Molly searched the internet for help in finding a family heirloom gold ring. She couldn’t believe it when theringfinders.com popped up on her screen. She didn’t know this service existed. She promptly gave me a call and explained the situation. Her Mother was out watering the plants and flowers in her yard. She decided to put her 2 ring in her back pocket for safe keeping. She also put her cell phone in the same pocket and went to work. She was just finishing up and turning the water off at the spigot when she received a call and grabbed her phone. After talking she thought to herself, I’d better check to make sure my rings are still there. She reached in her back pocket and found 1 ring. She got down on her hands and knees, searched the area and couldn’t find her 2nd ring. She was heart broken as this is a very special heirloom ring. She told her daughters and they decided to rent a metal detector and searched the area to no avail. I always ask people a lot of questions pertaining to the ring, area, scenario as how the ring was lost. This gives me the best chance at recovery. I asked Molly about the electrical service feeding the house and as bad luck would have it, the underground feed was right in the area her Mom lost the ring. This is tough on a metal detector as electromagnetic induction really interferes with it. Molly had told me their rented detector was going off constantly, which makes sense under EMI conditions. After 40 years of metal detecting, I’ve learned how to read the detectors signals and sounds, I can discern between interference and a solid signal. My Minelab Manticore was going crazy with signals in the area, so I turned my sensitivity down to the lowest setting possible. It worked perfectly as the EMI interference was very low and in the back ground. A couple of passes with my coil and I heard a strong gold tone. There it was, hidden in the thick grass out of eye sight.
So glad I could help out. Quick note to Mom – Stay strong, fight hard and you will win!!!
Take Care,
Darrin
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