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THE MOWER, THE COMPOST HEAP, AND A LOST GOLD RING

  • from Farmington (Connecticut, United States)
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I got a call on this cold fall day from a gentleman who had lost his wedding ring while mowing his lawn. He was pretty sure it had slipped off as he emptied his clippings into the compost heap. When I arrived, we had two options: a 50-square-foot patch of lawn where he routinely dumped the bag, or somewhere inside the tall pile of wet, decomposing grass. I started with the lawn, working slow, deliberate passes, and a few minutes in the detector gave me a clean tone. There was his gold wedding band, saving us both from digging through that compost heap.

Moments like that are why I do this. It’s about what the ring means to the person wearing it, and I get to be the one who puts it back in his hand.

If you’ve lost a ring, earring, watch, or anything metal in your yard, a field, or the water, don’t give up on it. I serve Hartford, Litchfield, and Tolland Counties with metal detectors and underwater search gear. There’s no big upfront bill: just a small gas callout fee, and the rest is reward-only. Find me on Facebook at Ring Finder — Farmington at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590834025433 or text me at 860-559-9843. The sooner you call, the better the odds, because it’s usually still right where it fell.

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Newly wed wedding band recovered

  • from Kent (England, United Kingdom)
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I had a call from Charlie who told me he had that morning lost his new wedding ring in a back garden of a house that he had been working in taking down a marquee , when he noticed his 10 day old gold wedding ring was not on his ring finger .

Charlie arranged permission from the homeowner to search the back garden , and within 5 minutes of arriving on site I had recovered Charlie’s precious wedding ring , he was delighted when I phoned him and told him the news , another precious ring recovered thanks to theringfinders.com

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Lost Platinum Engagement Ring Lost in The Backyard Grass, Found With A Metal Detector in Portland, Maine

  • from Old Orchard Beach (Maine, United States)
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🚨 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞… 🐾💍

💍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

She had just lost a 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠.

But as anyone in this line of work knows, it’s never just about the metal or the diamond.

This wasn’t a ring you could simply replace with an insurance check. This was her 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, passed down to Kiley a few years ago after her grandmother had passed away.

It was a tangible, priceless connection to a woman she loved deeply—a piece of family history woven into precious metal, now lost somewhere out there.

When Kiley called, she wasn’t just looking for a piece of jewelry. She was looking for a miracle. ✨

🐾 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

The details came rushing out as she explained what happened. It was a regular afternoon—𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 and took her dog out into the 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡.

It’s a routine so many of us do without a second thought. Kiley would throw the ball, and her dog would happily chase it down and bring it back.

But on one specific throw, time seemed to slow down.

As she released the ball, she felt that irreplaceable 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, flying invisibly into the thick backyard grass.

Panic instantly set in. ⏱️

She spent hours on her hands and knees, desperately searching through every blade of grass, but the backyard refused to give it up. That’s when she realized she needed backup and reached out to The Ring Finders of Maine.

📍 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

We agreed to meet at her home in Portland,Maine  the very following evening, right when Kiley returned home from work once again.

Even though the ring was contained within her own backyard, we knew we wanted to find it ASAP and get it safely back on her finger. When it comes to family heirlooms like this, time is always of the essence.

The next day, 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 headed into Portland,Maine. It was late afternoon, and Kiley had just arrived home from work when we pulled up.

She immediately took us out back, and we went over the previous evening’s events. Kiley explained that she had stayed pretty stationary while throwing the ball to her dog. She took us to the exact spot she had been standing and reenacted the motion and direction of the throw.

Unfortunately, Kiley only felt the ring coming off—she had no idea how far it had traveled.

I reassured her based on my experience: when someone throws a ball, a loose ring almost always flies off during the follow-through. With the arm moving in a downward trajectory and gravity working its magic, the ring usually ends up within 5 to 10 feet right in front of them. 🧭

⚡ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬

I fired up the 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞. My plan was to start a precise grid search just in front of where Kiley had been standing, working my way toward the fence and swinging back and forth toward the garage.

If it wasn’t there, I’d expand to the sides and behind her.

It was time to find Kiley’s sentimental engagement ring.

I set the detector down in the area to begin. I didn’t even have a chance to start swinging it yet.

💥 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐏! 💥

Right there, I received the exact tone I had been hoping for—a loud, repeatable low tone and a low conductive Target Identification (TID) reading of 07.

My heart skipped a beat. While a man’s larger platinum ring would register much higher on the detector, an 𝟎𝟕 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠.

In less than 5 to 6 seconds, before the grid search could even truly begin, my very first target was exactly what we were praying for.

𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐄?! 🤯

I pulled out my pinpointer, but before I could even press the button, I looked down. The ring wasn’t sitting out in the open—it was completely buried in the turf, but I caught just a tiny, unmistakable sliver of the setting and the diamond.

That was all it took. I knew instantly it was exactly what I was looking for.

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐘!!! 🥳

😭 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 & 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬

I turned around, looked at Kiley, and let her know that her ring had already been found.

Stunned, she looked at me and gasped, « 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬?! »

She immediately rushed over. At first, she couldn’t spot the ring camouflaged in the thick blades of grass, so I carefully pointed it out.

The moment her eyes locked onto it, 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝, shimmering just like the diamond itself. I picked up the ring and handed it back to her. 💧💎

Instantly, you could see the crushing weight of the last 24 hours leave her body. The stress vanished, and a massive, radiant smile broke out across her face.

Her grandmother’s engagement ring was finally back where it belongs—safely on Kiley’s finger.

Seeing Kiley just beaming, full of life, and sharing relief-filled laughter with us is exactly why we do this. There is truly no better feeling in the world than restoring these irreplaceable pieces of family history and watching the owners slide them back on.

Another ring back on the finger! We have the best job in the world, and I absolutely love my job.

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬. ❤️

🍁 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐉𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐑𝐘 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊? 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒! 🍂

Yard work, playing fetch, and seasonal cleanup are prime times for rings, bracelets, and watches to go flying into the brush. If you suddenly notice your jewelry is missing, time is of the essence, but what you do next matters most to ensure a successful recovery!

🛑 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏: 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐁 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀! 🛑

* ❌ 𝐃𝐨 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬: Raking can easily pull a ring away from its drop point or bury it much deeper under the soil.

* ❌𝐃𝐨 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡: Moving yard debris by hand can easily kick up a ring or accidentally push it into dense undergrowth.

* 📍 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭: Try to identify exactly where you were standing when it happened, mark it with a lawn chair or stick, and leave the area untouched.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 provide professional, high-end metal detecting search services to recover your lost valuables quickly and safely without turning your lawn upside down.

📞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐠, 𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫! We are here to bring your memories back home.

 

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39th Wedding Anniversary to Myrtle Beach S.C., foiled by mishap with Man’s Gold Wedding Band Lost in the Ocean

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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This adventure started when I got a voice message on October 12, 2026, at 9:23 a.m. saying in part, “This is David calling. I lost a ring in the ocean. We’re staying at the Dayton resort in Myrtle Beach. I’m wondering if the ring can be found or we can at least try.” I answered the call mid-sentence and talked with David. He advised me that he lost the ring last Wednesday, which was 5 days ago around 12 to 1 p.m. in waist deep water.  A quick look at the tide table for last Wednesday showed he lost it right at low tide. He also said he was between waist to chest deep and wasn’t really sure of the area. There were a whole lot of bad possibilities with this search. One, waist to chest deep at low tide, Two, not real sure of the area, Three, we just had hurricane Isaias that brought in lots of sand and heavy surf, Four, lost 5 days ago, and Five that part of Myrtle Beach is heavily detected, especially after a storm. Ok, it was worth a shot, plus I have a hard time saying “no” to someone asking for help. Looking at tide tables again, I saw today’s low tide was going to be around 3:30 p.m. I asked David if he could meet me there about 2:30 to show me the area. He agreed and we set the time for 2:30 p.m.

When I arrived on the beach, I met up with David, his wife Donna and their two daughters Janaya and Aundrea. Aundrea was the one that found me through Google and referred me to her dad. Janaya is the one that first realized her dad had lost his ring. They were sitting around the pool and Janaya asked her dad, “dad, where’s your ring?” Guess things went downhill from there, because he had been in the ocean and really had no idea where the ring had come off. Janaya had told me that her dad had gotten knocked down by the waves and used his left hand in the sand to push himself back up. So, I suspected that’s how his ring came off. I asked David where I should start the search and how far over I needed to go. He set me up at the corner of a resort that was getting remodeled and had cranes next to the building. His end point was the third resort down from there. All told, it was about a football field size area.  I started an east/west (shore to ocean) grid search out to where the waves were hitting the breakers and was about stomach deep. In the process, I ran into another three guys detecting. One, a friend said he had been out there Saturday and there were 7 other people with detectors. Something I’ve noticed though, is most people detecting stay in the wet to dry sand, I rarely see anyone in the ocean detecting. After about 2 hours with no success, I met up with David. He asked if I’d mind starting at my original starting point and work a little more to the north. I was probably 5 or 6 lines north of my starting point and waist to stomach deep when I hit an iffy signal. Knowing I was looking for a man’s thin gold wedding band, I was expecting anywhere from a 13 to an 18 on the Equinox VDI (visual display indicator). This target was jumping from 13-15. It took me 3 full scoops of sand to finally get the target out of the hole. On the third scoop, I washed the sand out and heard the distinct sound of metal rattling in the metal scoop. I looked in and saw a thin yellow gold wedding band that matched David’s description perfectly. BINGO! I walked out of the ocean trying to figure out a good surprise for David and Donna when I ran into Janaya and Aundrea walking up the beach. I put myself between them and David and Donna, who were sitting up in the dry sand and told them, “Don’t show any excitement, but is this your dad’s ring,” as I held it up. Their eyes got big and both said “yes” at the same time. I told them, “Let’s go surprise your mom and dad.” We walked up to David and Donna, and I don’t remember how I did it, but they were both shocked and amazed that his ring was found. We took lots of pictures and their Anniversary vacation was saved. I love returning people’s special treasures when they thought they were gone forever.

David, Donna, Janaya and Aundrea – You are an amazing family, and I am so glad I could help find David’s treasure back where it belongs. Plus, I got a chance to meet you all. Thank you for trusting me to help find his ring.

Jim

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18k Diamond ring found in Trash in Chicago

  • from Chicago (Illinois, United States)
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Received a call from a woman in Chicago that lost her 18k diamond ring.

I did not have high hopes because she was not sure where she lost it. In the house, yard or trash cans. Nasty search, but I found it in a bag of clay, thanks to my pinpointer.

 

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Gold Engagement Ring Found in Airdrie

  • from Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
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Jesse lost it in the winter and wanted it back. Now its back. Watch the video for the whole story.

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White Gold Wedding Band and a University of Virginia (UVA) Class Ring Lost in North Myrtle Beach, Found and Returned.

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Sunday, October 11, 2026, and just after 12:30 pm I received a text saying, “Hey Jim, this is Marc. I’m currently staging in north Myrtle Beach and lost my wedding ring and class ring at the beach. Are you working today with your detector?” I checked the tide tables in case this would be a water search and then called Marc at the number that was attached to the text. First question I asked was if the rings were lost in the water, and Marc replied “no.” He went on to say that he had placed his rings on a towel and forgot about them until after he left the beach. I told him to send me an address where I could park and told him I’d be there in about 10 minutes.

When I arrived at the rental where Marc and some friends were staying, I met Marc in the driveway. We walked down to the beach, and he pointed out the area where they were sitting and his towel was. I started a north/south grid line from the suspected area to the slope and wasn’t having any luck. I stopped and talked with Marc to make sure I was in the right area. I asked him which way he was facing when he picked up his towel, and he said he was facing towards the dunes. So, I moved a little farther up towards the dunes and continued my grid search. It wasn’t long until I hit a solid 11 on the VDI (visual display indicator), telling me I hit white gold. I dug a few scoops and then saw his wedding band lying embedded in the sand at the bottom of the hole. I reached down and picked it up, cleaned the sand off it and held it up for Marc to see. He confirmed it was his wedding ring. Now I needed to find his UVA class ring. I continued with the grid search and couldn’t find it. I started over and did a cross grid and still no ring. About the only place left to search was the beach access route. As I’m finishing up with that, I noticed a gentleman come up and talk with Marc. As Marc caught up to me, he told me the gentleman told him he had found a UVA ring and turned it into the beach patrol about 11:30 a.m. I called the beach patrol number and gave Marc my phone to leave a voice message. Shortly after I got home, I got a text message from Marc saying, “I just got the second one a bit ago from beach patrol!” Both rings are back where they belong.

Marc – Thank you for calling and trusting me to help find your lost rings. So happy you got them back.

Jim

 

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Gold Ring Found In Battle Creek, MI

  • from Holland (Michigan, United States)
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Received a text from Alyssa stating she had lost her memorial diamond ring (diamond is made of ashes of her daughter that passed away 10 yrs ago) Diamond is set in a rose gold ring. WE HAVE TO FIND THIS!
She had given the ring to her son to wear for a short time and in about 2 hours the ring came up missing. He had gone outside at one point and was throwing some trash into a trash can and thinks this is when the ring flew off his hand.
Upon arriving I met Alyssa and her husband Glenn and I asked Glenn if he was willing to help me search for the ring. I gave him a metal detector and a short lesson on how to use it. We had their son come out and show us his underhand throw toward the trash can. We searched that area over and over again and even searched in and around a firewood pile nearby.
After about 1 ½ hours we were almost ready to give up when we both walked back toward the back porch and Glenn saw the ring laying on the ground in plain sight. They had searched that area many times and I had also searched that area and we all missed it. Rings have an emotional link to them, but this one was special
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Found Man’s Wedding Ring in a Vermont Playground

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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10/11/26
Got a call about an hour ago from a young dad who lost his wedding ring last night while playing with his kids at the local playground. So I went there at lunchtime today and found it in less than three minutes! It was a miracle! The wood chips were firmly packed, so I was a little afraid that his ring might have been quite visible and might’ve gone home with somebody else already. But for some reason, it was about an inch under the surface. My heart feels really good right now, found two rings in one day for young dads. ❤️

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Man’s Wedding Ring Found in Beautiful Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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10/11/26
Got a call last night from a gentleman who lost his ring while doing yardwork in preparation for winter. Between the cold air, losing a few pounds his ring was a little loose, plus working hard with several types of tools.

So we made arrangements for me to do a search first thing this morning. It was a beautiful morning for a ride up high in the mountains. When I got there, he showed me the most likely places to start. The area had a surprising amount of metal in the ground, plus there was a metal fence. He had tried his detector and running a leaf blower, but didn’t have any luck.

Fortunately, I got a great signal and I knew it was a surface find. I peeked into the deep grass and there it was! It only took about 15 minutes, but sometimes these searches turned into many hours so we were both very happy.

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