went back the next day for another 2 hours.
Found you by googling ‘Underwater Metal Detectors’…
Had no idea there was such a service as yours. We thought we were going to have to figure out how to do it ourselves.
But then you came and managed to find it so quickly. I still can’t believe I have it back. I am so incredibly grateful. Makes her ring even more special!
Thank you thank you thank you!!!”
Thank you Ki for contacting me…it was great to see that ring back on your finger !
All the best for the future,
Tony.
