Heirloom Sentimental Rings Lost In Hampsted Found by Crystal Coast Ring Finders
June was spending time in her son & daughter-in-law’s backyard. They were just checking out the variety of plants around the trees towards the back of the property. June was pulling a few weeds and vines in the process. Shortly afterwards, she noticed 3 rings were missing. These rings were all over 100 years old and belonged to her and her late husband’s parents. These rings held so much meaning for June.
I was expecting a backyard with more grass than landscaping & trees. I first brought my Equinox 800 with the 15″ coil. This proved to be too sensitive to the items under the pine straw and the metal fence surrounding the backyard. I switched over to my CTX-3030 and 11″ coil. It also gave me some problems but was easier to maneuver through the items growing in the pine straw. As I searched the first bush June said she pulled weeds, I ran into interference with the fence being so close to the bush but also noticed a solid tone just a bit away from the fence. It was then I decided to search this bush for anything around or inside it’s branches. My Garrett pinpointer sounded off about 10″ above the ground in the middle of the bush and you can guess the rest as I removed the pine straw and leaves from the bush, all 3 of Junes rings were also found. I take pride in exploring all options when hunting for lost items and this was a first for me to find lost rings above the ground.
June was very emotionally moved when the news of her rings being located. It was a very moving moment. It was very nice to talk to June and her family during my brief visit.