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On July 15th, I got a heartbreaking call from Emily, a local real estate agent. ??
The night before, she was playing volleyball at Memorial Park in Scarborough, Maine. ?
? Side note: This park is so nostalgic for me—it’s the site of the old Portland Twin Drive-In Theatre! ??
During a big play at the net, Emily jumped high and brushed against the mesh. ?
In a split second, her custom earring slipped out and vanished into the thick grass. ?
Emily and her friends searched on their hands and knees but found absolutely nothing. ?
This wasn’t just any jewelry. Emily used to be a professional jeweler. ?️
She had designed and handcrafted this specific gold earring herself. ?
She left the park completely devastated. ?
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Most people think metal detectors find jewelry instantly. ?
But tiny stud earrings are the ultimate test of skill and gear. ?️
They contain an incredibly minute amount of precious metal. ?
When they fall into thick grass, they rarely lay flat. ?
Standard detecting programs look for round, dense targets like coins or thick wedding bands. ??
A vertical, microscopic gold post has an electromagnetic footprint that is almost non-existent. ?
Standard factory programs will simply ignore it or filter it out as ground noise. ?
To give us a fighting chance, I swapped to my agile 8″ coil. ?
I booted up the Minelab Manticore’s specialized “Gold Field” program. ?
This mode is engineered to sniff out tiny, low-conductive gold that other detectors miss. ✨
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Emily met me at the park at 1:30 PM, right after I got back from York. ?
She had smartly marked the exact net post hole with a small tree branch. ?
I started a tight, overlapping grid search on her side of the net. ?
Nothing but faint iron mineralization from the soil. ?
I crossed over to the opposing team’s side of the net and kept swinging. ?️♂️
After 5 to 6 minutes of methodical scanning… BANG! ⚡
A sharp, beautifully repeatable audio signal broke through my headphones. ?
Having had two complete and total knee replacements, dropping down to the ground wasn’t happening. ??
Instead, I carefully bent over and used my handheld pinpointer to narrow down the grass blades. ?️♂️?
As I slowly parted the turf with my fingers, there it was—gleaming bright yellow in the dirt! ✨?
Emily spotted it at the exact same millisecond. ?️⭐
(If you haven’t seen her reaction yet, go watch the video Reel I posted last night!) ??
She started jumping up and down with her hands in the air, celebrating wildly! ??
? “WOW, thank you so much!” she shouted. ??
Seeing that pure joy and relief is exactly why I do this. ❤️
Honestly, I have the best job in the world, and I love my job! ??
Welcome home, earring! ??
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Funny enough, volleyball courts have been my specialty this season!
This actually marks my third volleyball court recovery of the year. ?
The first two were rings lost in the deep sand during intense beach volleyball games. ?️?
But switching from soft beach sand to thick park grass is a whole different ballgame—and it feels great to keep the streak alive! ?️➡️?
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At the end of the day, our motto is simple:
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Whether it’s a sentimental ring lost on the beach ?️, a family heirloom dropped in the backyard ?, or a tiny earring lost in a local park ?, time is of the essence. ⏱️
If you or someone you know has lost a metal item in the southern Maine area, don’t wait. ? Call or text today, 207-423-3027
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