Trying to find a wedding band no luck yet

[Michigander2005]

I stopped by my Buddy's store the other day to ask permission to metal detect in the grass by the sidewalk .. no problem ... , then he tells me he lost his ring in drive way washing car couple of weeks ago. He has a short 2 car wide driveway so with smile I said I will be back in a hr with your ring.

Wrong these people have tossed so many coins out in this limestone driveway its darn near impossible to swing without hitting a coin. Long story short Thursday night I started leaving coins in ground and only checking nickle through bottle caps signals 1" in above ground no luck took home $1.08 clad.

This am I went back he wasn't home like he said he would be, I detected anyway set machnine to pick up only nickles and 4 notches up no coins. 1 1/2 hrs in 38* weather 46 cents and no ring yet froze out.

 

[-Jones-]

Hey Mich,

Ya never know what ya'll dig

Good Luck with the Hunt

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Be aware of masking. If his ring (assuming it is even there) dropped next to one of those numerous coin signals (penny/dime/quarter), then those could mask a low conductor. You might have to dig every singal signal (barring iron of course)

 

[Ray in CA]

I once was detecting a park up in Lancaster when a young girl ran up to me and asked if I could help find the ring she lost the week previously. I asked her to show me exactly where she thought it fell off, which she proceeded to do. I followed her exact footsteps for 20 yards and found it lying right on top of the grass but covered over with a few blades so as to hide it from plain sight.

So if it has only been a couple weeks since he lost his ring, it should be sitting right on top of the ground or slightly buried (if stepped on). In other words, you shouldn't have to really be doing much digging to find it. The other alternatives are 1) he didn't lose it there, or 2) someone found it lying there already and took it home.

Ray

 

[BuckleBoy]

Just a few things I've found are frequently the case when hunting rings for folks:

1. As mentioned above, you have to dig the high-range stuff to avoid masking of the mid-range signals.

2. The ring is SELDOM where the person THINKS they lost it...they've usually looked that area over (sometimes on hands and knees!) to no avail. I find that it's frequently someplace else. Ask him what else he did outside that day. Also (as mentioned above), ask him if he dumped the wash water.

3. I always ask if the grass has been cut, or if the owners tried to use a rake to rake the ring up into a pile in the yard. (Some folks actually do this!! ) Raking may cause the ring to turn on edge. And of course, lawn mowers can chew a ring or coin up pretty badly. Time is always of the essence when trying to recover something that was recently lost. I always tell folks that have lost a ring very recently NOT to rake the yard in an attempt to find it, and NOT to cut the grass until I can give the yard a good search.

Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[Michigander2005]

Thanks gang for all the ideas , I'm not going back to look until he is home for sure.

Also lawn has been mowed I checked the yard already allowing lots of room for ring to fly.

I did email yesterday asking if he has a mitt on while washing .. answer yes.. anybody taking bets he finds the ring in mitt ?

 

[birdman]

Dig all but iron!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Update, please...

 

[teverly]

One thing that i might mention....it could have goten picked up in a tire and carried out of the drive.....
Good luck and hope you find it.

 

[Michigander2005]

Update, please...

still not found I haven't been back out there to look , or heard back if he has found ring on his own.

 

[Sandman]

While your at it see if any geese have been on the property, or crows. These birds are known for picking up shiny things. I know it sounds far out, but I found a silver ring in some goose dug. It's true, every word...............

 

[kermit]

To back up your story Sandman.

Some 20 years ago my dad and his car pool buddy pulled up to work and got out of the truck outside a coal mine in Va it was cold and snowing. As they were walking to the mine opening they watched a crow fly over head with something in it's mouth. The crow flew up to the wood line and landed on a big tree stump that had been cut. It laid the object down on top of the stump and flew off. Both men went on to work.
To make a long story short when they got off work my dads friend made up his mind to make the big climb up the side of the mud covered ridge to see what the crow left on the stump. He climbed up the side of the hill and when he got to the stump he looked down and found a five dollar Indian head gold coin. The one the with eagle on the back. I'm thinking it was 190? something maybe it was 9. Anyway that leads me to believe that you can find anything anywhere. All you got to do look.

Kermit