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Gold Wedding Band Lost in Murfreesboro, Found with a Metal Detector

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Alvaro was digging in his front yard to find a leaking pipe when he lost his gold wedding band. He bought a metal detector at a hardware store and tried for hours how to use, but all it did was make a constant chattering noise. His wife, Katie, did an online search and located me on TheRingFinders directory. Due to weather we held off on the search for a few days. On today’s date, 01-11-2026, it was a clear day, although a bit cold and windy. I arrived at 9am as promised and was briefed by Alvaro where he thought the ring could be. Three minutes and fourteen seconds later, I got the signal on my XP Deus 2 metal detector that I was hoping for. It was a pleasure finding Alvaro’s wedding band and meeting the young couple. Finding lost treasures for people that have all but given up hope of ever seeing that treasure again is a great feeling.

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Parts from broken equipment found by metal detectorist in Middle TN

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I met Tom at his gorgeous property in the hills of Middle TN to search for some parts from a piece of machinery that were lost almost five months ago near a creek at the back of the property. Tom said he had some friends with metal detectors search for the items, but they were unsuccessful in finding the missing parts. One of Tom’s co-workers did an online search and found my information on TheRingFinders directory. Tom expressed how important it was that these two missing pieces were found. He showed me the areas where he last saw the missing parts back in July, before the ground was covered in fallen leaves. Within an hour I was able to locate both pieces that Tom needed. This just goes to show that it’s not always expensive jewelry or lost car keys that people need our help finding.

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

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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

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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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Lost White Gold Wedding Band Found in Franklin, TN

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Nov. 7th I got a call from Sue in Franklin, TN after she found me on The RingFinder directory. She said her husband, Howard, just lost his white gold wedding band while doing some work in the front yard. A pretty severe storm was heading towards Middle TN with even a chance of lightning, so it was decided that I would conduct the ring search on Sunday.

Even though Howard and Sue were a few hours away from their home, Howard gave me his address and described the areas where he thought he may have lost his ring. I arrived at Howard and Sue’s property at about 2:00 P.M. I fired up my XP Deus 2 metal detector and started a grid search. About ten minutes later I got the signal I was hoping for. The beautiful gold ring was actually buried in some mud, presumably from being stepped on after it was lost. I cleaned it up so I could surprise Howard when he and Sue arrived back at their house.

Howard said he had worn his wedding ring every day for over forty years, and the thought of losing it forever was unthinkable.

I find great joy in reuniting people with their lost treasures, especially when they have given up all hope in ever seeing their lost item again. If you lose a ring, bracelet, earring, necklace or pretty much anything that has some metal content (keys, hearing aid, cell phone, etc.) contact your nearest ring finder on TheRingFinders.com directory.

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Two Lost Gold Rings Found in Mt. Juliet, TN With a Metal Detector

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Two Gold Rings Lost Over a Span of Ten Years Found in Mt. Juliet, TN With a Metal Detector.

Harriet contacted me on 10-29-2025 regarding not one, but two very special gold rings that she had lost on her property in Mt. Juliet, TN. One of the rings was lost just earlier on this date while doing some yard work. The ring had been custom made for her twenty years ago, with the names of her four (now all adult-aged) children engraved around the circumference. Harriet had used her National Geographic metal detector that she’s had for years to look for the ring, unsuccessfully for several hours before finding my information on TheRingFinders website.

Harriet then told me about wedding ring that she lost on her property ten years ago, also while doing some yard work. She described it as a woven, Celtic patterned heavy gold band. Her husband has a matching wedding band. These rings were custom made for them in 1986 by a goldsmith in the “Arcade” area of Downtown Nashville.

We agreed that I would come and conduct a thorough search of the property for the rings on 11-01-2025. I arrived at 10am as promised and Harriet met me outside. The expansive property was once where a log house stood, but burned down over 100 years ago. The property has been in her husband’s family for generations. After Harriet pointed out the areas she had been when she believed she had lost the rings, I grabbed my gear, started a timer and got to searching.

Right at the three minute mark I found the first ring that was lost just days ago. It was in the general area, buried deep in pine needles, where Harriet thought it could be. I knocked on the door and handed the ring to Harriet, who was in total disbelief. She gave me a huge hug. She said she had swung her detector over that area, but it was basically making noise wherever she swung the coil over. One ring found and one to go. Timer reset.

I went to the brush pile where Harriet believed she lost her wedding band a decade ago and has been throwing tree trimmings and weeds for over twenty years. There were also thorny vines, weeds and saplings in this area to complicate things. After knocking down much of the vegetation growing there, I was able to squeeze my metal detector coil in between some saplings. After about thirty nails, screws and other miscellaneous metal pieces were detected and removed from the soil, I found another grouping of six large rusty nails about six inches deep in the soil. And let’s not forget the four inches of vines, decayed wood and weeds that had accumulated on top of the soil over the last few decades. Using my pinpointer, I probed around the loose soil and finding each of the six nails, one at a time. What I expected to a seventh nail was in fact Harriet’s beautiful gold wedding ring. The timer was now at 55 minutes. Wow! Two gold rings found in just under one hour.

I brushed the wedding ring off and placed it on top of a fence post. I called Harriet and asked her to come outside because I had some questions about the weed pile. I told her about all the trashy metal items that I was digging, then said, “Oh, and then I found this!” and handed her the ring. The shocked and joyous look on her face was worth a million bucks. She again gave me the biggest hugs. She said for ten years her wedding ring was right in the area where suspected it was. She even said another friend of hers who gold prospects had looked for the ring with his metal detector, but could never find it. She specifically bought the National Geographic metal detector after losing this ring, and used it countless times around the brush pile, but only heard the constant chattering from the machine.

I know this is a long story, but it gets even better. Right after Harriet lost her wedding ring, her husband, Larry, started growing a beard, which she did not approve of. Larry told Harriet, when she finds her wedding ring, he’ll shave off his beard. Harriet asked me to help her play a joke on Larry, and of course I agreed. She handed me her wedding ring and she retrieved a disposable shaving razor from inside the house. At this point Larry was only aware of me finding the first ring. After a few minutes of conversation with Larry and Harriet near the back of my truck, I started showing Larry all the nails, screws and other metal junk that I dug up around the brush pile. I then pulled out Harriet’s wedding ring and said, “Larry, this ring I found sure looks a lot like your wedding ring, don’t ya think?” Harriet then pulled out the razor and we both told Larry a deal is a deal and he needed to shave off his beard. Whether Larry shaves off his beard or not, I know in my heart that I brought so much joy and relief to Harriet and Larry. It’s truly a blessing to be able to recover precious items that people think are lost forever. The story behind these two rings will go on. I wish all ring searches were this successful, but sadly a 100% success rate is not realistic. To find one missing ring for a client feels awesome. To find two missing rings for the same client, with one being buried for the last ten years, well there just aren’t enough words to describe how great it feels.

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Custom gold and platinum ring found just in time for 38th anniversary

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Marc’s daughter, Mira, contacted me on 10-10-2025 after finding me on TheRingFinders website. She explained that her father lost his gold and platinum ring down a steep hill behind their back yard in Franklin, TN. We agreed that I would search the area the following day. I managed to search the very steep hillside for about eight hours, using only a 50’ rope that I keep in my truck. Staying upright on that muddy slope, which I guessed to be 35 degrees, was difficult at best. Finding only nails, screws and other iron targets on day one, I agreed to return for another search, but with rappelling gear.

I met Marc at his home on 10-16-2025 for another round of searching for his ring. His wife had the ring custom made for him decades ago. It consists of four gold links and four platinum links. This type of ring folds when not on a finger, which can change the type of signal it gives on a metal detector. After donning the rappelling harness and safety gear, I anchored a rope to an 8”x8” patio deck pillar and got to work. About three hours into the search I got the signal I had been hoping for. It was a weak signal because the ring was buried at least 6”-8” in dry leaves and was tucked in a crevice between a sapling stump and some rocks. My pinpointer fit in the crevice and screamed out loud that it found its mark. The beautiful ring had been found, just in time for Marc’s 38th wedding anniversary.

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Lost Gold and Diamond Grill Lost Eight Months Ago Found

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Not all clients want their picture taken and some choose to keep details of how their jewelry or other treasures are lost. My client, Mr. A called me a few days ago and asked if I would look for some lost items in Georgia, even though I was in Nashville, TN. He said the lost items were an upper and lower gold grill, encrusted with several small, but very expensive diamonds. He added that they were lost six to eight months ago in heavy vegetation on a sloping hill alongside Interstate 75 in Georgia. His exact words were, “I don’t think you’ll find it.”

Challenge accepted. I made the 2.5 hour drive to the area and met Mr. A. He explained how the items were lost and pointed out and area of about 40’ down the sloping embankment by 60’ wide. He had previously cleared much of the thick brush with a weed trimmer that had a steel blade. A few weeks ago he had someone else with a metal detector check that 40’ by 60’ area that he had cleared, but the two piece grill was not found. I also started by running my detector over the cleared area and was convinced the grill was outside of the brush cleared area. This had to be the toughest terrain that I have ever detected. 20 degree slope, covered in bushes, vines, saplings that all had thorns and sap on them. Luckily after only an hour or so in the thick brush I got the tone I was hoping for. I found the bottom piece of the grill. About ten minutes later and about ten feet away I found the upper piece of the grill. Both pieces were outside of the brush-cleared area by about fifteen feet. Mr. A was very happy, and was still amazed that I found the grill after they were lost for so long. Mr. A did not want his picture taken and I forgot to take a selfie with it, but the memories I have of this recovery will last. Truly one of the more unusual searches I have done.

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Intentionally Lost Ring Found in Lebanon, TN

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A client in Lebanon, TN called me on 09-18-2025 after finding my information on TheRingFinder website. His wife was upset this morning and threw her white gold with a diamond wedding ring in their very expansive back yard. I made the 45 minute drive and arrived within an hour of his call. Without getting into the details of the reason for his wife throwing the ring, I only asked where she was standing when she threw the ring, what direction she threw it and how hard she threw it. The client pointed out and approximate 30’ by 30’ area of the grassy yard. He also said he had scanned over the same 30’ by 30’ area with a cheap metal detector, which was evident by the countless clumps of grass that he had uprooted after getting a signal on that cheap metal detector he was using.

After about 30 minutes I located the gorgeous ring in the 4” tall grass. It was in fact with the 30’ by 30’ area the client said it would be in. The client was very grateful that the ring was recovered, but it goes without saying that neither the client or his wife wanted their picture taken with the ring.

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Lost platinum ring lost in Franklin, TN found by RingFinder metal detectorist

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Kasey called me late on 09-05-2025 after losing a very sentimental platinum ring in her yard. A friend of hers saw TheRingFinder website and Kasey saw that I was only about an hour drive from her. We agreed that I would conduct the search the following day.

Kasey and her husband had been cutting down an old wrought iron fence around a swimming pool that was going to be removed. She had placed her ring in her pocket, thinking it was safe there. At some point during the day she took her phone out of her pocket, and the ring fell to the ground, which was covered in about 4” tall, thick grass.

She and her husband spent hours looking for the ring, even using her father-in-laws metal detector. She said all the machine did was make lots of noise over every square inch of the property.

After Kasey pointed out the areas that she suspected her ring might be I began a grid search with my metal detector. Right at the 42 minute mark, I got the signal in my headphones that more or less said, “you found me, so let’s go surprise Kasey.” I had Kasey come back outside to show me the areas where I should be looking again. As she was pointing them out to me I held the ring up. It took her a few seconds to see it, but when she did, the huge smile on her face made it obvious that I had made her day. Kasey shared with me that her husband had designed the ring and the large center diamond was from her grandmother, so the ring was not replaceable. What a wonderful day for all.

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