First ring and gold........ and returned!

djabend

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Dec 12, 2006
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White's DFX 300 Sunray DX-1 probe/ XLT Sunray XL-1 probe
Last Monday I got a call from lady at my parents church. She had lost a ring last year and someone had told her that I could find it with my XLT. Well I was not doing anything so I headed right over. She led me to the spot in her garden where she was picking beans last year and told me she looked and looked and did not think she would ever find it. It was a gold diamond engagement ring that she had for many years on her finger.
I quickly briefed her on the capability's of the XLT then went right to work. Dug up a rusty screw, then got a penny signal.
Dug the hole then it dissapeared >:( but got a small ring signal next to it and there was something shining on the ground. It was just barely sticking out of the ground. BINGO! My first ring and gold ;D No sooner did I pick it up did I hand it over and she put it right back on, dirt and all. She was overjoyed and gave me some gas money and told me I could hunt the property when ever I wanted. I will return to find out what else is buried there soon. Heres some pics I finally got of it today.
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First of many rings I hope to find. It sure is great to return them. HH,
Donny
 

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borninok

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Mar 29, 2007
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White's DFX: Minelab Excalibur 1000
Way to go! If only people in the political/governmental arena could hear stories like this......we wouldn't hear all of this "no you can't dig here" BS. Congrats. Believe it or not, your find is a feather in the MDng hat!
--Mel

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Jack(IN)

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Jan 20, 2007
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Indiana
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Minelab Explorer XS-2, Garrett Ace 250
Congrats on such a good deed and a reward and a place to hunt!! Sweet!!
 

Ridley

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Jan 6, 2004
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White's Classic SLII and the E series DFX and the Minelab ExplorerII
Way to go!
Returning lost items to owners is the best feeling in the world!

Congratulations!


Ridley
 

nealb

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Jan 2, 2007
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Omaha, NE
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ACE 250 and Discovery 1100
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All Treasure Hunting
Donny - Great deed. It's gotta make you feel good to be able to do that.

HH
 

tpmrcp

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Dec 31, 2006
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East Stroudsburg, PA
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Garrett ACE 250
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All Treasure Hunting
What a great story, I bet she talks about it at church and more people offer you places to hunt!
 

Ima Swinger

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Apr 8, 2007
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Porter, Texas
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ACE 250 - VibraProbe
Way cool !!!
It's great to help people out.
That's a story she'll tell people about for years to come.

Nice work! :) :)

Ima
 

LuisTH

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May 9, 2007
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Whites DFX series with 9" coil and 18" coil.
Congrats and well done.
 

Lafitte

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Apr 20, 2007
282
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Western NC
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ACE 250 Sore Legs
Feels good, don't it. ;) I think I had as big a smile on my face as the owners when I reurned the ring I found. WTG!
 

Cynangyl

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Apr 12, 2007
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God's lap
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X-terra 70
ACE 250
Great story! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I am sure she will be forever grateful and many will hear of it.....you might have more MD areas than you can keep up with!
 

ivan salis

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Feb 5, 2007
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yes the dear old soul will "chat" to all her freinds about that "nice" young man---who found her ring---I predict that you will reap many more properties to hunt other than just hers from this good act ---see its a win / win thing ;D and at the very least you did a good thing and have a new spot to hunt to boot. Ivan
 

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