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TN Ring Finder Travels to Mississippi to Recover Sentimental Jewelry Lost in Devastating House Fire

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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I received a text from Anita on April 4th. She explained that the home that she hand her late husband built 22 years ago in Holly Springs, MS burned down in December. Sadly, the home was a total loss, with the fire consuming almost everything imaginable. Anita, with the help of some family members scoured the burned out remains and were able to salvage several items of jewelry, sterling flatware and other items that didn’t burn or melt. There was one ring in particular that Anita couldn’t find, which was a gift from her father to her mother on her parent’s 25th wedding anniversary. Anita had very little hope that ring that her mother once wore daily, and she too wore every day since her mother passed away would be found in the scattered burned out rubble of what used to be her beautiful home. I was her last hope. We agreed that I would make the almost four hour drive on April 14th and search for up to three days. Anita put me up in a cottage at a beautiful golf course, which was awesome and greatly appreciated.

It was hard work, shoveling, sifting and lifting sections of charred structure to get to areas of the house where Anita believed her most-sentimental and valuable jewelry could be. In less than one hour I was finding rings, some gold and some platinum, but still not THE ring. About four hours into my search I found THE ring. I took a pic and sent it to Anita. She was beyond relieved and said she was content with the results of my search, but I couldn’t stop there. I knew I could find more. I worked another four hours that day and another five hours the following day. With so much work to be done, I stopped counting after thirty rings, along with some gold chains and bracelets, many of which had also been passed down from Anita’s mother and mother-in-law. Before I left, I met one of Anita’s daughters and she was hoping I could look for some of her jewelry that was lost in the fire. I was able to locate one of the jewelry boxes that was full of jewelry, with a few of the rings being ones passed down from her grandmother.

Anita cried tears of joy as we looked over all of the recovered items. I wish I could have found every piece of missing jewelry and sterling flatware, but I am comfortable knowing that the most important items to Anita were re-united with her, so she can one day pass them down to her daughters. I was blessed by being able to help such a wonderful lady in her time of need. Now Anita can start the long process of having the lot cleared and new house being

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Rose Gold Wedding Ring Lost for Over One Year Found with a Metal Detector

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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Ryan called me on April 16th and said he had lost his rose gold wedding band the back yard of his Antioch, TN home twelve to eighteen months ago. He was confident it was in a 10’x15’ area of his backyard. He had bought a metal detector and found it was a huge waste of his time. I was in Mississippi on another RingFinder detail, but I assured Ryan that I would help him out when I got back to TN.

I called Ryan on April 17th when I was back in TN and he was ready for me to look for his ring. I first detected the area where Ryan expected his ring to be, but only found a few pennies, a dime and some small foil pieces. I expanded the search area and sixteen minutes into the search I got another signal that I expected to be another penny. About 1/2” to 1” deep was Ryan’s ring. I dusted it off and it looked as good as new. Ryan appreciated my detailed grid search and forensic approach to locating his ring. He admitted that he was a little nervous when he saw that I had to expand the search area. Thank you Ryan for trusting me to find your lost ring.

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Gold Wedding Ring Lost in Clarksville, TN Found With Metal Detector

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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I received a call from Adam in Clarksville, TN after he lost his gold wedding band in his backyard earlier today. I was packing up my gear for a ring search in Mississippi, but told Adam that I would make the one hour trip to his house before I had to leave for Mississippi. Adam had been searching online for a metal detector to purchase when he saw TheRingFinders directory, prompting him to wisely contact me, since he had no experience using a metal detector. I found Adam’s ring nestled deep in the grass, completely hidden from the naked eye in no time at all. Today was a great day!

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Heavy Gold Bracelet Lost on College Campus in Nashville TN Found With a Metal Detector

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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On March 22nd I received what I would consider a frantic phone call from a young college student named Zorawar regarding a lost gold bracelet. He explained that he was playing baseball in a grassy courtyard area on his college campus when he lost his solid gold bracelet. He had placed it in his shorts pocket so it wouldn’t fly off his wrist as he was throwing the baseball. At some point, the bracelet fell out of his pocket.

He did what many of my clients have done, went and bought a cheap metal detector and began searching on his own. While he was swinging the metal detector, he had several of his close friends walking all over the grassy area looking for his bracelet. As time passed without the bracelet being found, he did an internet search which lead him to me.

Zorawar sent me a pin with his location and I met with him about thirty minutes after his initial call. I knew time was against us since the college campus is flooded with students and non-students, and realistically there could be someone who would find it and keep it for themselves. I powered up my XP Deus 2 metal detector and began a systematic grid search of the area, even going beyond the boundaries that Zorawar suggested.

After about thirty minutes of searching with my metal detector, it was my eyes that located the gold bracelet.

Understandably, Zorawar was frantic after he lost the bracelet and his mind was going 100 miles per hour. There were very few patches of thick grass that could have concealed the bracelet. All that was needed was a slow, methodical and systematic grid search, and the end result is a very happy and thankful young man. The bracelet has religious significance and Zorawar has worn it every day for the last eight years. Now he gets to keep that routine going. It was truly a great day for both of us.

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A Lost “Smart Ring” During a Walk in the Park in Eastvale, CA- FOUND!

  • from Corona (California, United States)
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Lost a ring, necklace, keys, or other metallic object and you know the approximate area? Call or text me IMMEDIATELY (951-415-6007) and don’t buy a cheap metal detector off Amazon that you won’t know how to use.

The first Ringfinder call-out of 2026 started on a wet Friday night, January 2nd. I received a text from Natalia saying she was interested in my services for a ring she lost in a park in Eastvale the night before. She explained it was a Titanium “Oura Smart Ring”. I agreed we’d meet at the park on Saturday.

When I met up with Natalia, she told me she had been walking her dog throughout the park, and at some point she noticed her ring was missing. What is incredible is that the “Smart” ring is just that…SMART. She had an app on her phone and it shows the location of the ring, however she couldn’t locate it. I looked at the app and it showed the ring in a small grassy area next to the baseball diamond. Not being familiar with this type of ring, I Googled what the accuracy of the “Found” app was. It said it could be 10′-15′ from the shown location.
I began a grid search, but after some time, and checking other locations she had been with her dog that night, I found nothing. This was extremely frustrating. As it started raining, I told Natalia I would be back after it stopped. Unfortunately, the rain lasted all of Saturday and Sunday.

On Monday afternoon, I went back to the park to resume the search. I brought a friend as I was confused how a Titanium ring that would have been on the surface, yet maybe hidden in the grass was not being detected by my metal detector. We spent about a half hour searching that same grassy area. All we were finding were coins and junk. A short time later, ringing up as a nail or piece of foil, there was the ring, hiding in the grass! And it was within the area the app on Natalia’s phone said it would be! Pretty SMART! I was probably as happy as Natalia was when I texted her the picture of her ring. The lesson is, never overlook the “trash” settings on your detector.

I met with Natalia on Tuesday to return her ring, and I got to meet “Winston” from that fateful walk in the park!

 

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Men’s White Gold Wedding Ring with Diamonds Found in Nashville with a Metal Detector

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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I got a text from Nicole on Nov. 12th at about 4PM. She said her husband, Roy, was working at a home in Nashville today when he lost his white gold wedding band in the front yard. Nicole explained that the front yard was huge, however the area where Roy thought he lost his ring was confined to a much smaller area. She said Roy had already rented a metal detector and looked for his ring for several hours, along with his brother and the owner of the property. With sunset at 4:45PM tonight Nicole was worried about it being too dark for me to search for the ring. No worries I told her, telling her that I am well equipped for nighttime searches in the dark.

I arrived at the large estate in the Green Hills area of Nashville and met with Roy. After be showed me the areas of the front yard where he had been working, I fired up my metal detector, started a stopwatch and began a grid search. Just before the thirteen minute mark I located Roy’s ring in some wood chips adjacent to the concrete front porch to the residence. This was the first ring recovery for me where I actually saw the ring with my eyes before swinging the metal detector coil over it. It is Fall, so it’s quite possible that the ring had been concealed by fallen leaves and by the time I arrived they were blown away by the cool Fall breeze.

What’s important is that Roy was reunited with his wedding ring. He said he would have lost a lot of sleep if it wasn’t found. Roy thanked me and said now he will be able to pass his ring on to his son one day.

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Lost Platinum and Diamond Engagement Ring Found in Nashville, TN

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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Greg contacted me on the afternoon of November 10th after finding me on TheRingFinders website. He explained that his fiancé, Jenn, lost her platinum and diamond engagement ring in or near the parking lot of his condo in Nashville. I was several hours away, but told Greg I could be there at 10 PM that night, or the following afternoon. Greg asked that I conduct the search the following day when I was available. I met Greg at his complex at around noon and he showed me the areas where he and Jenn thought the ring might have come off her finger while she was making an exaggerated movement. It did not look promising since this search area was about 85% paved asphalt parking with sidewalks on three sides and narrow grassy areas making up the other 15%. My fear was that it was lost on the asphalt and found by another nearby resident.

I used my XP Deus 2 metal detector and began grid searches on the grassy areas on either side of the asphalt parking area, finding only junk metal and a few coins. I then began searching the narrow landscaping strip filled with thick ivy and shrubs that Jenn was facing when her ring flew off her finger. This landscape strip was NINETY feet away from where Jenn had been standing. There was also a tall chain link fence down the entire length of that strip with the other side being inaccessible to me. Although I thought it was very unlikely that Jenn’s ring ended up ninety feet away from her, I continued my grid search of this area. After checking no less than fifty signals which consisted mostly of pull tabs, pocket change and other miscellaneous junk metal, I got a strong signal that piqued my interest. Deep amongst the ivy leaves, entirely hidden from plain sight was Jenn’s stunning engagement ring.

I dusted the ring off before sharing the good news with Greg, who was looking through the ivy about fifty feet to my left. I showed Greg a handful of the pull tabs, coins and other metal stuff that I had removed from the ivy. Greg had a somber look on his face, believing that those were the only things I had found. I then pulled Jenn’s ring from my pocket and said, “and then I found this! Does this look like her ring.” The look on his face was priceless. This was an absolutely gorgeous ring and I was super excited to recover it for Greg and Jenn. I kinda enjoy being “that guy with a metal detector” when people tell stories about their lost treasures being found when they feared they were lost forever.

So before Greg initially contacted me, he thought about buying a metal detector to search for the ring himself. He then did more research online and read that learning how to use a metal detector properly can takes quite a long time, and time was not on his side. He made the right decision by contacting an experienced metal detectorist (me in this case). More often than not when people buy a metal detector to find their lost items, they only get frustrated with the machine because they don’t know how to use it. A high percentage of the jewelry recoveries that I have done were cases where the owner, their friend or family member of theirs used a metal detector to look for the item themselves, and admit to even swinging the coil over the exact location where I found the item with one of my detectors. When I offer to show my clients how to use the metal detector that they bought or borrowed, they always say thanks, but no thanks, and say they would rather just call me instead, and I’m good with that.

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