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3 Lost White Gold Rings Found in Huntington Woods Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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No Tricks…..Just Treats….

Is what I said to Tom when he said his rings fell off setting up the yard today. He said what? I said the treats would be his rings being found. He laughed and said they have never fallen off before and wondered if this was another case of bad things come in 3’s. I told him I was up for some frightening fun and believe that there is power and unity in 3’s. Waving my magic wand in the form of an MXT metal detector over the areas he was working an eerie silence was in the headphones until I swept over an above ground planter box. It was the loudest BOO I ever heard. Probing my pin-pointer thru the dirt revealed the rings! Wickedly laughing he said what a ghoulishly delightful find, good things do come in 3’s!!! Placing them into his hand brought shivers down his spine that he was tempted to do the thriller dance.

Jonathan

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Lost Gold Ring Underwater Found in Devils Lake Manitou Beach Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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In The Shadows of The Seaweed, beneath the Devils deep blue water legend has it that a Native American Chief aptly gave the lake its name after his princess daughter mysteriously disappeared on the foggy lake never to be found. Fast forward a few weeks ago when Doug’s wedding ring fell off while taking apart a metal deck. His mind wondered if his ring would have the same fate….never to be found. As we headed into the water today, the scent of hickory wood burning and the view of the trees ablaze with fall color reminded me of my childhood autumn camping expeditions. Starting a grid search in shallow water, we worked our way towards the end of where the deck was. At about 4 feet water depth, as I started to sink in the muck, I got a good metal signal. Pushing the sand scoop in I pulled up a scoop full of sand and muck. Swishing it away in the water I heard the sound of something clinking around. Peering into the scoop revealed Doug’s ring! He said that’s it! Back on shore he was thrilled beyond belief that his ring was found, and relieved that it wasn’t 6 feet under! As regards the other disappearances on Devils Lake….for now they remain unexplained.

Jonathan

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Lost iPhone Found at Folly Beach Pier SC in Wet Sand

  • from Summerville (South Carolina, United States)
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After seeing the calm conditions and low tide in the early evening, I detected the Folly Beach Pier area and found this iPhone in the wet sand near the pier.  After rinsing, drying and a few minutes of charging, I was able to find the contact information of the owner’s spouse with the Medical ID feature since the phone was locked.  I contacted the person listed and eventually reached the owner and shipped the recovered phone to them.  Note: I recommend always setting up a contact with the Medical ID app or Android screenlock to make contacting an owner easy!

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Just made my day! Thank you.

  • from Hackettstown (New Jersey, United States)
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Thanks again for your help–hopeful it never happens again…but if it does, I know who to call!

AM, Boonton, NJ

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Buried Cache of Gold Coins and Cash in Irvine ,CA. Backyard .. Found Owner

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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I received a call from a lady in Irvine, CA. She had buried a quart sized plastic bottle with gold coins in her backyard several years ago.  She was inquiring how my service works.

I told her, her privacy is most important to me.  I take all these buried cache searches on separate basis, dependent on the details of search situation. I always keep things private and respect rights of my clients to stay anonymous. Usually I don’t need to know what was inside the recovered cache. ( agreed on before theI received a call from a lady in Irvine, CA. She had buried a quart sized plastic bottle with gold coins in her backyard several years ago.  She was inquiring how my service works.

I told her, her privacy is most important to me.  I take all these buried cache searches on separate basis, dependent on the details of search situation. I always keep things private and respect rights of my clients to stay anonymous. Usually I don’t need to know what was inside the recovered cache. ( agreed on before the search ) Sometimes we agree on a finders fee. ( Always agreed on before a search ).

This call came to me from the person who buried  2 quart size plastic containers with gold coins and cash enclosed. We agreed to meet a few weeks after the first discussion. The first container was found less than a foot deep in one area of her planters in the backyard. Very heavy for the size of the container.  The second buried container could not be located and it had been buried by my client next to a fence that had been installed after she had buried the gold cache. She agreed that we had cleared the area completely and called off the search.. Many of these buried cache calls are chasing rumors and the people just want to be sure someone checks the area with a metal detector. She was happy to have the one treasure.. ( of course I would have liked to see inside the container, but I agreed to keep it private. knowing how heavy the plastic bottle was enough to convince me it had to be valuable) Every search is an adventure.

 

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Lost Men’s Gold Wedding Band Recovered and Returned – Charleston SC

  • from Summerville (South Carolina, United States)
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Background:  I received my first TRF call on 15-Oct-26 from Linda that her husband David had just dropped his gold wedding band at a dock on the Stono River at Fort Pemberton Park in Charleston SC.  They were visiting from Indiana and were returning home within a few days.  He was fishing at the dock, which had just opened in September and his ring slipped off and fell in the water right near a piling.  I got as many details as I could and set a plan to meet the next day well before low tide.  Linda estimated the water depth at 4 feet deep during an outgoing tide.  Low tide on Friday 16-Oct was to occur just before 7:00 pm.  Sunset was at 6:46 pm.

On Site Conditions:  No Swimming Signs! Possible bull shark habitat, some chance for alligator encounters (but not concerned about either after searching incident history).  The water depth was about 8-9 feet deep two hours prior to low tide.  The current and water depth made a normal jump in the water and sweeps with the detector virtually impossible.  No access to the water level except for climbing down to the cross-bracing right at the piling where the ring was dropped into the water.  The cross-bracing being at the right spot was a game changer.

Gear:  Minelab Manticore, titanium CKG scoop and carbon fiber shaft, ProFind 40 pinpointer, wetsuit, 16′ aluminum telescoping pole, duct tape.

Approach:  Since the water was too deep and the sun was going down as low tide neared, the only option I could attempt was to duct tape my detector to the 16′ telescoping pole, then climb down the dock structure to sweep with the headphone coil stretched out – effectively creating a 14′ long detector!  After sweeping the probable area, I hit on some good target IDs (and had to raise it up above the water quickly) to see the screen each time.  Once I had some good hits, I had to climb back up, remove the pole from the detector and tape the scoop to it.  After several scoops of clay-like mud and oyster shells, I pulled up a tear drop sinker, hook and leader – classic fake out target ID for gold.  After another climb up to the dock, I swapped the scoop out for the detector and duct taped it up again.  After finding more good target IDs around the spot at the piling, I switched back to taping the scoop to the pole again.  I found another fake out item – a small, open pocket knife.  As the sun was going down and the fatigue of scooping mud and oysters, shaking and sifting for what was now the 20-30th time, I began thinking I’d have to return in the morning.  In the back of my mind, each time I washed the clay off my hand I was expecting a friendly nibble from a juvenile bull shark – or worse.  It was near dark, mosquitoes swarming and balancing on the cross-brace while wresting the leverage of scooping and sifting each time were taking their toll.  Linda was telling me to let her know when I was going to take my last scoop to take pics, etc.  I had taken the last several scoops near the piling, but a little downstream to factor in the drift from the tide.  I figured I would check the scoop I had and then do one more before climbing back up.

Closure:  After two hours, I sifted the scoop that I knew would almost be the last – only one more would be all I could handle by then.  After a little sifting and using my hand to feel the clay, in near darkness, I barely saw the unmistakeable shape and shimmer of a gold wedding band!  I kept quiet and carefully put the ring on my finger, clenched my fist and yelled “I think I’m gonna come up”.  Linda said “You should”…. I responded “I’m coming up because I found the ring!!”.  Screams erupted everywhere.  What a great moment and I was so glad to recover this ring for Linda and David!  A little luck, a nod from God, and some ingenuity to use the detector and scoop in 8-10′ of water all paid off!  This could not have been a better ending as they reach their 30th anniversary soon!

More pictures showing the level of difficulty for this recovery: https://photos.app.goo.gl/csnN9fJEUfibGx1P9

 

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Lost Gold Wedding Band Recovered in Towson, Maryland!

  • from Baltimore (Maryland, United States)
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I received a call from Alex the day before I was headed out of town. He had lost his ring and believed it was in his back yard. Luckily, he was located less than 15 minutes from my work, so we made plans to try and locate it the next morning.

I’ll let Alex tell you the story in his own words!

“Jim is amazing! Not only did he help me find my lost wedding ring, but he showed up to my house at 6:45am because he was heading out of town later that day and wanted to ensure he could help me as quickly as possible. I can’t recommend Jim enough, if you have a lost ring and know the general area it’s in, he WILL find it! Thanks again my friend.” – Alex

 

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Lost Gold Wedding Band Recovered in Broomes Island, Maryland!

  • from Baltimore (Maryland, United States)
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I received a call from Matt back on October 4th about a wedding band that was lost the day before. I’ll just let him tell you the rest. Thanks for the kind words, Matt!

After you read his testimonial, take a look at the one picture! You can see how easy it would be to overlook it in the grass with the naked eye!

 

I can’t recommend Jim Wagner highly enough!

My sister got married last weekend, and sometime during the wedding my dad lost his wedding band in a grassy area that had been used for guest parking. He had worn that ring for 52 years without ever losing it, only to have it disappear on the day of his daughter’s wedding. Needless to say, both of my parents were extremely upset.

I spent about an hour searching the area with a flashlight but had no luck. Since the wedding was in a coastal area where metal detecting is fairly common, I started searching online for someone who specialized in finding lost rings and jewelry. Jim was by far one of the most highly recommended people I found, so I left him a voicemail.

Within about 10 minutes, Jim called me back. As luck would have it, he was already driving relatively close to the area on his way home. After I explained what had happened, he asked me a few questions and had me send him a photo of the area where I thought the ring had been lost.

When Jim arrived, his experience immediately showed. Using his equipment and expertise, he was able to locate my dad’s wedding band remarkably quickly. Finding a ring that had been worn for 52 years—and that happened to be lost on such an emotional and important family occasion—was an incredible blessing. We were all so relieved and grateful.

I also really appreciated how fair and straightforward Jim was about his fee. Because the location ended up being a little farther out of the way than originally anticipated, there was a very reasonable $40 call-out fee. Beyond that, there wasn’t a predetermined reward amount. Jim simply suggested considering what you might tip for good service along with the monetary and sentimental value of the item he recovered. I thought that was an exceptionally fair and reasonable approach, especially considering the value of what he helped return to our family.

If you ever lose a ring or another meaningful piece of jewelry in the area, I would absolutely recommend calling Jim before attempting to buy a metal detector and search for it yourself. After watching how quickly he worked, it was obvious that successfully finding lost jewelry involves much more than simply owning the equipment—it takes experience, skill, and knowing how to use it.

Jim clearly has that expertise. He turned what could have been a heartbreaking permanent loss into a wonderful ending to a very special family weekend. We are incredibly thankful, and I would highly recommend Jim Wagner as the person to call if you ever find yourself in a similar situation.

Matt

 

 

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Lost Tungsten Ring Found in Ann Arbor Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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Slips Happen…

And when they do, they can leave a person severely injured. But fortunately for David when he tripped and slipped on a parking block all he lost was his ring. Regaining his footing he scrounged around in the dark to find it to no avail. Now that of course was devastating for him because his wife bought him the ring with her first paycheck. Meeting them and getting the area narrowed down had me grid searching with my MXT metal detector. Lots of junk signals I passed over but a nice solid signal where tungsten registers on my detector had me reaching into the grass. I felt a ring-shaped object and pulled it up. Showing it to David had him running towards me, and as a trip advisor I yelled to go around the parking blocks this time! Holding it in his hands the only thing he was trippin’ on now was the recovery of his ring!

Jonathan

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Lost White Gold Ring w/ Diamond Found in Belleville Michigan

  • from Detroit (Michigan, United States)
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Kernel Cornundrum……

I got a call from Charani saying her wedding ring came off while playing in a corn crib with her daughter. I said I was all ears and excited to pop into something fun. Upon arriving I discovered that the loose kernels were about 1 foot deep. It reminded me of grainy beach sand. Off came my shoes and the grid search began. Searching where she thought the ring was, I got no signal. Moving farther out I got a nice solid signal. Pin-pointing revealed the location. Reaching down thru the corn we brought up handfuls and waited for the pin-pointer to signal. After a few scoops Charani brought up a nice piece of candy corn in the shape of her ring! As this great harvest of an a-maize-ing find left us smiling from ear to ear, we high fived and yelled shuck-yeah!

Jonathan

 

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