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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?

Don’t Wait To Call!

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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Altadena Fire Zone Jewelry Recovery

  • from Redondo Beach (California, United States)
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Steve’s Emergency Metal Detecting Service For You if you lost a ring or something precious to you. Please don’t wait until tomorrow, time will work against you, please CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, CALL NOW!  310-953-5268

I received a call from Marqus asking if I could help find his mother’s jewelry. Her home of 30 years had burned in the Altadena fire a couple of weeks ago, and although they had gone back looking 3 times, they were unable to find much of anything. He told me that she had a lot of jewelry, and really needed to find it. I let them know I was available to help them, so we arranged a time for us to meet at the site for the search.

We met at a local fast food restaurant, and then I followed Marqus and his mother to the site. Driving through the destruction was just surreal. It looked like a movie set, and made my heart drop to know that so many people lost so much of what they worked their lives for. So many memories, all gone so fast.

When we got to the house there wasn’t much. Marqus and his mother showed me where I should look for her jewelry, and so I began a meticulous search of each area they showed me. In the first area, where she said her best jewelry was, I found among other small items, a very large clump of melted gold that had formed around one of the bed legs. In another area where the silver was stored, I was able to find a lot of it (all melted), so much that it filled a basket. In the third area, I had to break apart a wall that had fallen in to access the last area, and there I found a whole bunch of somewhat intact jewelry, I think the wall may have protected it from completely melting down. I was able to fill a plastic container with all of that jewelry which included at least 7 watches, bracelets, rings, and necklaces. After a total of about 3 hours, I was able to help provide closure for Marqus’ mom. It was a very humbling day for me.

Don’t let the County beach cleaning machines take your lost valuable, call as soon as possible! I will work hard, using the most up to date metal detectors, to help you find what you thought might never be found again. I search, Beverly Hills, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Newport Beach, Northridge, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Venice Beach, Zuma Beach, and all parks, yards, gardens, and ponds (to 5 foot depths) in all of Orange County, all of Los Angeles County, Southern California, and Ventura County.

CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, CALL NOW! 310-953-5268

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Anniversary Gold Ring Dropped Inside a Vehicle! Charlton Heights Sherwood Park.

  • from Edmonton (Alberta, Canada)
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Adele called me asking if I was able to find her anniversary ring lost between her seats in her vehicle she told me she just left her nail salon and the nail care technician told her that her ring was very loose on her finger and she said to Adele to get her ring resized  before she lost it, While Adele was driving home she stopped at a red light, she took off her ring to switch the ring over to her other finger and thats when the ring fell between her seat and disappeared after I asked Adele my usual questions I agreed to help locate her ring. The next day Adele was going on Vacation for a week so the ring stayed in her Vehicle while she was gone, in the back of her mind she kept thinking of her ring, when she arrived back home  she did a Google search how to find a lost ring in a car and found the Ringfinders webpage and contacted me. While driving to Sherwood Park I said to myself this will be an easy search and it should not take long to locate her ring, I meet Adele at her home she took me into the garage and she told me that’s her car and the ring was in it somewhere because she heard a ring Ping and ring disappeared, Adele looked for the ring also her husband spent a couple of hours removing the mats and checking everywhere with no luck. I started to check the situation out and found out the only place the ring could be was the ring had made its way through the opening in the carpet and must have ended on the floor on her vehicle and that the ping she heard. I got my bore scope camera out and carefully inserted between the carpet and the vent, check around but could not see any sign of the ring so the next thing I removed the four bolts that held the seat to the frame of the car but could not disconnect the seat completely due to the Airbags where attached and if had disconnected the seat the Air bags could deploy. I then carefully cut a slit in the carpet where the vents came through the carpet to gain more access to the vehicle frame then through the bore scope I could see her ring then I was able to reach her ring and handed her ring back to Adele. Boy was I wrong when I said to myself this was going to be an easy search in total it took me over three hours to find the ring and put her vehicle back together again. Adele and her husband were overjoyed to have the ring back on her finger once again. Thank you Adele and Nick it was a pleasure meeting you both and having a successful search.

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LOST JEWELRY & COIN COLLECTION IN PALISADES FIRE FOUND & RETURNED.

  • from Santa Monica (California, United States)
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I got a call from Scott who lost his home and all the family’s possessions about two weeks ago to see if I could help him find his wife’s jewelry and his coin collection. Today was one of the first days that the property owners were allowed back to the Palisades since the fire began on January 7th. We met in Santa Monica. When I followed him into the first national guard checkpoint on PCH in the Palisades then had to go to through another sheriffs  checkpoint and wait one hour for an escort to the fired zone. After a quick explanation of the lost valuables I put on my protective gear and began the search with in two hours of sifting through the ash and debris I found at least 200 silver coins, then we moved on to search for his wife’s jewelry but the debris was larger and had to be tossed aside before I could start sifting again, within 45 mins time frame I found over 25 pieces of Scott’s wife’s jewelry consisting of rings, bracelets, chains, brooches, earings and a couple of jade pendants. Luckily I was able to use my 30 years of experience with fire recovery to help this nice but devastated family be reunited with some of their family heirlooms.

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