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Lost gold wedding ring, recovered by metal detectorist, Birch Lake, Vandalia Michigan

  • from Granger (Indiana, United States)
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Got a text from Dean, who said he had just lost his gold wedding band in Birch lake.
I was in Lake Michigan metal detecting when I got the voicemail on my watch. Packed up and headed over to Vandalia to search in the dark for his missing ring.
He said he noticed it was missing shortly after jumping off of a large floating foam mat to catch a ball, in about 5 feet of water. The bottom is clay muck with prickly weeds and the water clouds up instantly with any disturbance of the bottom. He and his buddies tried looking for the ring, even borrowing a small metal detector from a next door resident.
Got there, geared up(with headlamp), jumped in and it was the typical inland lake targets. Bottlecaps, fishing lure spinners, bullets, sinkers, sunglasses, pulltabs and Bugs, lot’s of Bugs! Eventually heard a nice sounding ring sized signal, scooped it up (very difficult scooping due to the prickly weeds on bottom) and could see a nice shiny gold ring in the scoop.
Dean was ecstatic and overwhelmed with happiness, mentioning that the diamonds in his ring were from his grandmother’s wedding ring, so very sentimental. Glad I was able to help!

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Family Heirloom Recovered After More Than Two Years! ?❤️

  • from Sugar Land (Texas, United States)
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Family Heirloom Recovered After More Than Two Years! ?❤️
I recently received a call from Emily in Richmond, Texas, about a ring that had been missing for over two years.
This wasn’t just any ring—it had belonged to her great-grandmother and had been passed down through her family. Emily believed she had accidentally dropped it in the narrow strip of grass near the street in front of her home. She searched for hours when it happened but eventually accepted that the cherished heirloom was gone forever.
Then, more than two years later, she came across a story about someone recovering a lost ring with the help of a professional metal detectorist.
“I didn’t even know a service like this existed,” she told me.
The following day, I stopped by her home in Richmond, and after she showed me the area where she believed the ring had been lost, the search began.
Believe it or not, the second target of the search was Emily’s great-grandmother’s ring!
The look on her face was priceless. She couldn’t believe the ring had survived more than two years outdoors—or that it had actually been found. Moments like these are exactly why I love what I do.
If you’ve lost a wedding ring, class ring, family heirloom, or other treasured item, don’t assume it’s gone forever. I’ve recovered items that have been missing for days, months, and even years.
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May be an image of ring and text that says '2 METRIC.'
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LOST LARGE GOLD NUGGET RING IN CHARLOTTE, NC…FOUND!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Another successful ring recovery in the books!!!

I received a call from this gentleman that he had lost is big gold ring in a sticker bush while tossing something over the fence at his storage unit. He tired to find it himself and was unable to get past the thorns.

I told him I would be there right after work today. Made the drive over and within 5 mins found his gold ring on the ground under the bush and mixed with some dead thorn leaves from the bush.

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 121 total!

Ring count for 2026: 117 (26 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 30(21 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 26
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
TITANIUM – 1
JUNK – 47
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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Huge Gold Class Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Rehoboth Beach, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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As a Ring Finder for 10 years now I have come to love the thrill of being able to return precious, sentimental, sometimes valuable keepsakes to folks who thought they were lost forever! This past Saturday in Rehoboth Beach, DE I found just such a precious, sentimental keepsake! It was a Gold Class of 1962 Kings College (Wilkes Barre, PA) class ring! 1962….This ring was in the possession of someone for 64 years!!! I felt obligated and excited about the challenge of finding its owner. There were clearly engraved initials on the inside: H.F.M. I first posted a picture of the ring in the local Lewes/Rehoboth Facebook Group. Countless people contributed to ideas and strategies to track down the ring’s owner! Fellow Kings College graduates crawled out of the woodwork and put me in touch with the alumni office….Then a 1960 graduate of Kings College found those initials in a 1962 yearbook….Hugh F Mundy. Sadly, Mr Mundy passed away in 2023…what a great man. Decorated war hero and a respected and accomplished PA state judge. His obituary listed his wife and children’s names and a simple google search allowed me to track them down. It turns out Mr Mundy’s daughter, Maura, a fellow Kings College grad, had been wearing his ring every day since his passing.  Maura was devastated when the ring slipped off her finger in the waves at Rehoboth Beach Friday…she assumed the ring was gone forever. I was so happy to get in touch with Maura and her mother and be able to return this ring that was beyond precious to them!

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LOST HUGE GOLD RING IN POND NEAR MAXTON, NC….FOUND!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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Received a call from this gentleman last night about him losing a big gold ring!

Story goes, he was fishing at a highway pond/revisor and when he casted, the ring flew off and into about 2-2.5 feet of water but got swallowed up by the sandy bottom. He and his buddy jumped in trying to find it with no luck and Brian said he would find someone with equipment to come find it. He searched via ChatGPT and it told him to go to Gold Finders where he found me!

We agreed to meet up today after I got off work.

Drove down, met him at the spot, jumped in the water and scanned around. Found three cans then BOOM his big gold ring!

HE WAS SO EXCITED!! He took to IG and recorded a video of me in the water, full gear and his ring!

Love theringfinders.com page and helping folks get their priceless items back!!

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 120 total!

Ring count for 2026: 106 (24 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 27 (19 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 24
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
TITANIUM – 1
JUNK – 41
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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Lost Gold Ring Recovered in Elkton, Maryland!

  • from Baltimore (Maryland, United States)
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I received a call from Darcy earlier in the week informing me that while washing her dog outside in the yard, she immediately noticed that her ring was missing! She was certain earlier that day that the ring was on her finger and came to the reasonable conclusion that it must have come off while cleaning up the pup. She even rented a metal detector an attempted to locate it herself but became frustrated like most people do when she could not make heads or tails for the sounds she was getting from a detector. Despite her location being well over an hour drive, I agreed to make the trek because I felt certain just like Darcy that the ring had to be in that yard somewhere. Once I arrived, I immediately got to work. Darcy was very helpful showing me exactly where in the yard she was during her dogs’ bath. Because of that, I was able to locate the ring within 15 minutes! It made the long drive well worth it to see the look on Darcy’s face when I found it!

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Lost Gold Pendant recovered in Reisterstown, Maryland!

  • from Baltimore (Maryland, United States)
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I received a call from Anne informing me that while out in her front yard, she felt her necklace come loose. She was able to quickly find the chain but could not locate the pendant that was attached to it. After hours of searching the yard without success, she knew she needed help. I made plans to come out the very next morning as Anne and her husband were about to travel for several days leaving later that day. Once I arrived, Anne showed me exactly where she was in the yard when she felt the necklace come loose. I quickly got to work and within an hour was able to locate the pendant! It was face side down under dense grass, hence the reason Anne was not able to “eyeball” it during her visual search. Anne was very thankful and overjoyed when I made the find! She requested that she not be in the picture, so it is your truly showing off the recovery! I am happy I was able to get this pendant back where it belongs before Anne and her husband left for their trip!

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LOST GOLD WEDDING RING AT WHITE LAKE, NC….FOUND!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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After finding the tungsten ring near Wilkesboro I received a call from the mom of this young man that he had lost his gold wedding ring at White Lake! I said I’ll be there in 3.5 hours!

Story goes he was running to catch a football and it fell off while running to catch it. He lost the ring before he caught the football. They searched and searched for hours with no luck.

I arrive at 8:00 pm, we walk to the spot and within 20-30 mins I had found his ring.

As I’ve stated, I’ll travel anywhere to help someone find their priceless items.

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 119 total!

Ring count for 2026: 96 (23 – recoveries/1 – return)

GOLD – 25 (18 – recoveries/1 – return)
GOLD/STAINLESS – 1
PLATNIUM – 4 (4-recoveries)
SILVER – 21
TUNGSTEN – 4 (1-recovery)
JUNK – 37
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

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Lost Platinum Ring Underwater Found in Waterford Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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In The Shadows of The Seaweed…..

FIND No. 250!!!

….One more splash in the cool water was all Patrick wanted. Once on shore standing in the sand, he noticed his ring missing. He wondered where it went and looked in his towel hoping it was in there. Nope. He was leaving town the next day and was in panic mode. I saw the water and rushed right in hoping to cool off for a while longer unlike my last recovery. Starting out neck deep I slowly worked my way towards shore savoring the cool clear water enveloping me. Then Patrick’s wife pointed to a spot she remembered him standing. I slowly drifted over to scan the metal detector coil around and sure enough the detector signaled to me good metal. Descending under the water about 4 feet with my pin pointer Patrick’s ring revealed itself under 3 inches of sand, quite unusual for just being dropped. So, all back on shore and happy Patrick can leave town with his ring and I got to cool off longer!

Jonathan

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Lost White Gold Ring Underwater Found in Stoney Creek Metropark Shelby Township Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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In The Shadows of The Seaweed….

One last dip in the cool water was all that Ashley and the family wanted. As sunset approached, back on shore and dry they headed for the vehicle, but her husband noticed his ring missing. Where was it he thought? On the sand or in the water? With no way to search I met them the next day. I wanted to cool off so I decided to start metal detecting in the water. Ashley pointed to an area she remembers husband standing in the water. With dusk approaching I wanted to stay in the water and cool off longer, but that spot was where his ring was! Everyone was now happy…… maybe next time I can stay in longer!

Jonathan

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