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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

Cian and his wife went out for a jog around a Minneapolis park. After returning home, he noticed his gold wedding band was missing. He searched the internet for help and discovered theringfinders.com and promptly gave me a call. Cian told me he had gloves on while jogging and remembers taking them off just prior to reaching his car. He had in his mind, that the ring came off when he removed his gloves and had to be in a 50 yard by 50 yard area of the park grass. I told him to check his gloves as I have found rings hiding in them before. He said he checked and the ring wasn’t there. 50 by 50 yards is a pretty large area to detect. I came up with a plan to grid search near his car first and then slowly move down a hill to a sidewalk they had been jogging on. This park was established almost 120 years ago and has a lot of lost coins/trash/everything. Not trying to sound pompous here, though we ring finders have decades of experience and have a knowledge of the tones our metal detectors are giving us. If I were to dig every piece of metal, I would be in that park for weeks if not months. After an hour and half of detecting, I knew the ring was not here. I told Cian, we’ve ruled out this place, so you can focus on your car and house for the search. As I was driving home, Cian text me with some great news. He found the ring, and it was in his gloves. He said he patted them down prior to my search and when he got home after the search, he decided to put them on and the ring was hiding in the finger tip of the glove. Of-course I don’t count this one as a ring finders find, though I helped him clear the area he was so focused on which gave him the drive to look elsewhere.

Congratulations Cian, glad you have your wedding band back where it belongs!

Darrin –

 

Lost Wedding Band Recovered Coon Rapids Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

Brett took a day for some fall clean up in his backyard. He was closing down the pool, getting ready for the long winter ahead. Shutting off the valves, his hands got wet with that freezing cold pool water of October in Minnesota. While shaking his hands off, he felt his platinum wedding ring slip off and heard the sound of metal hitting the concrete. He figured the ring either bounced into the pool or on the lawn next to the concrete. After searching the pool, he knew it had to be in the lawn somewhere. He searched and searched to no avail. This happened 3 years ago in 2022 and as life gets busy, he put the search on hold. Fast forward three years to 2025. Brett was chatting with a friend and his lost ring came up in the conversation. His friend said he had heard about a service that finds lost valuables for people. So, Brett searched google and theringfinders.com came up with my name & contact information. He gave me a call, explained the situation and I headed out to his place. I had Brett show me exactly where his ring came off and where he thought it might be. After years of blowing leaves, mowing the lawn, raking….it really could be anywhere. I started the search with my E-Trac metal detector and got a couple of high pitch « nice hits », though I knew these were coins lost recently. Years of experience tells me that platinum gives off a nice low tone almost exactly as gold. I kept moving along the grass next to the concrete and I got a beautiful low tone in my ears. It was a strong tone also, telling me that the object is close to the surface. I knelt down, pulled out my Minelab pinpointer and figured out exactly where to dig. I dug a small circular hole only an inch or so deep, pulled back the grass and there was that beautiful platinum ring shining in the sunlight.

Congrats on getting your ring back where it belongs Brett, truly glad I could help out.

Darrin –

Lost Wedding Band Recovered Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

Justin lost his wedding band at a local fall festival. Recovered by theringfinders.com .

Congrats Justin, glad I could help out.

Darrin

 

 

 

 

Lost Gold Necklace Recovered Minnesota Metal Detecting

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

Sam gave me a call and was wondering if theringfinders.com could help out when losing a gold necklace in 10 – 20 feet deep water, with a bunch of weeds and muck at the bottom. I said of course, we always give it our best shot no matter what. As most detectorists know, necklaces are very hard to find with a metal detector. Necklaces are thin and for some reason, they don’t register at all or are very faint. Sam knew the area he lost it in and he put me in a 25′ X 25′ area with a drop off from 8′ to 20′ deep. I made a plan to clean every piece of metal out of that area and then try to find the gold chain. It took me roughly one and half hours to clean it out and then I started my search. With no hits on the detector for 20 minutes, I received a faint hit. I went back over the area with my Excalibur detector and figured it was not just a false hit « we get a lot of false hits metal detecting. » I started to push my coil further down into the muck and zeroed in on the hit. After a little digging I felt something different in my hand than muck and weeds, I waved my hand in front of my detector and heard that nice deep tone of gold.  Another success story, which I love to write!!!!

Congrats on the necklace Sam, I know how important it is to you.

Take Care –

Darrin

 

Lost Ring Recovered Minnesota Metal Detecting

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

I received a call from Carrie, she was wondering if I was able to find a ring that was lost decades ago. I told her I could certainly give it a shot. I’ve found many lost valuables from the late 1800’s all the up to 2025. She said her Dad had lost a ring in the yard back in the 1970’s. I checked out the address. Carrie’s Mom & Dad had built this house in 1971 and I knew that anything I would find in the yard is certainly theirs. We set up a day & time for the search and I met up with Carrie’s mom, Judy. Judy told me that her husband had lost a ring while planting trees in the backyard when they first built the home. She showed me the area in question and I went to « work ». After finding a few coins, old nails/washers and a little trash, the whole backyard was cleaned out and free of any metal objects. I thought about Judy’s husband planting trees and what else could have caused his ring to come off. There is a double chain link gate leading to the backyard from the side yard. If he was carrying the trees, he’d have to set the trees down and open the gate for access. So, I started detecting the side yard and got a nice hit on my detector right away. About 3 inches down in the dirt shined a beautiful silver Trinity Knot ring. The Trinity Knot is a Celtic symbol meaning endless Love through the Father/Son/Holy Spirit.

Judy, it was truly a pleasure chatting and spending time with you. I’m so happy I found that ring and hope it brings you joyful memories of your late husband.

Carrie, thanks for contacting me and giving me another great ring find memory.

Take Care and God Bless!

Darrin

 

Lost Wedding Ring Recovery Metal Detecting Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

George lost his white gold / diamond wedding band while doing fall yard clean up.

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Glad I could help you out, take care.

Darrin

Apple Watch lost Minnesota metal detecting scuba diving

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

A young lady lost her Apple Watch while jumping off a high dive dock at a local lake. I recovered it while scuba diving / metal detecting the site.

Pictured : Her Father picking up the watch.

Glad I could help you out!

Darrin

Lost Wedding Ring Recovery Minnesota Metal Detecting

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

While playing kickball at a Minneapolis park, a young man lost his wedding band. He found www.theringfinders.com

He was diving for a catch in rightfield when he felt it pop off. They looked for hours and couldn’t find it. The field was thick with grass & weeds.

Glad I could help you out –

Darrin

Lost Wedding ring found metal detecting Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

Paul lost his wedding ring while helping a neighbor dig out of a snowstorm a couple years ago. As his anniversary was coming up, he browsed the internet for help finding his lost ring. He found theringfinders.com and gave me a call. It was a really quick recovery as the ring was on the side of his driveway just under the surface of the ground. He figured after helping his neighbor, he was walking up his drive and removed his gloves, causing the ring to come off. Congrats on the recovery Paul, it was nice talking with you and your family. Take Care.

Darrin –

Lost wedding ring recovery metal detecting Minnesota

  • from Twin Cities Metro (Minnesota, United States)

Wedding ring lost while performing spring yard care.

Found by theringfinders.com  –

Glad I could help out!!

Darrin ~