Alaskan gold rush ring lost ,found.
Yesterday I received a call from John. He asked if I wanted to help him look for a very sentimental ring. He had lost the ring that morning. It was almost noon with plenty of daylight now the spring is almost here and I said absolutely! I would love to! John provided me with an address and after making a quick sandwich I was on my way. He lived 51 miles from me so the trip was going to take approximately an hour.
On the way, I called John to begin the questions I always try to ask people. When was the last time you definitely remember seeing the ring? He stated he put it on his finger this morning. Excellent! I said we know the time it was lost. Have you been anywhere? He stated he’d only been in his yard so far today. John had been doing yardword with a tractor. He stated that the area was fairly small.
We then talked a little bit about the ring. John told me that his great, great (I’m not sure how many greats) grandfather was in the Alaskan gold Rush. This ring was made from Alaskan gold. The ring was passed down father to son ever since.
Once I arrived on site, we did a quick overview of the area that needed to be searched. I was a little concerned as the area was basically bare as the grass had not really started to grow, therefore the ring should have been visible to the naked eye. I told John this and said We were mostly looking for places that could hide the ring.
I detected the back area of the house, the side of the house where John had been. Then we moved towards a shed where John had moved some Lumber. I asked him to just make his way to the shed as he did that morning as best as he could recollect. I was detecting behind him. He sat down on a ramp and was watching me as I was working towards him. I thought again the ground is really kind of open here and a ring should be very visible, especially given the size As he described it. I noticed the ramp he was sitting on had a sizable pile of leaves beside it. I asked him …did you sit there this morning? He said yes. I said the ring is gonna be in the leaves. I know it. As I was making my way to him and the leaves I received The sound I was waiting for. A large double signal. I looked Down and I could see nothing. I swung the metal detector again got the same signal and looked once again , still, I could see nothing. I thought to myself it must be just under the surface. I bent down as I was reaching for my pin pointer. There was the ring invisible in plain sight. John and his wife were quite surprised. He said that they had searched that area 10 times! However, The way the ring was sitting amongst the little bit of leaf debris. It was there. It was really invisible until you saw it. John and his wife were happy and relieved to be sure!!
I was happy to be a part of a sentimental ring recovery.
of note: I would encourage anyone Who has lost a ring or jewelry in an outdoor environment to contact a Ring Finder in their area. The sooner the contact the better the chances of finding the ring. However, Rings can be found that have been lost for years.
