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TEACHER’S RETIREMENT SAVINGS TURNED INTO GOLD BARS LOST IN THE PALISADES FIRE FOUND AND RETURNED

  • from Santa Monica (California, United States)
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I got a call the other day from Cecily, she was referred to me by mr Lin, who I had helped last weekend in the Palisades fire on Friday find some lost valuables, she explained that her  85 years old father who is a retired school teacher just cashed out his retirement account and put the majority of the money into gold bars. He put the  them all in a shoes box and put them on the top shelf of his closet, and there they sat until the apartment building burned to the ground in the Palisades fire. I met with Cecily near one of the police checkpoints  and followed her to where her mother and father’s home used to be, after putting on the hazmat suit, gloves and mask, I walked up the cement stairs  to the corner of the house where she thought the closet used to be, after about an hour of moving heavy metal and cutting through drywall chicken wire, I started sifting through the ash and debris, Cecily started give up hope, after another hour or so I shoveled  about 5 shovelfuls into the top screen, I paused and my eyes first caught the rectangular shapes, then there they were the glitter of gold. I called Cecily over, I pointed in the screen, and she said what is that, I smiled and said your father’s retirement fund, she screamed and cried, and called her parents right away with the good news, I kept digging and found 30 solid gold bars in total, everything that he had lost. My parents were both teachers, and I know what unsung heroes they were, so reuniting  these gold bars with her dad and saving  his  retirement meant a great deal to me as well as him and his family.

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Lost gold ring found in snow ditch

  • from London (Ontario, Canada)
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A local Hydro worker was cleaning his boot off on the side of the road when his gold ring flew off his finger into the snow covered ditch. It was very deep snow but a quick search found that the ring was only buried a few inches….phew!

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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found in Spring Hill Tennessee

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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I received a phone call from Gabriel on 01-28-2025. Gabriel explained that yesterday he was throwing some bird food (old bread) into an empty field across the street from his house, and he felt his gold wedding band fly off his hand and surely land in the field

. He and his family members spent hours scouring the vacant lot, which was mostly muddy with patches of weeds. Gabriel and his wife were heading out of town, but he put me in contact with his mother-in-law, Leisa. I made the 45 minute drive to Gabriel’s house and was met there by Leisa. She showed me the general area where she thought Gabriel was standing when he threw the bread into the field. There were still pieces of bread in the field to show the direction Gabriel threw.

I searched the field for just over an hour with only a few coin and can slaw pieces, along with extremely mud caked boots to show for it.

After getting the mud off my boots I walked across the street to Gabriel’s front yard. I searched the side to the left of the driveway, and nothing. I went to the side to the right of the driveway, and a few minutes later I got that signal in my headphones that told me, “You found me!” Yes! There it was, concealed by the lush green grass. No digging needed.

I called Leisa back to Gabriel and her daughter’s home. With a straight face I told her that there was no way that Gabriel’s ring was in the field. I told her I searched well beyond the borders where the ring would have landed and didn’t find it. Leisa had a bummed look on her face. I told Leisa I ran my detector over the grass in the front yard, and held the ring up and asked if this looked like Gabriel’s ring. That sad face turned into the biggest smile and may have even brought a few tears of joy. She explained that Gabriel’s wedding ring had been blessed before he married her daughter, and the ring meant so much to them.

Leisa called Gabriel, who was driving out of state and told them the great news. She had them on speaker phone so I could hear the excitement myself. Meeting wonderful people in my beautiful new home state of Tennessee and re-uniting them with their lost treasures is a great thing. It doesn’t get much better.

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Gold and Diamond Wedding Band Lost On Job Site Near Punta Gorda, Fl…Found With Metal Detector!!

  • from Dunedin (Florida, United States)
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Steve Thomas

Dunedin Ring Finder   lostringdunedin.com

“It’s Only Lost Until I Find It!

Lost a ring or other metal valuable at the beach including the water or in a grassy or sandy area? Jewelry slip off of you while working outside, playing with the dog or swimming? Don’t waste time and money purchasing your own metal detector to try to find your lost item. Please contact me ASAP at (843) 995-4719 or @dunedinringfinder. I offer a FREE metal detecting service, reward optional but appreciated upon recovery!

Taylor was working with his buddies Donald and Matthew on a job site building a new fence. The site was next to a fire station that serves the town of Babcock Ranch, Fl. which is the first solar powered town in the United States and located near Punta Gorda. Taylor was clearing some brush and tossing it into a pile when at some point he realized that his gold and diamond wedding band appraised at about $4000 that he had only had for about eight months had flown off of his finger into the brush and grass. He and his friends searched for the ring two days including raking the grass and cut brush as well as using an inexpensive metal detector but were unable to find his ring. Taylor began searching on line for some help, found me on social media and called me. I normally travel no more than an hour or so from Dunedin in the Tampa area to conduct searches and Babcock Ranch was a little over two hours from my home but I decided to drive down to see if I could recover Taylor’s ring. I also had another search I could do for a lost gold charm on the return home.

I met Taylor at the site, fired up the Minelab Equinox 900, and began the search under Taylor’s direction. I swept a grassy, weedy area next to the fire station in a grid fashion and worked my way towards a very low concrete wall where the fence was being constructed on the other side. I detected some scrap metal pieces including a few screws and washers as well as several rusty pennies over the course of about an hour and even though I had an idea of the VDI number I was looking for on my detector, I was going to dig every surface or near surface target. Taylor and his friends continued to work and watch at the same time especially when I was digging a target. I could tell that Taylor was beginning to get a little concerned because the primary search area was not very large and I was almost finished. I then detected a strong surface target over a  cut grassy area that displayed 36-37 on my Nox 900. I pushed away the loose grass with my pinpointer and there lay Taylor’s shiny ring staring back at me! I called to Taylor who was working close by and told him to come over. He stared down at the ring with a look of surprise and disbelief and then all four of us began to celebrate. Taylor then called Katie who had given him the ring and she was overjoyed with the news. And they are expecting their first child!

Taylor, thank you for contacting Steve Thomas, Dunedin Ring Finder and trusting me to find your wedding ring! It was a pleasure meeting you, Donald and Matthew. Matt, good luck with your fishing charter business Southwest Shorelines!

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Wedding ring found after clearing snow from a Tesla in Emmaus, Pennsylvania

  • from Reading (Pennsylvania, United States)
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After clearing snow from his car without gloves on, Troy shook off his hands and his wedding ring went flying off into the snow. He first tried finding it himself with a metal detector from Harbor Freight, but was getting all kids of interference. He found me on Theringfinders.com and after a few days of scheduling conflicts, I was finally able to arrive and search with my Garrett ATPro detector. I also was getting a lot of interference, and realized I was near his Tesla which was plugged in. I had him move his car from the driveway and the interference subsided. I eventually found the ring alongside a tree in the snow. If your in need of metal detectorist, don’t hesitate to call me at 610-207-8677.

 

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Great Grandmothers Heirloom Blue Diamond Ring Recovered From Ocean Post Hurricane See the Surprise Return to Owner.

  • from Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida, United States)
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This was the hardest and my best recovery in 30 years metal detecting.  This heirloom rare blue diamond ring belonged to my clients great grandmother, who gave the ring to his grandmother, then to his mother who gave it to my client when he got married. It is a very rare blue diamond ring.  For the complete story and adventure of finding this incredible ring, please click on the 3 YouTube links.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/BKO5eS9bktM?feature=shared

Part 2: https://youtu.be/O-Mby_Oze0Q?feature=shared

Part 3: The Surprise Reaction of the Return: https://youtu.be/qq2XcNh1ntw?feature=shared

Honest Metal Detecting Service NE Florida .. call or text for a professional metal detecting expert ..Don’t Wait, time is critical for recovery.  Text or call Adam 714-785-5111

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LOST GOLD BAR IN THE PALISADES FIRE FOUND AND RETURNED.

  • from Santa Monica (California, United States)
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                I was on a recovery search in the Palisades fire on Friday when the neighbor Mr. Lin saw me digging in the ash & asked if he could borrowed a sifting screen. I went over to his lot across the street and helped him search instead. After a few questions I starting sifting and within 15 minutes found a two ounces gold bar that belonged to his mother, she was so happy to get it back, even after suffering the loss of her house.

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Avalon NJ Lost Earring Found by Ring Finders South Jersey John Favano

  • from North Wildwood (New Jersey, United States)
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Lost a ring in Avalon, New Jersey?

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215-850-0188

Kara reached out to me about her lost diamond earring in the sand in Avalon, NJ. She was removing her shirt and it got caught sending it somewhere into the sand.

Arriving at the beach, I carefully scanned the area with my metal detector where Kara had last seen the earring. My metal detector finally picked up a signal, buried beneath the surface.

There it was – Kara’s lost earring, glinting in the sun. Kara was excited to see the earring! They were able to continue to enjoy the rest of their time at the Jersey Shore in Avalon, New Jersey.

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.LOST DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING & CLASS RING IN THE ALTADENA FIRE FOUND & RETURNED

  • from Santa Monica (California, United States)
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I got a call from Mark the other day to see if I could help him find his wife’s jewelry including her very sentimental diamond engagement ring and his high school class ring that they lost in the fire. We agreed to meet in a few days when he had permission to return to his home for the search, we drove up together on Saturday morning to look at the remains and figure out the a game plan, Mark’s wife was  kind enough to draw a map of the most likely the spots where her jewelry used to be. after an hour and a half of removing debris I started shoveling in to the sifting screen right away I started finding jewelry and coins, they must have been over 50 pieces of jewelry recovered  including marks high school gold class ring.   but still no engagement ring, I moved to another spot along the remains of the bedroom wall, after an hour I shoveled a big scoop of debris and ash and there it was as clear as day, shining up at us from the sifting screen, was his wife’s cherished diamond ring. He called his wife right away with the  good news.  By the end of the search I recovered at least 65 pieces of gold and silver  jewelry. and 150 silver and clad coins from Mark’s collection. We drove back to meet up with Mark’s wife and the look on her face, when she was reunited with her gold and diamond wedding ring, was priceless, she had tears of joy in her eyes, it was a pleasure to help a couple with  such a positive attitute and an unwavering will to persevere and survive after a tragedy. They had their health and their life to be thankful  for, and they look forward to their future together, they are truly a loving couple.

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Two Lost Gold Rings – Found by metal detectorist Brian Carpenter in Avonmore, PA

  • from Indiana (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Lost your ring, other valuable jewelry, cellphone, keys, or other metal object…call or text Brian Carpenter at (814)244-2300 as soon as possible. I am a ring recovery specialist serving Pittsburgh, Indiana (PA), and most of Western PA. Why rent a metal detector when you can get a trained operator with top of the line equipment at the same time…

The recent « Polar Votex » or just plain COLD weather prompted a series of service calls in just one day which is very unusual. One of the calls was from Vicki who called me and stated that she had lost her ring in the snow when she put it down to run a metal detector over it. They were trying to find an engagement ring that had been lost by another family member earlier in the day when cleaning off her car.  I was just wrapping up another search with disappointingly – no luck. With the cold and darkness Vicki thought it might be good for me to come out another day. I told her I would swing by hoping to have at least one quick recovery as I was going to pass within about 5 miles of the place they were lost on my way home from the current search.

On my way I was thinking how hard can it be to find the ring that was put in the snow, they should pretty much know where it was. I figured I would have a quick recovery of Vicki’s ring and then maybe with some additional luck find the other. I arrived at the search location and found that area in which the ring had been located was pretty much bare. Prior to searching the internet for additional help they tried to sift through all the snow with a garden soil screen and used a heater to melt the snow. All of the snow from where the second ring was lost had been put into garbage cans and dumped alongside the house.

I started to look without much success, first over the original area and then where the new snow was dumped. I did have a really sweet sound but there was nothing there or so I thought. I was not having much luck and after having been in and out of the cold for several hours and with the darkness I decided I would need to come back. As I was getting ready to pack my gear I decided I should pull my car up and check the street again in case the plow came by before I came back out. I walked down and back and on my way back got a good hit. I dug into the packed snow and found the first ring that had been lost.

I got back in the car to head home with the promise of coming back out to look for the other ring. Glad to have found one although it was not the one I thought I would have located first. As I started home I couldn’t help but notice the car thermometer read -3.

The next day I contacted Vicki and told her I did not think I was going to be able to come out, however a couple of things changed and I was able to go back down. I was pretty confident that in the daylight I should be able to find the second ring. Well I was right…within about five minutes I located the ring. Remember the sweet sound I mentioned from the night before. I wanted to remove it from the ground so I would not keep hearing it. I had to dig down about a 1/8 -1/4 of an inch under the ground and there in the mud was Vicki’s ring. The ring must have gotten tramped into the ground during the moving and melting of the snow, but I had been expecting to find it on top of the ground.

I was glad to have found both rings – one that had a history of 48 years and the other that had one of just 34 days. It was great to meet another group of kind and generous people and find the first rings of 2025!

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