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This was a couple of weeks ago, but just getting to share now…
Being in FL for a few months I wanted to learn how to metal detect the beaches…specifically for older things like 1770’s Spanish anything…so I took a very interesting 8 week class with Terry Shannon who has been quite successful on the Treasure Coast. It was a fun and interesting class and he is a down to earth character with good stories.
My husband showed me a Facebook post about someone who lost her gold and diamond heart (which belonged to her deceased mom) somewhere at a specific beach. I figured I would give it a try. After going up and down for half an hour or so, I picked up a gold chain and lo and behold it had a heart on it with diamonds. I was so thrilled as some of my past attempts to recover lost items were not successful…and the beach is a pretty large place for a small coil…not to mention what the tides may have done to move it.
I contacted her on facebook, and a couple days later there was a happy reunion. She had generously offered a large reward but as many of you have experienced, returning a find is reward enough when the recipient is so happy and grateful!
It’s a great hobby and I was happy to find more than pull tabs, bottle caps, and aluminum can pieces and reunite this personal keepsake to its owner, Meredith.
After finding the necklace, I played a bit longer and found a St. Benedict themed cross that was pretty interesting!
It was a fun day.
Being in FL for a few months I wanted to learn how to metal detect the beaches…specifically for older things like 1770’s Spanish anything…so I took a very interesting 8 week class with Terry Shannon who has been quite successful on the Treasure Coast. It was a fun and interesting class and he is a down to earth character with good stories.
My husband showed me a Facebook post about someone who lost her gold and diamond heart (which belonged to her deceased mom) somewhere at a specific beach. I figured I would give it a try. After going up and down for half an hour or so, I picked up a gold chain and lo and behold it had a heart on it with diamonds. I was so thrilled as some of my past attempts to recover lost items were not successful…and the beach is a pretty large place for a small coil…not to mention what the tides may have done to move it.
I contacted her on facebook, and a couple days later there was a happy reunion. She had generously offered a large reward but as many of you have experienced, returning a find is reward enough when the recipient is so happy and grateful!
It’s a great hobby and I was happy to find more than pull tabs, bottle caps, and aluminum can pieces and reunite this personal keepsake to its owner, Meredith.
After finding the necklace, I played a bit longer and found a St. Benedict themed cross that was pretty interesting!
It was a fun day.
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and you are correct SOME TIMES RETURNING SOMETHING TO SOMEONE WHO LOST IT AND SEEING THEM SMILE is worth SOMETHING HARD to EXPLAIN !!!
