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Rose gold wedding ring recovered in Denver

  • from Lakewood (Colorado, United States)
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This gentleman lost his beautiful rose gold wedding band while walking to his car at night. He felt it fall off but did not see where it went and with all the snow it had made it difficult. After a couple of hours searching he found me on Ring Finders. It was late but reassured him we’d be there in the morning before all the busy traffic started in that area. He explained what had happened, walking on a sidewalk in a busy area full of restaurants. We got so lucky that there was an open space in the street parking area close to where he lost it. I quickly had him stand in that area assuring no car would park there while I searched. I quickly found his ring up along the curb embedded in snow. Looks like cars were pushing it and compacting the snow against the curb. Happy tears as he was just recently married. This is what I enjoy about metal detecting.

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LOST RING FOUND SCUBA – WHITEWATER LAKE, WHITEWATER, WI

  • from Carmel (Indiana, United States)
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Whitewater, Wisconsin, resident Robert was launching his kayak on Lake Whitewater when he slipped on the precarious seawall boulders and fell into the lake. Shortly after, he checked his hand, and his heart sank as he noticed his wedding ring was missing.

Each successive summer, he and the kids would dive down and visually scan the area with goggles and flashlights in hand, hoping to catch a glimpse of the missing ring. Three years later, I received a call from a different Lake Whitewater resident, Brian, who had contracted me to find a lost watch off his dock. He mentioned that a neighbor of his, Robert, had lost a wedding ring three years earlier and put me in contact with him.

After concluding the search for Brian’s watch, I walked two houses down to Robert’s property. I waded out into the chilly lake and began searching just off the shoreline. The bottom of the lake was rocky with a dense clay layer, which proved difficult to dig through while retrieving signals. After clearing all the promising signals from the area, I figured the ring may have ventured into the seawall from strong waves over the years. I donned my scuba equipment and blindly inspected each crevasse between the boulders. Deep underneath one boulder, I received a strong hit from my handheld metal detecting probe, and Robert’s ring surfaced.

Both Robert and his wife were ecstatic to have the wedding ring back on his finger and to finally bring their summer search expeditions to an end. If you or someone you know has lost a ring on land, in water, or in an area requiring scuba, give me a call. I love reuniting people with what was once thought to be lost forever.

 

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Lost wedding ring lost on a large building lot found!

  • from Oregon City (Oregon, United States)
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Last evening I received a message from Deney saying he and his wife had been looking at a homesite property in the Oregon City area. While walking around the property, his wife lost her wedding ring. He was hoping I might be able to help him out.

We had a phone conversation a short time later, and he explained the situation. He said they had been walking around this 4 acre property, considered if they should buy it and have a home built there. While walking around, his wife had removed her two rings and put them in her pocket. When they got back to their ride, there was only one ring in her pocket. Confidence was high the ring was somewhere on the lot.
He had gone out and mowed the tall grass on the lot. Taken other people out to search, and tried using a HF metal detector, but hadn’t found the ring. The hail Mary was an internet search, locating me on Ringfinders.

Being not far from home, I was able to head out the next morning. I arrived slightly after 10am and met Deney and his wife, Stormie.
I interrogated them further, and learned the ring had been lost about three weeks earlier, but didn’t receive any insights to narrow down the search. Stormie had to leave shortly after I arrived. Deney had his borrowed detector, so I dropped a gold ring and had him scan it. His basic detector had a needle and speaker, which was very erratic, even on a prefect target.
I always bring a backup machine, so I gave him a quick tutorial,  and he set about searching.
I began a systematic grid search, beginning a distance outside of the area of the suspected loss. The area was relatively clean of metal debris, so the search moved at a decent pace.
About a hour into the search of the unshaded area, Deney decided to take a break in the shade, after giving me a bottle of water.

A short time later, I hit a very strong signal on the Manticore. Good tone, and shallow. Moving the grass, I couldn’t see anything.  Using my pin-pointer, I found what I was looking for.

Took a quick photo,  collected the ring, and went to check-in with Deney.
He was so happy to see the missing ring, I got a huge‘Bro-hug’

Having experience, good equipment, and patience makes all the difference.

Always grateful to help reunite folks with their lost memories.

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Man’s Tungsten Wedding Band Lost in the Soft Sand – Found and Returned Ocean Isle Beach NC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On May 26, 2026, just before 6 pm, I received a call from Olivia about a lost ring. She said her husband Tyler had put his Tungsten wedding ring in a bag along with some towels and kid toys. Throughout the course of the day, things were removed and replaced in the bag. They suspected that at some point his ring had been accidently pulled out of the bag and fallen in the soft sand. She also said they had been sitting in the upper part of the beach and left the beach around 4 pm. This would have been right at high tide. To complicate matters, we’re in the King tide cycle, meaning excessive high and low tides. Olivia also stated that the high tide had come in and covered the upper beach, including the rental house stairs to the beach. I told her the best thing would be for me to come out around 11 pm to ensure the tide had gone back out. She agreed and we hung up. Around 7 pm, Olivia called me back concerned that I might have too late of a night. So, I asked her how about 9 pm and she agreed.

I showed up at 9 at the address she had given me. Tyler and Olivia’s uncle met me in the driveway. We walked about a block down to the beach access and out on the beach. We walked about another 30 yards east and they showed me the suspected area. Tyler confirmed his ring was silver Tungsten. I turned my Equinox 800 on, took a step and hit a solid 20 on the VDI (visual display indicator), definitely in the Tungsten ring range. I took a shallow scoop of sand, dumped it on the beach and took my foot and spread it out. With my headlamp on, I could see the outside of sand around a round object. I reached down and pulled Tyler’s ring out, turned around and handed it to him. He and Olivia’s uncle were both caugt off guard and completely surprised. We walked back to their house, enjoyed some conversation with Olivia and then I was on my way.

Olivia and Tyler, thank you for calling and trusting me to help find Tyler’s treasure. Best to both of you!

Jim

 

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Four Long Lost Property Markers Found In South Portland, Maine, With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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I received a call from Robert, concerning finding 3 of his property markers, on his South Portland, Maine property. Robert knew where one of his property markers were, in the back Northeast corner of his property. That marker was just 7-8 years old and was put in when a new road and development had been put in, on the backside of his property. That marker would be a great starting point, to measure off of. Robert is looking to put a fence up along the backside of his property, where the newer road and development had been put in. He also wants to put a fence from the Northeast corner, to the Southeast corner. Ok, simple enough, especially since Robert had the dimensions of the lot and a newer known marker. We made an appointment to search on Saturday May 23rd, for 8:00am.

I told Robert that I would need him to sign a waiver, acknowledging that I am not a Licensed Surveyor. I can certainly find metal in the ground but I can not “verify” that the markers I find are in the correct location. The property markers could have been removed or moved all together, at some point and then put back in the ground. And they may not have been put back, in the correct location. Robert understood that I am not a Licensed Surveyor and agreed to sign the waiver. People have been sued because property markers were not in the correct location and I am not going to be sued, for trying to help others. FULL DISCLOSURE: I AM NOT A LICENSED SURVEYOR. I am just metal detectorist that can help you find metal, in the ground. What you decide to do with the found markers is up to you. I cannot tell you what you may or may not be able to do, with the property markers. Putting a fence up, cutting down trees, etc.. Only a Licensed Surveyor can do that. Procede at your own risk.

I was promptly met Saturday morning, by Robert. He showed me the know marker and we decided that the best way to procede would be to measure 63’ to the missing marker, in the Northwest corner. I grabbed my 300’ tape measure and started measuring towards the missing marker. Once 63’ was attained, I looked down and couldn’t see anything. I didn’t have my metal detector, since it was down near the known marker. I grabbed my pinpointer, searched the area and received a target. I took my trowel out of my pouch, dug a hole and there was a broken property marker, just a half ince under the saoil, right at 63’. PERFECT, and easy enough. We then decided to search for the Southwest corner’s marker. This would be a little more challenging because there was a row trees running most of the distance between the two markers. We couldn’t measure through the trees. Robert thought the marker would be very close and in line with the trees, in an area right next to or under a bush, near his driveway. As I started searching around the bush, I wasn’t getting the signal I was looking for. We dug a few ferrous items but no property marker. As we were searching the area Robert’s neighbor came out to see what we were up to. Robert explained we were looking for the markers and his neighbor told me that it would be nice to know where they were but had never seen his markers at all and he has lived in his house since 1995. His neighbor did tell us the he was told the markeron the other side of his driveway lined up with the telephone, supposedly. Since the distance from that marker to the marker we were looking for was 80’ apart, we could locate Roberts neighbors marker an then just measure the 80”. Lets go. Once we arrived down across from the telephone, I started searching and almost immediately received a nice ferrous target. I was given permission to dig, by the neighbor and what do you know, another property marker had been found. Sweet!!! Now we could measure 80’ down to the property marker , near the bush and hopefully locate it. Once we measured the 80’ it was another success. The marker was found fairly quickly. We now measured 81’, down towards the Southeast corner of the property and hopefully find the marker. The area we came upon was once again across from a telephone pole and a broken telephone pole. The area also had a large steel cable and anchor, holding the poles, in place. As I searched the area, my detector kept going off because of all the metal, of the cable and anchor. Only one thing to do. I would grab my Root Slayer and just start digging around all the metal. After 5 minutes or so, SUCCESS!!! The final property marker had been found. Robert was very pleased, as was his neighbor, who now knows where two of his markers are. Robert had bought some heavy duty metal rods and pounded them in so the marker locations could be easily seen. This was a fairly easy search, compared to others I have done where the markers in in thick, thorny vegetation and others where the markers are not found. Robert now plans to put his fence up and I wish him well. I arrived looking for 3 property markers and left after finding four markers. I have the best job in the world, I love my job ❤️🙏

PSA: Many people will remove the markers, in their front yards because they find them unsightly and a pain to mow around. You really shouldn’t do that. When I purchased my home in 1993, I was told by my neighbor that one of the previous owners had pulled the two front markers out, just for those reasons. I have never been able to locate those markers. Don’t forget, your property marker is also your neighbors property marker and shows the boundary, of BOTH properties. DO NOT MOVE THESE MARKERS. In the State of Maine, it is against the law to do so. You are not legally allowed to drive or push a property pin further into the ground yourself, even if your only intention is to make your lawn look more aesthetic.
Under Maine law, altering a property marker carries strict legal consequences. ONLY A LICENSED SURVEYOR ARE ALLOWED TO ALTER PROPERTY MARKERS. You should always contact a Licensed Surveyor, should you need to do anything, with a property marker. Again, I am not a Licensed Surveyor and don’t pretend to be. I’m just a guy with a metal detector. So, if you would like your property markers found, I’m your guy, once the waiver is signed.

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Ring lost in a Poway pond found.

  • from La Jolla (California, United States)
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Pam and her husband were enjoying a dip in their hot tub spa when Pam realized she was still wearing her prized custom silver ring. Not wanting to let it tarnish in the chlorinated water, she removed it and set it on a towel next to the spa. When her husband got out, he grabbed the towel and the ring went flying somewhere nearby. Possible landing areas were in some of the landscaping on the deck around the spa, or, more likely into the pond just a couple of feet away. The pond is an old swimming pool that had been converted into a fish pond. Lots of plants, fish, reeds, with a mossy/mucky bottom. The closest side is the shallow end, thank goodness, so, no diver needed. They had purchased a metal detector, but, even though they got a few signals, they couldn’t zero in on any particular target. When I got there, we discussed the situation, and I started with a standard 11″ coil and swung down into the most likely area. A little bit of interference with the rebar in the underlying pool bottom, but, with a bit of tweaking, it was huntable. After just a minute or two, I got a decent high tone that was in the silver range. Pam’s husband volunteered to jump in and try to snag the target. Yay! He fished around a bit, but, came up empty. Ok, time for the small coil to help get closer to the target. Still no good, so, I reached over the side with my pin pointer, stretched down as far as I could in the signal area and got right on the target.  Her husband had success this time coming up with the ring along with some muck before he jumped into the hot tub to warm up. After a bit of clean-up, it looked good as before the day’s dip in the pond. Pam was very happy to get her treasured ring back. A pleasure to meet you both and thank you for the reward.

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Lost Family Heirloom Gold Found

  • from Bellingham (Washington, United States)
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A day at Lake Whatcom turned bad when this gal came home without her heirloom ring. They were swimming in Lake Whatcom in Sudden Valley but before going in for a dip she took off some  jewelry and put it on her towel. Then upon returning picked up the towel to dry off and her jewelry was strewn all over the grass. This happens quite often. Matter of fact, many of the calls I get are lost items that were removed because they were afraid of loosing it. My advice to people is if you’re going to remove jewelry, put it into a zippered pocket or container of some sort. The other thing to be aware of is if you lose something in the grass make sure you get back to the location before the grass is mowed. This will dramatically increase the odds of finding it. Thankfully it had not been mowed and the ring was right where she thought it was and I was able to make the recovery.

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Gold Cross Found In Gun Lake, MI

  • from Holland (Michigan, United States)
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Received a text stating John lost his gold cross while playing a game in the shallow water of their lake home. John was given this chain in grade school, and he’s in college now. He has been wearing it 24/7  and it means a lot to him. He noticed the chain and the cross missing about 15 minutes after getting into the water. After searching they found the gold chain, unlatched but not damaged. They did not find the gold cross. I started my search but because of the area I decided to call my friend Tom who lives nearby and asked him to join us in the search. The tiny cross (one inch long) is not easy to find when you have lots of trash to mask the sound of gold.  After 2 1/2 hrs Tom comes up with the prize. John was one happy guy! 

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Sterling Silver Pendant With Brother’s Ashes Lost In A Bridgton Maine Pond, Found With A Metal Detector

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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The Ring Finders of Maine, With Recovery and Return #213

At 9:45am Thursday, May 21st, I received a call from AJ. His wife, Michelle, had taken their young children to to Woods Pond Beach, in Bridgton, Maine, the previous day, as it was a very hot day. The water was very cold but Michelle waded into the pond with one of her young children, to a depth of waist deep. While wading in the waist deep water, her young child accidently grabbed ahold of her necklace. The necklace broke and the pendant that had been on the necklace was gone, into the pond. The necklace itself was grabbed before it hit the water but the pendant was nowhere to be found. Michelle visually searched, looking for the shiny sterling silver pendant, but couldn’t find it. AJ explained that this wasn’t just any pendant because the pendant contained some of her late brothers ashes and Michelle was very upset that the pendant urn, in the shape of a 4 leaf clover, was now missing. WOW!!! I knew right then that I needed to help and told AJ, I could probably be there, in the early afternoon and I would call him when I was on my way and he could meet me there, to pinpoint the location that Michelle had been in. AJ had a fairly precise location, as to where Michelle had been, when the pendant disappered into the cold water.

Once off the phone with AJ, I called Gary Hill to see if he was avaible to assist me. I knew the pond water would be very cold (50-55 degrees) and the air temperture was only in the high 50’s. This would be a cold search but we couldn’t wait for warmer weather, with her brothers ashes missing. Gary was available and I told him to bring a change of warm clothes, beach towel and his Excalibur diving metal detector,as we were about to get wet. I told Gary I would pick him up, on the way to Bridgton, at approximately 11:30am. It would take us an hour and 15 minutes to get there so I called AJ and let him know Gary and I would there just before 1:00pm. As Gary and I were driving, we thought that Gary would go in and search the specific area that Michelle had been in. This would give Gary his first water recovery and had nothing to do with me not wanting to go into the cold, cold water. I told Gary that if the pendant wasn’t found in 10 minutes or so, I would jump in and start expanding the search area, so he wouldn’t freeze to death. Experience has shown us that lost jewelry is usually never exactly where people think it is and I did want Gary to have all the fun. The pendant could have launched itself once the necklace had been grabbed. The location could be off by 10 feet or so.

Once we arrived, we were promptly met by AJ. He pointed out the area Michelle had been in. She had been in an area maybe 20-30 feet , east from a dock. The dock has metal pipes and some stairs. Michelle had been just the stairs and was between the next two pipes, but not out as far as the third pipe, near the end of the dock. Gary bravely entered the very cold water, as I shivered on shore with AJ. Gary was performing a North – South grid search from about 30 feet from the dock and making his way, towards the dock. It really wasn’t a large area but it was a very clean area. Gary wasn’t getting any targets and this allowed him to quickly cover the area. After 10 minutes, as Gary was approaching the dock, I told AJ, I would go in and eapand the search. I would start about 20 feet to the east, from where Gary started and would work my way towards the dock. Once this area was covered, we would continue the same grid pattern but would stark working our way towards the shore. As I was walking out to where I would start searching, I also was receiving no targets, at all. Once I arrived to where I wanted to be, I started my search and again, no targets on my first pass. Gary still had no targets either. Another pass and still the same. I started my third pass and finally received my first target. After sizing up and pinpointing the location, Pressed the long handled sand scoop into the sand, with my foot. I pulled the scoop out of the water and shook it, to get the sand out, leaving only rocks and hopefully a nice shiny pendant. As I looked into the scoop, I did see the rocks and a shiny 4 leaf clover pendant, containing the ashes of Michelle’s brother. I yelled over to Gary and told him that I had it then yelled to AJ, further away, on the shore. AJ replied to me but I couldn’t hear him. Gary’s chattering teeth were to loud. We quickly made our way to shore where a very happy AJ awaited us. He was so thankful and told us that Michelle would be very relieved her brother would be back with her.
Gary and I dried ourselves with our towels, got into some dry clothes and put the heat up high, on the ride home. We were both so happy to have been able to help Michelle and AJ.. Jewely may be replaced but you cannot replace a loved ones ashes. It is recoveries like this that keeps Gary and I going. There is no better feeling than to know you helped someone with such a sentimental item. Once home I received the following message from AJ..

“Thank you again my wife and I truly appreciate you guys coming out and finding it for us” She cried when I told her thats how happy she was. Thank you for finding it for us! It truly meant alot to my wife and im glad you guys where able to help us out truly as she was devastated when she lost it…”

A beautiful conclusion to a troubling and devistating time for Michelle. I later received a photo of Michelle, reunited with her pendant. Her smile says it all. So, NOT just another pendant back around the neck but an irreplacable pendant back around the neck. I would loved to have been able to hand the pendant to Michelle but things wcould have ended any better. We love our jobs. We have the best jobs in the world. Remember, “If It Matters To You, It Matters To Us”❤️🙏

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Granddaughter’s Claddagh Ring Returned in Kansas City

  • from Kansas City (Missouri, United States)
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An elderly couple relayed a story where their granddaughter lost her gold ring in their backyard playing volleyball.  Grandpa had a detector but couldn’t come up with the prized claddagh ring.
Ringfinders to the rescue! About 10 minutes into our search, that unmistakably welcome tone of coil over gold target.  Today, Ringfinders made Brenda one happy grandma!
                                                               
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