🏆 HONORABLE MENTION Wallet Found and Returned

DirtStalker · Mar 25, 2015

A couple of weeks ago I was detecting along a creek about a mile into the woods and found this wallet. The contents were soaked and contained drivers license, ss card and other items. No cash but $3 in quarters. The young man lived about a mile from where I parked. He didn't have a clue where he lost it but was happy to have it back.

G.A.P.metal · Mar 25, 2015

tyler
Good job on the return .
Gary

g-olden years · Mar 25, 2015

So glad you took the time to find him! :hello2:

Even if he'd already gotten replacements, he'd be glad his license & social security card weren't in someone's else's hands. Andi

DirtStalker · Mar 25, 2015

g-olden years said:
So glad you took the time to find him! Even if he'd already gotten replacements, he'd be glad his license & social security card weren't in someone's else's hands. Andi

Kinda funny the boy was in his early 20's and both he and his dad came outside. When I said where it was found the dad asked him what he was doing way down by the creek. He said him and a buddy went there together. As I was leaving I heard the boy saying I told you dad it wasn't in my room. I just smiled on that one as I walked back to my car.

Carolina Tom · Mar 25, 2015

Hopefully doing the right thing will come back around to you... maybe in silver coins! GL&HH!

Coinhawk · Mar 25, 2015

Nice work! Anytime someone tries to say our hobby is nothing but a nuisance, I think of stories like this, I think of how much trash to treasure ratio we haul out on every hunt, and how hard we try to leave the land the way we found it (minus a buried coin or two).

Good Hunting,
Coinhawk

park pirate · Mar 25, 2015

Nice job bud...

deershed · Mar 25, 2015

These are the stories I love hearing, Great job on the return!!

Karma will find you. I found and returned a purse last year. The lady gave the boy and I full access to detect her 1850 bed and breakfast property, 8 acres. We found a ton of CW lead and other relics along with a little silver and other goodies.
One of the silvers was a silver Reale...still finding bullets here and there at this site.

Chrisc65 · Mar 25, 2015

Wow... So nice to hear about returns

good job and HH. By the way, I thought it was funny, my first name and middle initial is Christopher D

Peachy · Mar 25, 2015

Kudos for your honesty. I lost a wallet at work,for sure, with $40 in it and never saw it again. Guys that I worked with for years. I lost another on the street with $1 in it and found it in my mail box with $1 still in it. It's the cards that hurt the worst, except for not trusting the people that you work with.

CRUSADER · Mar 25, 2015

I wish someone had done that for my Dad the other day. I've returned a few in my time!

DirtStalker · Mar 25, 2015

Yes having to cancel credit cards and going to the DMV and SS office and waiting in line is not my idea of a good time. And if you'll steal a dime you'll steal a dollar.

Loco-Digger · Mar 25, 2015

Good Job, I always like to hear about good deeds. I nominate for "Honorable Mention"

Professor of Engineering · Mar 25, 2015

Excellent find/return!

Inspector · Mar 25, 2015

WTG on the find & return.

coinman123 · May 31, 2015

Congrats on being able to return it! I bet who ever lost it was very happy to see it again, I know how big of a hassle it is to get all new cards and driver's licence after losing it. I remember how good it felt when I returned the wallet I found last year, also, the month after returning the wallet was the best month of metal detecting that I ever had, could that be karma?