One of my favorite memories…
After finding my first ever gold ring while metal detecting, I did a little detective work to track down the original owner. The ring I found was a big 1960 gold class ring from a nearby high school. After a little research, I found that the school keeps photos of each graduating class in the main hallway. After finding the class of 1960 all I had to do was find the person with the same initials on the ring, and as luck would have it, there was only one match. I instantly punched his name into Google on my phone, and to my surprise, he was the first person to pop up. After contacting this person and asking him if he had lost a class ring, we set up a meeting so I could return it to him. He and his wife were thrilled to see the ring again after over fifty years of being lost, and I was glad I could be a part of its return.
After more than 50 years lost, the ring made its way back to the original owner. It’s moments like these that remind me why I love detecting!
I shared the full story on youtube, and the video has been viewed over 2.4 million times.
Click here for full video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZxOQWiZBhM
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