Yardwork Causes Lost Ring in Howell Twp NJ, Found by Dave Milsted




June 8th: Found and returned a Tungsten-Carbide ring lost in the snow five months ago.
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On January 3rd, Stafford, Virginia experienced a big snowstorm. Jeremy’s backyard had so much snow, it broke a large cherry tree. Despite the obstructions from the tree, Jeremy and his three sons broke out the sleds and put the snow to good use! While sledding down the hill, Jeremy raised his arms to shield his face from tree branches. That’s when his wedding ring came off. He searched for several hours, to no avail. Months later, Jeremy heard about “The Ring Finders” and contacted me.
Anyone living in this area can describe how going south on I95 on an afternoon is a sure bet for slow traffic. I correctly gambled that the express lanes toll fee of $15 would save me time. That and the $15 for my gas is why many Ring Finders have a call out fee.

Arrow Pointing to the Ring
A couple of years ago, my friend Brian Rudolph shared the Equinox Visual Display Indicator (VDI) range for Tungsten-Carbide rings. Using his numbers and my own experience, I set a reasonable range for targets with the accept/reject option before beginning my search.
Jeremy showed me the area where he felt the ring fall off. With Jeremy, his wife, and three sons watching, I assembled my equipment and began a methodical sweep of the area. I picked up a couple of trash targets (common in all lawns), making sure they would not interfere with the ring’s signal. About thirty minutes later, I received a strong steady signal. I looked down and saw Jeremy’s ring partially covered by debris. Despite being a heavy ring, it was not more deeply buried after four months! It was such a pleasure to find and return Jeremy’s ring.

Jeremy

Jeremy’s Ring
For my detecting friends, the Tungsten-Carbide ring had a 20-21 VDI on my Equinox with a stock coil.
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Don’t give up. Many of my clients have bought, borrowed, or rented a metal detector before calling me. Just because someone has a tool, it doesn’t mean they know how to use it. I use state of the art equipment, and I have thousands of hours of experience searching on land and underwater. If you have tried using a detector without success, please call to see if I can help.
This woman called me crying. She had lost a ring that her husband, who had been incarcerated, had given her. He received the ring from his uncle so it was a family heirloom of sorts. She and her two sons were out at Baker Beach (yep, Baker Beach again!) and the ring, which is too large for her fingers, flew off into the sand. They had all tried to find it. The beach was cold and very windy. They weren’t dressed for the weather having driven down from out of the city. One of her sons had gone to the car because he was freezing by the time I arrived. The sun was setting so we had to get to work quickly. I can hunt in the dark but the police kick you out of there at sundown. I traversed this section of beach three or four times and she started to lose faith. I told her I wouldn’t give up and she shouldn’t either and then I finally hit on the signal. Tears of sadness turned to tears of joy!

Ring Found!
We can find anything metal and when I got a call from a woman who was visiting old friends from out of town and lost her COMPANY cell phone on the beach the night before, I knew I had to get out there to help her.
She thought she knew where she lost it but she had looked there herself already. I asked her to show me the path she traveled and sure enough we found it in less than 5 minutes!

Lost at the Beach!
After a marriage proposal on the beach, an Olympian lost a ring commemorating her participation as the first female to represent Puerto Rico in Rowing on their Olympic team. Her fiance found me here on The Ringfinders and I went to find locate it. Baker Beach is Federally regulated so we aren’t allowed to detect there normally but going on a quest to find a lost ring?! I was going to get it done no matter what.
And I did!

V. Toro’s Olympic ring from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Video short here https://youtu.be/x2bUdwwQMSM
I was contacted by a lady early last week about her soon to be daughter in law, having lost her custom made diamond engagement ring. They had been working in the backyard, cleaning up old flower beds and trimming trees, for preparations of upcoming wedding reception. She had removed her ring and placed it inside a zippered pocket, to avoid loosing her precious ring. However, she was also using the same pocket to carry fence ties in order to put up a new fence. Somehow, while in the process of reaching for the ties multiple times over the course of the afternoon, her diamond ring fell out. After looking for a couple days with friends and metal detectors with no success, I was asked to come down and try to find the ring for them. An hour or so into the search, found the ring under foliage, on the neighbour’s side of the fence, in thick vegetation. The lady was absolutely ecstatic and extremely happy the ring was found. Unfortunately, I did not get to meet the young lady and her fiancé, since they live out of town and weren’t there during the search. But did get a very appreciative phone call. Very happy to be able to reunite them with their custom ring and in time for their upcoming wedding. They respectfully requested not to use their pictures or video to protect their privacy. All ends well with another happy customer. 😊

It was quite some time ago when Brittnee’s mom asked if I could find her daughter’s lost class ring. It was very sentimental to her as it had been bought for her by her now deceased grandmother. The only problem was that she gave me a very large search area on the beach – everywhere from up by the dunes playing volleyball to swimming all the way out to some sea wall rocks. I went and searched with no luck. Because it’s a beach where I detect frequently, I looked again. And again. And again ! It took me 18 months to get that smile, but persistence pays off !!

June 2nd, 2022: Rob and Ray Recovered a Tantalum Wedding Ring lost in the Rappahannock River
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Ray with stick showing depth
On the last day of April, Scotty was fishing off the end of a pier when his new wedding band slipped into the water. He quickly noted where the ring had dropped in relation to the wooden structure. Because I was not available to search, I asked my friend Ray Jones to help. The depth off the fishing platform is about neck deep, depending on the tide. In spite of a current and low visibility, Ray was able to remove many misleading targets consisting of lead weights, fishing lures, coins, and other items. Even though he was wearing a wetsuit, Ray was unable to remain in the cold water and called off the search for that day.

Ray
I joined Ray for the next search. Because of conflicting schedules and storms, we were not able

Rob and Ray
to meet until June 2nd. I was the lucky one to find the ring, but it was truly a team effort.

Scotty Smile

Scotty’s Tantalum Ring

Ring Underwater

Crawdad Helping Me Search
For my detecting friends, the Tantalum ring had a 23 VDI on my Equinox with a Coiltek 10X5.
Don’t give up. Many of my clients have bought, borrowed, or rented a metal detector before calling me. Just because someone has a tool, it doesn’t mean they know how to use it. I use state of the art equipment, and I have thousands of hours of experience searching on land and underwater. If you have tried using a detector without success, please call to see if I can help
Rob Ellis: Metal Detector Expert… Call/text ASAP, (703) 598-1435
Got a call from fellow RingFinder Steve Pacifico asking if I could do a recovery in Belmar. I got the contact information and gave CJ a call. Told him I’d be there to meet him in a few. Once at the beach CJ told me while playing ball with his friends, going up to hit the ball he felt his ring fly off his finger. He knew the area he was in and I started gridding the area. I covered the whole area ( some 20 square feet or so ) with no results. He had another « silver » ring he had bought from the same dealer and I put that into the sand to check what signal I was looking for. Turned out that ring gave a complete different signal that a silver ring would so I thought the lost ring would do the same and I went back over the area, still no luck. I reached out to my buddy Matty asking him what he thought about it. He suggested expanding the area and just dig everything you hear. So I did, both side and the out further then where he said it should be. About 5 more passes out further I got a crisp silver signal and sure enough out pops his ring, about 30 feet from where he was standing. He couldn’t believe it flew that far. He was so happy and grateful to get his ring, he started giving up hope that I was going to find it. I’m just glad I stayed with it and was able to find it for him.


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This ring fell through an ocean front esplanade /wharf type area. Through a crack in the slats, and down into the tide pools below. Obscured from view in seaweed and sand. They found the ringfinder metal detector rental service website. We were able to schedule a search. 45 minutes later, was able to do the reunite.
Glad to have another happy customer. An heirloom to stay in the family 🙂 She sends this nice note :
« Today Tom returned one my most beloved and treasured items. While eating dinner in Monterey, my wedding ring fell
off and down through a crack, into the rocks and water below. my husband gave me this ring almost 20 years ago . I honestly thought I’d never see it again! Tom, thank you for being you and so willing to help others!!! »