I was cleaning the gutters, not wearing gloves (lesson learned) and as I threw the debris, my wedding ring slid off my finger and went with the debris into an area of Ivey. In that environment, it was like 
looking for a needle in a haystack. Jeremy Roth of Ringfinders to the rescue. He found the ring along with a few other items overgrown by the ivey. Just in time to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary!
Zack and Yasmine contacted me via the Ring Finders directory after losing a beautiful gold ring several weeks earlier. They were enjoying the first snowfall of the year on the campus of the University of Delaware in Newark, DE when her ring came up missing. The ring, which was originally her mothers, flew off her finger during a snowball fight. Yasmine distinctly felt the ring come off during a throw and despite searching several times she and Zack could not find it. I met them on campus and they had the good sense to remember the precise area where the snowball fight occurred. I started the search with my Minelab Manticore metal detector(15 inch coil) in the area she was standing when she made the throw and used a grid pattern to cover the 25 square yard area. When i didn’t find on my first scan of the area I expanded my search area and started to cover a wider area. A gold ring on the surface has a very distinct and unique signature on a metal detector and I was hyper focused on just that signal when BOOM! I got the signal I was hoping for…I looked down…I didn’t even have to bend down…there on the surface was her beautiful gold ring!!! I called Zack and Yasmine over and pointed down…the happiness on their faces made my day!
This young man called me up saying he lost his wife’s 18k gold engagement ring! I’m thinking to myself, “HOW DID YOU LOSE IT?!?” I said ok tell me what happend..
Story goes, It was getting dark, they were on a walk enjoying spending time together. It was cold, they were horsing around and she was afraid of losing her ring so she takes it off and puts it on her thumb to slid it into her husband’s shirt pocket for “SAFE KEEPING”!! A few mins later he did something to cause her to chase him and he stumbles and falls down a slope. He didn’t think anything about it until he realized he lost his watch. Then he checked his shirt pocket, and his heart sank, the ring wasn’t there!!!!
He called me up and I shot over in the dark. He wasn’t 100% sure where he fell so I was scanning about 50 yards of possibilities. Lots if signales and sadly I didn’t find it that night. I advised him to try and find his watch during the day and to try and narrow the search area a little.
The next day he goes back to site and finds his watch. It was just about dark again and rain was coming in on Saturday. So I told him I’ll be there first thing Sunday morning!
I arrive, get my gear and we walk over to where he found his watch. I set my machine to 40-61 range, because the ring looked very thin. I didn’t find it, so I changed my range to VDI 40-72. BOOM! Got a 62 and there it was just under some dirt!!!
I love helping people find lost items! It makes my heart happy and to see the joy, happiness and relief on their face!
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Ring count for 2026: 2 (2 – recovery)
GOLD – 2 (2 – recovery)
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Well 2026 is off to a GOLDEN start!!!
Got a call from this guys sister-in-law saying her brother-in-law had lost his wedding ring at a volleyball pit while they were playing.
Story goes his back was to the net, hit the ball up and the ring flew off. They searched as best as they could but couldn’t find it. After about an hour i found it!
It had landed in the area of server spot.
Found out after I found it, it was actually a family heirloom!! The ring had belonged to his father. He gave it to him for his wedding.
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Ring count for 2026: 1 (1 – recovery)
GOLD – 1 (1 – recovery)
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NORTHERN NEW JERSEY — Tom knew the exact moment it happened.
He was working in his garden when he felt it and saw it, the gold ring slipping free and flying off his finger into the soil.
He searched immediately. Then again. And again. He combed through the garden by hand, knowing it had to be there somewhere, yet unable to find it.
When frustration finally set in, Tom called for help.
I arrived with a metal detector and a simple plan: trust the signal, not the doubt.
Less than twenty minutes later, the detector spoke up. One careful scoop, and the gold ring reappeared from the garden bed where it had landed.
What had vanished in a split second came back just as quickly. Relief replaced worry, and the garden gave up its secret.
Received a call today from a young lady who asked about my ring recovery services. After a few mins of going over the details, she agreed she wanted me to come out and try to find her 14k engagement ring.
She lost her ring while doing some yardwork about four months prior to calling me. She provided me her address and said they wouldn’t be home. I advised her I will go and if found, I will put it in a secure location and send her the details.
I drive an hour and forty-five mins to get to her house. Set up my machine to locate the ring in the range it should have been in. VDI 40-65 on the Deus 2. After about an hour I get a VDI 48 and dig down about 2-3 inches and I see the beautiful gold roundness that I had been hoping for!!
After I sent her the pictures to confirm I had found it, she proceeds to tell me that not only had it been lost for 4 months, but it was also her husband’s Great Grandmothers ring!!! 😱😱😱 A priceless family heirloom that means a lot more than just a symbol of their love.
I love what I do, because of happy stories just like this that makes me hate even more the ones I can’t find!
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Ring count for 2025: 169 (27 – recoveries)
GOLD – 32 (19 – recoveries)
GOLD/SILVER – 2 (2 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 3 (3 – recoveries)
SILVER – 44 (3 – recoveries)
VINTAGE – 3
JUNK – 85
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Received a text from a very nice young lady asking for help. Her husband lost his white gold ring the night before while taking out the trash. He thought he lost it in the snow between the trash can and the mailbox when he took off his gloves. He was right! Not much fun hunting when its nine degrees, but finding the ring made it great.
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Winter losses can feel hopeless, especially after losing a ring in the snow.
Ring Finders South Jersey recently received another call about a lost wedding band.
This was the second lost ring in the snow call this winter.
The homeowner was located in Marmora, New Jersey.
He believed the ring slipped off during backyard yard work.
Snow covered the ground and made searching extremely difficult.
A lost ring in the snow can disappear within seconds.
Cold weather often causes fingers to shrink without notice.
That small change causes rings to slide off easily.
This situation happens more often than most people realize.
Ring Finders South Jersey arrived shortly after receiving the call.
Fast response time is critical for lost ring recovery.
Fresh snow means fewer disturbances to the search area.
The backyard was carefully scanned using professional metal detecting equipment.
Every sweep was slow and methodical.
Within a short time, the detector gave a strong signal.
Moments later, the lost wedding band was uncovered beneath the snow.
Relief replaced panic almost instantly for the homeowner.
Finding a lost ring in the snow brings powerful emotions.
This ring held deep personal and sentimental value.
Many people assume snow makes recovery impossible.
That belief often prevents people from making the call.
Professional metal detecting works extremely well in snowy conditions.
Snow actually helps preserve the search area.
The key is acting quickly.
Ring Finders South Jersey specializes in lost ring recovery.
Backyards are one of the most common loss locations.
Yard work, shoveling, and winter cleanup create perfect loss conditions.
A lost ring in the snow does not mean the ring is gone forever.
This Marmora recovery proves that again.
Quick action led to a fast and successful outcome.
Another wedding band was safely returned to its owner.
Ring Finders South Jersey remains ready for the next call.
Received a text from a gentleman saying his wife had lost her white gold class ring after removing snow off her car. She shook her hands and the ring came flying off and lost.
We agree to a date/time. I get up there and begin my search about an hour later I found it. It was about 10-15 feet and opposite side of where they thought it went.
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Ring count for 2025: 168 (26 – recoveries)
GOLD – 31 (18 – recoveries)
GOLD/SILVER – 2 (2 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 3 (3 – recoveries)
SILVER – 44 (3 – recoveries)
VINTAGE – 3
JUNK – 85
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Another Ring Found in the Snow… Well, Almost ❄️💍
Last night I received a text from Rav — and you could feel the stress through the phone. He was supposed to be leaving Wednesday on vacation with his new fiancée, but there was a problem: his engagement ring had vanished while shoveling snow in the large front yard of his home in Lawrence, New York.
Snow, cold, metal gloves — never a good combination.
Rav had a few spots where he knew the ring could be. Those were my first targets. I carefully scanned each area… once… twice… three times. Nothing. Not even a hopeful beep. At that point, I’ll admit it — I was starting to think this one might turn into a waiting game until the snow melted.
Just as I was about to regroup, I suddenly heard Rav yell out,
“I FOUND IT!”
I turned around to see him standing in the driveway, holding the ring. It turns out that while using the snowblower, he had taken his gloves off right there — and that’s when the ring slipped off. The snow hid it perfectly until the light hit it just right. He spotted the glimmer and picked it up himself.
The relief on his face said everything.
Even though Rav was technically the one who found the ring, he still insisted on paying my full reward. His reasoning? Process of elimination. Since the ring wasn’t in any of the areas I had searched, it had to be somewhere else — and my being there led him to the answer. I only accepted a partial reward.
The truth is, if he had waited until Friday, when the temperature was supposed to hit 55° and the snow melted, the ring probably would’ve surfaced on its own — but by then it could’ve been crushed, bent, or damaged by cars in the driveway. And most importantly, Rav didn’t want to leave for his trip with that stress hanging over him.
As he kept saying,
“If you weren’t here, I never would’ve found it.”
That’s a win in my book — and another happy ending just in time for a vacation and a fresh start.
