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Diamond and Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Philadelphia, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Will reached out to me after finding me in The Ring Finder directory. He was looking for help in locating his wife’s beautiful gold and diamond wedding band. Apparently they were spending the afternoon at a Philadelphia park when her ring came up missing. Will was quite certain he knew the area of the park where the ring was lost. I told him I would meet him at the park early the next morning. Upon my arrival on Sunday morning (Mother’s Day!) Will showed me the area where he felt the ring became lost. I spent some time manipulating the settings on my Minelab Manticore metal detector and also demonstrated for Will what the signal I would be looking for would sound like…I brought a small gold band with me to do so. I wanted him to feel confident that if I went over his wife’s ring with my machine I would not miss it! Well….10 minutes into the search we got that exact signal! I looked down and there was the ring! Will was standing nearby looking at me in disbelief! Will looked so relieved…and was crazy happy he could return his wife’s ring to her on Mother’s Day!!!

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Man’s Wedding Band Launched from the 7th Floor Balcony Towards the Beach. Found and Returned Myrtle Beach SC

  • from North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina, United States)
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On Monday, May11, 2026, at 9:45 am, I got a call from Cory asking if I could help find his wedding band. I asked him when he lost it, whether in the water or soft sand, and if he was still in the area, He filled in the details for me, and I told him I could probably be there in an hour after I finished a couple of errands. I asked him to send me the address and that I’d text him when I was on my way. He text me the address of the hotel, I finished up my errands, and I text him that I was on my way.

When I arrived at about 10:40 am, I met Cory on the beach behind the hotel. I got a few more details on what happened and about where he lost his ring. Turns out, he lost it last night and there was a little alcohol involved, combined with a lover’s spat, and a heck of a throwing arm. He tossed the ring from the balcony on the 7th floor and said he thought it made it to the beach. He also said that he saw the beach cleaning truck go by about 5 am right over the area. The truck claws they drag in the sand usually don’t pick up rings but can pick up chains. I started an east west grid search from the hotel beach entrance and found nothing but bottle caps. I moved to inside the entrance and checked around the undergrowth and along the sand path. I finally hit a solid 10-11 on the VDI (visual display indicator). Cory said his ring was silver, so I was expecting a number in the low 20s. I was digging everything, so I dug the signal – Bingo!!! I picked the ring up, put it on just over my first knuckle and walked out to where Cory was. I held my finger up and asked, “Is this yours?” A huge smile appeared on his face, he said yes, I handed him his ring, and I got a big bear hug. Nothing beats returning someone’s treasure.

Cory and Nikki – I wish you all the best. Thanks for calling me!

Jim

 

 

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Lost gold ring centennial Beach, Tsawwassen…Found

  • from Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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Lost your Ring/Jewellery,Cell Phone/Keys… Don’t Wait until it’s too late call ASAP- Chris 778-838-3463

You can rent a Metal Detector or buy one to search for what you have lost and still not find it. I have over 54 years of Metal Detecting experience and it could pay off in finding what you thought was lost forever.

I received a text message in regards to a Lost Ring and if I could help find it, I reached out right away because the beaches are now starting to get packed and a lot of people are now looking for lost items. I heard the story and headed out right away to help this young man find a family heirloom ring.

We met at the beach we walked to the location, and thankfully, he took photographs because he almost put me in the wrong area, but after looking at the pictures for a while, he located the exact spot in this search only took five minutes and he had his beautiful gold, family, heirloom Ring backward back where belonged. I love my job. I love helping people find what they thought was lost forever and reconnecting them with something so important.

 

 

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Lost wedding band recovered

  • from Denver (Colorado, United States)
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This past weekend I received a call from Kyle after he found my information on theringfinders.com. He had lost his 18 kt gold wedding band while throwing the ball for his dog Moose. He had seen the ring go flying and even seen where it bounced off the concrete patio. He raked the yard, spent time on his hands and knees and even purchased a pinpointer from a large on-line retailer. But his attempts to find the ring were fruitless.
Stephanie Hobbs and I were at his house within an hour of taking his call. We scoured the yard with our detectors, searching some of the area multiple times. Stephanie asked Kyle if he knew his neighbors, thinking that the ring may have flow over or through the fence. He did not know the neighbors well and it appeared they may not be home anyway. Then Stephaie asked if he had a ladder so that we could look over the fence, he only had a stepstool. Due to the lack of height in Stephanie I had to get on the stepstool to peer over the fence. Within a few seconds I spotted the ring laying in the mulch on the neighbor’s side of the fence. I got down off the stepstool and reached under the fence as Kyle guided me, I pulled a hand full of mulch to our side of the fence. That is when Stephanie used her pinpointer to locate the ring. TEAM WORK was the word for the day.
Ring Recovered 2026-05-02

Kyle’s 18 KT gold ring

A happy customer

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Lost Wedding Ring in Eureka, Missouri

  • from St. Louis (Missouri, United States)
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My wife and I were working to redirect some water flow from a large rainstorm in our backyard. While doing so, My Wife’s wedding ring slipped off her finger and into the muddy water. After hours and hours of searching we had no luck ( Even with our rented Metal Detector). We reached out to Jeremy and he was out the following day. He found her ring within 20/25 minutes!

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A baby’s christening ring — lost in the grass, and a family’s hope restored

  • from Terjarv (Finland)
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A baby’s christening ring — lost in the grass, and a family’s hope restored

Some recoveries stay with you longer than others. This one is from the summer of 2025 — and it carried a weight far greater than the size of the ring itself.

Sandra reached out to me after finding my contact information through TheRingFinders. Her message was filled with worry. During their daughter’s christening that summer, the baby had worn a tiny christening ring — a ring that had been passed down through generations in her family. A symbol of love, tradition, and heritage. And now… it was gone.

The ring had slipped away somewhere on their own yard, on a small patch of grass. Not a large area, but when something that precious disappears, even a few square meters can feel like an ocean.

My wife and I packed the car with everything we needed. She joined me on the drive — a little over an hour — and the whole way there, we could feel the tension of the situation. Losing a family heirloom is not just losing an object. It’s losing a piece of history.

When we arrived, Sandra greeted us with a mix of hope and fear. She showed us the exact spot where the christening had taken place, where family had gathered, where photos had been taken… and where the ring had vanished without a trace.

I suited up, powered on the XP Deus, and began sweeping the lawn slowly, carefully, listening for that one signal that would change everything.

Ten minutes passed. Then fifteen.

And suddenly — a clean, strong tone. The kind that makes your heart jump before your hands even start digging.

I knelt down, brushed the grass aside, and there it was.

The tiny christening ring. Untouched. Waiting to be found.

Sandra’s reaction… it’s hard to put into words. Relief, joy, disbelief — all at once. Her eyes filled with tears, and in that moment, the entire weight of the mission hit me. This wasn’t just a ring. It was a memory. A legacy. A piece of her family’s story that she thought was gone forever.

And now, it was home again.

Another recovery — but one I’ll never forget.

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3 PLATINUM DIAMOND SET LOST IN KANNAPOLIS, NC… FOUND!!!

  • from Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)
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This young lady lost her beautiful platinum diamond ring set while cleaning up around some shrubs in her back yard with her husband.

At one point she looked down, at her hand and saw they were missing! She was so upset! They looked around the area for a while but couldn’t find them. Mr. Glen googled metal detecting services and found me “THERINGFINDERS.com” page and sent me a text. Mr. Glen also called his son and his son was going to buy a metal detector and try and find it. But Mr. Glen wanted someone that knew how to find them to come out and try first. We set a day and time for me to come out.

I make the drive, after work and found her rings at the base of one of the shrubs they had been cleaning up in less than 5 mins!

They both were so happy and so grateful! I love seeing folks with a smile and full of joy after something as priceless, as these rings were to them, found and returned!

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Total ring recoveries since joining “The Ring Finders” 110 total!

Ring count for 2026: 17 (16 – recoveries)

GOLD – 13 (13 – recoveries)
PLATNIUM – 3 (3-recoveries)
JUNK – 1
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“DIG IT ALL, SAVE SOME RINGS, BURY THE DRAMA!”

 

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Lost Ring at a Construction Site in Woolwich NJ

  • from South Jersey (New Jersey, United States)
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Kevin called me after a friend of one of my successful recoveries referred me. He lost his 

titanium wedding band while at work. He was at a large construction project, working with moving sprinklers & hoses from different lots. It could be on 1 of 4 lots. We agreed on a 6:30 am time for the search.

I met Kevin at the construction site. It is a huge new housing development. He showed me the 4 properties that he was working on. The lots were not that large. I started on the 1st one, no luck. Moved to the second lot, strike 2. The third lot was the biggest, strike 3. But I was not out yet…

The fourth lot, about 5 minutes in, I finally got a good tone. Spread the grass from the newly laid sod, and there was Kevin’s ring. I took some pictures, then called Kevin to come to the 4th lot. He showed up about 5 minutes later. I asked him if there was any other place it might be, he went to the bed of his pickup and started looking there. I held up his ring while we continued to look. The look on his face when he realized that I was holding his ring was priceless. He explained that he was leaving the next day for vacation with his wife & kids to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. 

I asked him what his wife would say when she found out he had his ring back. He decided to FaceTime her while I was there. She couldn’t believe it when he held up the ring for her to see. I hope they had a GREAT vacation!

 

I Love My Hobby!!

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Lost Key Fob Recovered on Surf City Beach, LBI by Edward Trapper – NJ Ring by Finder”

  • from Lavallette (New Jersey, United States)
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Edward Trapper NJ ring Finder recovering lost fob on LBI

I was contacted by Brian regarding a lost key fob somewhere on a local beach. His daughter had been out the previous night walking along the shoreline, enjoying the full moon, when the key fob unknowingly fell from her purse.

The search area was quite large since she had covered a significant distance during her walk. Upon arrival, I began in the most probable drop zone but didn’t receive any signals.

I expanded the search northbound for approximately one block, attempting to follow what appeared to be her footprints, but still no luck. I then returned to the original area and searched closer to the waterline—again with no success.

Re-evaluating the situation, I decided to follow another set of tracks heading south that seemed consistent with her path. Roughly 50 feet into that direction, I received a strong signal. One scoop later, the lost key fob was recovered.

As is often the case, the item was located in the last area searched—but persistence paid off.

The key fob was successfully returned, and another client was relieved to have their property back.

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Lost Platinum Ring… Found in DeWitt, Iowa

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Yesterday I found a platinum wedding band for Tim, who lost it while pulling weeds in his garden and moving the weeds and brush to a burn pile

He said he never had the band off in 22 years of marriage and his anniversary is on Friday. So he got it back just in time.

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