Tim Blank, Author at The Ring Finders

Gold Wedding Ring Recovered in Arlington Heights Il.

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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I received a call from Chris (5/31/2026) and he told me that he was doing some yard work in his backyard the day before and at some point his gold wedding band had come off of his finger and he couldn’t find it. He even went and bought a metal detector and still couldn’t find it, and was wondering if I could possibly help.  I told him I’d gladly give it a shot! When I arrived I asked Chris a few questions about what he was doing and where. That’s when he told me that they had Ring camera footage, from the morning it went missing! He said that it shows him with the ring on at one point and it was gone in the next clip! I told him that we know its here and we were going to find it! Chris took me into the backyard and showed me where he was pulling out some shrubs and landscaping, and the patch of dirt he was working in. My third signal was a nice double tapping 62 VDI signal on the DĒUS II.  As I was probing and scraping the topsoil with my pinpointer, I seen the outline of the missing yellow gold ring appear!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!!

 

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Men’s Platinum Ring recovered in Spring Grove Il.

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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I received a phone call from Jessica on Monday 5/25/2026. She said that her son had lost his platinum wedding ring the day before at her nieces house while either playing bags or throwing the football around. We agreed to meet the following day at her nieces house to search for the missing ring. When I arrived on Tuesday afternoon Jessica met me there and took me into the backyard and showed me where the bags boxes were set up and told me that they were playing catch with a football after the bags tournament was over. So I started a grid search in the backyard and after about an hour I’d worked all of the way across the yard without finding it.  There was a area near a firepit that was giving off a mix of multiple signals during my search so I decided to give that area another thorough search at different angles.  While rechecking the area I could just barely hear a double tapping low tone mixed in with all of the other signals. So I swept the area with the pinpointer. As I was sweeping the grass I heard the pinpinpointer hit something hard! When I looked closely I could just barely see the shiny platinum ring poking out of the thick green grass!!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!!

 

 

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Custom Made Mens Gold Wedding Ring Recovered in Rockford Illinois.

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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I received a text message from John on 5-20-26. He told me that he had lost his ring somewhere around his house the day before. We agreed to meet up the following day. The next day when I arrived I met John and he lead me to the backyard where he told me what all him and his neighbors were doing the day before and where. At some point while driving golf balls in the neighbors yard John noticed that his ring was lose so he took it off and put it in his pocket for safe keeping.  It wasn’t until later when he went to put his ring back on, that he noticed that his shorts had a hole in the pocket, and the ring was missing! I asked him about where he was standing when he took the ring off, and he showed me. So I started there. I did a basic grid search, starting on one side of the yard and working towards my left. On the second pass I got a solid, double tapping, 72 VDI signal on the DĒUS II. When I looked down I could just barely see a outline of John’s custom made 18K gold wedding ring tucked into his neighbors plush lawn!!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!!

 

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Mens Gold Ring Found and Returned, Huntley Il.

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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Recently I received a text message from Maddie (5-17-26). She told me that her brother-in-law was over that day and they believed he lost his gold wedding ring in thier backyard while playing catch with a baseball and baseball mits. They believed that the ring must have slipped off of his finger while taking the baseball mit off at some point. The entire family looked for it for hours, with no luck. That’s when Maddie asked Gemini AI if there was a metal detecting service near by, and AI lead her to TheRingFinders.com! I was able to be there within a couple of hours. Once I arrived Maddie lead me to the backyard where they had been playing baseball. She showed me where he had been standing most of the time. So I started a grid search in that part of the yard, working from one property line back to the the other. On the second pass I got a solid, double tapping signal and as I looked down I could just barely make out the out the outline of a white gold ring deep in the grass!!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!

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Car Key Lost in the Woods, Recovered. Elburn Il.

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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I received a text message from Scott last night 12/20/25 around 6 pm. In the message he told me that he was volunteering at a his local forest preserve early in the day clearing invasive plants and bushes. At the start of their work day Scott put his car key in his jacket pocket and shortly before leaving he reached into the pocket and realized that the car key was missing! He searched online and was lead to a Reddit post that mentioned « The Ring Finders ». We set up a time to meet this morning at the forest preserve. After arriving Scott and I started the 10 minute hike back to where they were working the day before. When we arrived in area of the work I could see lots of footprints in the snow and the large pile of brush that they had piled up. So I started detecting towards the brush pile, covering all of the footprints as I went. Just before reaching the piles I could see some footprints off to my left side and decided to make a sweep over them quick before diving into the giant pile of honeysuckle.  As I did I heard a big grunt of iron. Just as I was bending over to check the signal I could see something black in the snow. It looked like just another leaf or branch, but as I grabbed it I could see the pink keyring moving in the snow!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!

 

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Sentimental, Black Diamond Ceramic & 14K Gold Ring Recovered in Deep Snow in Hampshire, Illinois

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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Early Monday morning, while I was at work, I received a text from Dan. Dan said that he was in need of my services. He told me that he and his wife had just got married on Saturday (two days ago) and his ring was a little loose fitting to begin with. He went on to say that he was out in their front yard and was adjusting a Christmas light in the deep snow. When he stood up and turned around he shook his hands to get the snow and water off of them. While he was shaking his hands his brand new wedding ring flew off of his finger! He said he felt it come off, but didn’t see where it went. I told him that I was at work at the time and that the earliest that I could be there would be around 3 pm. We agreed to meet then if they didn’t find it first. Around noon Dan messaged me back and told me that they hadn’t found it and have given up. I reassured them that I would be there as soon as possible. I arrived shortly before 3 o’clock and met Dan’s wife in front of the house by the Christmas decorations.  I could see where they were looking for his ring by the areas of disturbed snow and exposed grass from them dumping warm water in the grass to melt the snow. I started in the strip of grass in-between the curb and the sidewalk. Starting with the snow that had been pushed up along the curb by the snowplows… nothing. I then did a small grid pattern in the suspected area, around all of the disturbed snow and bare grass, nothing there either. So I went to the other side of the sidewalk and started working my way back towards where I had begun.  After about only 10 or 15 feet I got a quite, but solid, 4 on the Equinox 800. I grabbed my Garrett pinpointer and started searching the deep snow. As you can see in Dan’s Ring camera video I immediately got a solid signal that sounded like something laying on top of the ground. I quickly located the item in a handful of snow and as I opened my hand I could see the distinct edge of the black and gold ring in the fresh white snow!

Success!!!

Another smile for the book!!

 

 

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22k Gold Ring Lost in the Snow is Recovered in Schaumburg, Illinois

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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Saturday morning while searching for a set of keys for another client, I received a phone call from Karteek. When I was able to return his call he asked if I looked for lost jewlery. I assured him that I most definitely do search for lost jewlery.  He went on to tell me that he had just lost a gold ring in his backyard, and with the snow storm that we had the day before he couldn’t locate it in the deep snow in his yard. We figured I was only about 15 minutes away, so I told him that I was on my way and I’d be there shortly! When I arrived Karteek met me by the garage and took me around into the backyard. I could clearly see where he had been standing and where the snow was disturbed in their attempts to find the missing ring. So I started a small grid search,  starting left to right. After about 5 passes and along the right side of the grid pattern I got solid 20 on the Equinox 800. I used my Garrett pinpointer to then search the deep snow. The pinpointer immediately went off indicating that something very shallow was very close. So I started to sift through the snow until I seen the glint of gold!! I had Karteek come over and see it laying in the snow. He immediately grabbed it and slid it back on to his finger where it belongs!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!!

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Keys Lost in Snow, Recovered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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Sunday morning, 12/29/2025,  I received a text from Rachel asking if I might be able to help find a set of missing keys that were dropped 2 days ago. The keys went missing right before a big snow storm hit. She dropped them Friday night while she was out walking her dogs before the storm. She had spent hours shoveling snow and looking for them on Saturday and Sunday morning. Sunday morning she found me on TheRingFinders.com.

When I arrived Rachel showed me the path that her and her dogs took to go on their walk Friday night. I started my search from her apartment sidewalk, across the street, to a grass area were she let the dogs run around and play. A hilly area, where Rachel walked along the top of a hill and walked back along the bottom of the hill. So I searched the loop that she walked but, didn’t find them. So I then started searching inside of her loop. On the slippery,  snow covered hillside I got a solid signal! But I knew if I picked up one foot and tried to brush the snow away I would slip and fall down the slope! So I slid down the hill across the signal area! When I looked back, there was the black Steelers lanyard and her keys, that we were looking for!!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!!

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Loves Park Illinois, 14K Diamond ring Lost in Rock river, recovered

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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Yesterday, September 14th, I received a call from a gentleman asking if I still metal detected for lost jewlery.  I told him, “I sure do!” He went on to tell me that he and his family were out boating on the Rock river near Loves Park and had stopped at one of the parks along the river. When they stopped Alli got out of the boat and was introducing their new puppy to the water. As she was holding the puppy above the water the little pup was still paddling in midair. When Alli went to pick him up he continued to keep paddling and managed to get one of his little toenails inside of Alli ring and pushed it right off of her slippery, wet finger, right into the shallow water along the shoreline. Luckily someone Googled “metal detecting service in Rockford Il” and found me here on TheRingFinders.com .

When I received the call I told them, not to dig anymore and that I’d be there in less than a hour. So I gathered my things and just before I pulled out of the driveway I received a text message from some people who were also there, and didn’t know that I’d already been in contact with them. I told them that I was on my way also. When I arrived I met Alli down by the water.  The first thing that I noticed was 2 big marks in the sand that were marking the area that the ring was lost in. Smart move! Next they told me that they actually caught the ring coming off of her finger on video! They showed me the video and with the video and the marks in the sand, I looked at her and said, “We’re gonna find this for sure”. I made one pass down the waters edge in about knee deep water with only a dime to show itself.  I turned back at their other mark in the sand and went up the beach a bit,  towards the bleachers, and as I got back to the mark on the other side I got a solid 8 on the Equinox 800. I grabbed my pinpointer and started checking handfuls of sand. On my 3rd handful I had the target in my hand. As I raised my hand out of the water I could see the edge of Alli’s ring in my hand!!!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!!

 

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Platinum and diamond ring found in Elgin, Il.

  • from Rockford (Illinois, United States)
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Shortly after getting home from work (Monday) I received a phone call from Jennie inquiring if I still do ring searches. I assured her that I most definitely do, do ring searches. She told me the story about how over the weekend, on Saturday, she was at her sister’s house for a pool party in their new swimming pool. She said that she was getting ready to get into the pool to cool off since the temperatures were in the low 90’s that day! She took off a pair of shorts and layed them on the trampoline. She then, took her platinum and diamond engagement ring off, and put it in one of the pockets of the shorts for safe keeping.  Later, when she got out of the pool and went to retrieve her shorts is when she noticed that her shorts had been moved from where she originally set them down. She immediately searched the pockets looking for her precious ring. To her horror, her ring was missing! She and her entire family immediately started searching for the missing ring. They tried everything from diving to the bottom of the pool with goggles on in search of it, to going out and buying a metal detector the next day and searching for it with that! Still without finding it. Running out of options and hope, Jennie grabbed her phone and searched « Ring Finder ». That’s when The Ring Finders .com popped up! Jennie then searched her local area and found me there. After reading some past return stories and reviews from my happy clients, is when she decided to call me. I told her that I could be there in a half hour or so, I just needed to gather my things and I’d be on my way. After arriving a short time later, Jennie and her sister met me outside. After a short introduction I grabbed my trusty Equinox 800 and Garrett pinpointer and followed Jennie to the backyard where the ring was last seen. Jennie gave me a description of the events that took place on Saturday there by the pool and trampoline. It was evident by the matted down grass that the family had searched the area a lot with no luck. The first thing was to move the big steel framed trampoline out of that area so that it wouldn’t interfere with the metal detector.  I then started doing a small grid pattern in the area that they thought that the ring might be in. Nope, not there.  I then decided to grid the entire area, it wasn’t very big. After my 4th pass of my grid pattern,  up near the house, where the stairs lead down from the deck and meet the ground, and about 10 or 12 feet away from where they had been searching, I got a low, choppy, 6-7-8 on the detector. Like every other signal I grabbed my pinpointer and gave the grass a couple of passes in the area of the signal. That’s when I got a flash of something shiny hiding deep in the grass! There it was!! Jennie’s ring!!!

Success!!

Another smile for the book!

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