πŸ† HONORABLE MENTION Ring found after 20 years

Cheeserock

Jr. Member
Jul 23, 2009
40
8
Central Michigan
πŸ† Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett GTA 1000 Garrett AT-Pro Whites Classic SL-2
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Jim's dad who passed away 10 years ago, lost his wedding band 20 years ago. It was lost in the backyard of the family home and Jim said he has that mental picture in his head of his dad out there looking for it. Funny how we all carry those kind of images with us.

We were talking about MD'ing at work one day and Jim told the story and asked if I thought it could be found. We went there and I let Jim use my backup GTA 1000 and I used my new AT Pro. He started in the 20 X 20 foot area where he thought it was and I started at the other end of the yard hoping he would find it. After an hour I got closer to where he was hunting and got a "fuzzy" signal that turned out to be the ring.

2011-12-18_13-08-30_192[1]Jim and  ring.jpg

What a great time of year for him to return this ring to his mother. I feel like I've given my first gift of the Christmas season by helping him do this.

When he told his sister that he found the ring she asked "Which ring did you find? He also lost a diamond ring." So I'm pretty sure Jim will be getting a metal detector soon to find the other one.
 

Ifoundit69

Saving the past one find at a time !
Dec 5, 2007
1,251
600
Lancaster ,VA
πŸ₯‡ Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Whites Spectrum Xlt ,Fisher 1270, Fisher F5 ,Fisher F2, , Ctx 3030 ,Nokta Anfibio,Minelab Safari
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Great story and awesome find !!!!
 

Unicorn

Hero Member
Nov 18, 2007
849
378
Birmingham
Primary Interest:
Other
What a great story, I bet the Mom was so pleased, and also surprised after all that time.

'U'
 

tidetraveler

Sr. Member
Nov 30, 2011
324
258
Detector(s) used
MXT Pro
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
What a rewarding find. I wish someone gave me a mission to go on.
 

gold nuggets

Bronze Member
Apr 5, 2008
2,444
176
Springfield, Oregon
Detector(s) used
Explorer SE, Pro coil inline probe. Also the Excal II
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Ya just can't beat the good feeling you get from
finding someone's ring and returning it to them.
Congratulations....... Gold Nuggets :hello:
 

Bavaria Mike

Gold Member
Feb 7, 2005
8,340
177
Bavaria Germany
Detector(s) used
Minelab XT70, Fisher 1280, Garrett Ace 250 and MH5
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks for sharing a great story and find! HH, Mike
 

bama20a

Jr. Member
Aug 6, 2011
28
0
Congarts on the find.I know Jim was a happy camper :hello2:,
I Know I would be.
I'm off from work until the 3rd,& going to look for a ring that my Dad lost back about 1988-89,Dad past away in 91.
I forgot about it (yep I'm ol') :tongue3:,Until my little sister reminded me of it the other day,I'm new to MDing & if I don't find anything else the ring would make me very happy.,Mark,,,,,,,
 

leprechaun

Bronze Member
Feb 20, 2012
1,996
606
πŸ† Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
CTX 3030; The only metal detector I'll ever need
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Awesome find and return.:leprechaun-hat:
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top