Last week I received a call asking if I could search for a lost class ring. Bill thinks that he lost it in his front yard. I started to ask the normal questions like: What were you doing? Is it in grass, dirt, water? And so on.

Bill stated that he was shoveling snow, ok it is summer now. He said the ring was new and it was bothering him while shoveling. So he took it off and put it in his pocket. He forgot about it and noticed 2 days later that the ring was gone.  He was reading stories about “Ring Finders”, did a search and found me.

Here is the kicker, IT WAS LOST IN THE 1960’s. 50+ years ago. I told him I would be over later in the day to look. It was a small yard. I grid searched in one direction. No luck. Searched in the other direction. The ring is not there. Bill was happy that I looked but disappointed that I didn’t find it. If I did it would have made one heck of a story…

I had an unexpected day off. So I charged my new toy (Equinox 800) and took it out for some dirt fishing.

The sounds are a lot different, it will take some time to get used to. I went to an old nearby sledding hill that had been heavily searched by many people. I stayed for about an hour.

I found a few coins and a lot of slaw (pieces of mowed aluminum cans). I did pull out a 14k white gold ring. It is damaged but it has 2 small diamonds in it. Not bad for its 1st time!!

I recently received a call to see if I could locate 3 property markers. We set a date for a few days later.

I went to look for the first one. There were a lot of targets in the area but not the one I was looking for. about 30 minutes later I went to the second location. Within 1 minute I located that one.

Off to the third location. That one was tricky. There was a hollow metal fence post covering that one, but it didn’t take long to locate it. Back to the first one. I searched again with no luck. There was a new section of cement in the sidewalk in the area the post should be located. I am wondering if it was pulled out when they were replacing the sidewalk.

2 out of three isn’t bad. The client was very happy.

My full-time job is a paramedic. I often surf the internet looking at ring return videos. This one caught my eye because the woman who lost her rings is a paramedic.

Awesome work guys!!

Spring is here so that means lost ring season is just around the corner. I just recently found a set of rings for a very upset owner. It was her engagement ring & wedding ring. I didn’t think that there would be a good outcome. To read about it, click here.

I have more key finds after snow storms, this past winter. They were all quick recoveries.

Just a reminder, if you lose something call a professional. Don’t waste your time and money renting or buying a metal detector. It takes years to learn how to properly use a metal detector.

I went out on another search for a ring of keys. John lost them while raking leaves. See the full story here: Leaves

We all do it, put our keys in our pockets or wear jewelry while doing yard work. It’s good for me because I keep getting calls for service. Here is a Public Service Announcement (PSA), leave your keys and valuables in the house while you are working in the yard.

I want to wish everyone a safe and happy Holiday Season.

My latest recovery has been posted:

Yard work claims another wedding ring in Medford NJ

This is my second wedding ring recovery in Medford this year.

So many rings are lost doing yard work, especially in the fall and spring, when the temperatures are still cool. Your fingers shrink because of the cool air, which makes it easier for rings to come off. As in this story, the ring was nowhere near where he thought that he lost it. He stated that there was no way that it would be in this section of the yard.

I always expand the search area if I don’t find the lost item in the areas that I was directed to. In this case, as many others, expanding the search area paid off.

If you lose a metal item, call a professional to assist in helping you in locating your lost items.

Went out this morning in the rain, to try to recover a ring that was lost several years ago. I was out there in bright yellow rain gear from head to toe. Trisha contacted me several months ago. Today was the day to make the recovery.

You can read the full story here: Ring Lost Several Years Ago…

If you have lost something, never give up hope. Trisha has been thinking about this ring a lot lately and reached out to see if we could help.

Continue reading New Recovery in Levittown PA →

Look at these beauties that I found for a desperate woman who lost them 2 days earlier. They were located in the Beach Replenishment Zone in Margate NJ.

After recently having back surgery I wasn’t sure if I was up for a long hunt. My physical therapist just gave me the ok to start swinging a metal detector last week.

It was a 2 hour plus search. To read the full story click here: Margate NJ Lost Rings

Art sent me an email asking if I would search his yard in Cherry Hill. He needed his property markers found.

We agreed to meet after work a few days later. I take three different machines with me on each hunt. For this hunt, I chose my Minelab Explorer II. Ran it wide open with no discrimination. The whole search took less than 10 minutes; It took longer to pack my truck than it did for the search.

The markers were buried beneath 1 inch of dirt and grass. Art was a very happy man. He stated that he has been looking for them for a very long time. He didn’t want to have to have his property resurveyed.

Art didn’t want any pictures taken. Continue reading My Latest Call For Help… →

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Here is a link to on of my latest recoveries (Medford NJ).

I was a nice day in March for a search. The woman was so overcome by emotion when I showed her that I found it. I get more hugs doing this hobby.

“Betty” didn’t want to have her picture taken so there is no photo of her with the ring.

If you lose a metal item I can’t stress it enough, call a professional.

I received a non-jewelry recovery call the other day. I am always up for a new challenge. Kevin asked if I could find his property markers. This is a first for me. I might have to add this to my specialities.

It took a while to find the first one since I had no reference as to what number or tones I was listening for. Once I had that information I found the second one within a minute.

Click here to read the full story:

Over the border

Here is a link to one of my recent recoveries of a lost ring.

Flying Ring in Maple Shade NJ

It started with a little tiff and ended up with a flying ring into the backyard. Two metal detectors bought and several hours spent looking on hands and knees, looking for a lost ring, until they decided to call a metal detecting professional.

The engagement ring was lost for over 1 week. It amazes me at how many rings are tossed because of an argument.

As I always say, if you need help finding a lost metal item, give a professional a call. It takes years to learn how to properly use a metal detector, and know what a detector is trying to tell you.

Let me know how you like the story!

I need to give a shout out to my metal detector dealer. I was on my 2nd day of a 2 week vacation at the beach, when my metal detector decided to break down.

I gave Joe DeMarco, of DeMarco Detector Sales a call and took my broken detector to him. He made sure that I would not miss a day of detecting.

How is that for customer service?

Click here for DeMarco Detectors Great Prices and even BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE!!

Back in May I mentioned that I was interviewed for an article that was going to be published in SJ Magazine. Well it has arrived in the September issue.

SJ Magazine “Ring Finders”

Myself & fellow ring finder Jeffrey Lagg are featured in the article. We both are in the Public Service sectors with our jobs. Jeff is a firefighter and I am a paramedic.

The article is well written and portrays metal detecting in a positive light, not your normal hole digging nerds.

Let me know what you think of the article.

I discovered yesterday that there was an issue with my Request Services Page/Form. I received a blank form. I then tried sending myself a new form. Another blank form was sent.

I have corrected the problem. If you filled out a form and haven’t received a response, please complete another form or call my number (707) 706-3626

Sorry for any inconvenience.

With beach season comes the increase in calls for my services with my metal detector. I don’t mind, I love any chance I get to get out with my detector to search for jewelry. I have made many recoveries. To see some of them check out my Recoveries Page.

A lot of rings are lost after applying sunscreen, which makes your fingers slippery, then putting your hands in the water, which shrinks your fingers. This allows the rings to fall off. Continue reading Beach Season Is Here! →

Yesterday I was interviewed by a NJ magazine. It was related to my metal detecting services. The article should be out sometime this summers. I will post a link here when it is available. The next step is a photo shoot.

One of the questions was about metal detecting rules. There is a code of ethics for metal detectorists. Do you follow them? Here they are:

Continue reading Interviewed →

I don’t know about you, but I like reading about other metal detectorists who are able to find and return lost items. Or they find historical artifacts.

There was an article in our local paper, this week,  about a woman who lost a ring about 10 years ago. This ring was in the family since 1914. A friend of the family asked the husband if he could search their yard, with his metal detector to look for old items.

Well guess what he found in the back yard? The ring pictured below. I have also included a link to the news paper article. These stories are GREAT exposure for our hobby. It help to break the stereotype mental image of the old guy, on a beach detecting around all of the beach blankets, leaving deep holes everywhere.

Courier Post Newspaper Article: Lost family ring