Posts: 3568
Close enough to the beach
Detector used Detector(s) Used - **Tesoro Tiger Shark** Tesoro Silver Umax** Minelab Sov Gt w/WOT coil** Whites 6000Di Pro SL**
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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I saw an ad in the lost and found section on Craig's list Saturday night. It was from a wife pleading for someone to find her husband's wedding ring. He had lost it working in the grassy are between the road and the sidewalk. She gave a pretty good description of where it was lost in the ad. So, I emailed her back trying to get as precise a location as possible. On Sunday, the husband responded with all the details. Monday was my hunting day. The area where the ring was lost was about an hour away. I saw my daughter off to the school bus and I headed straight there. I found the location easily enough and I started swinging. Now I would like to say that I found the ring on the first swing. However, that's not how it happened. It was more like the next to last swing. I had hunted for around an hour, trying to be as thorough as possible. I had picked up a surprising amount of coins. I was working my way towards my starting point when I got a signal. There under the coil sitting in the grass was the ring ! So I went to the car, put the gear away and sent a picture message of the ring to my wife. All the excitement made me pretty hungry, so I went to lunch. After lunch, I called the guy's wife and told her I found the ring. She met me and I returned her husband's ring. She was just a little happy to get the ring back.  Not as happy as I was to get the reward. I made a stop on the way home and hunted an older baseball field. I didn't find much. 3 pennies and 1 quarter and bunches of pulltabs. The ring   The rest  Trashy ballfield  |
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Posts: 245
Enid, Mississippi
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's Eagle II, Ace 250's (2), Cobra Beach Magnet
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 04:47:06 pm |
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Cleaning up the earth, one pull tab at a time
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Posts: 1146
spaceship earth
Detector used Detector(s) Used - titan 3000xd/seahunter mk ll
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 04:47:50 pm |
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you did good. congrats on the find. It's the bestest time of the year to do something like that, not like any time of the year isn't, but you know what I mean. You Da Man.  |
what the heck am I doing here???
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 04:49:35 pm |
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Great story.. Good for you! I bet she was pretty happy with ya. |
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Posts: 3590
Wartburg, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Explorer SE, Garrett Ace 250
___________ Dog Tag Found & Returned - Ring Found & Returned___________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 05:09:32 pm |
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Great story and way to go finding the ring for them.
DANGLANGLEY
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A bird in the hand..... Will poop on you!
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Posts: 2073
Manhattan
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Fisher 1280x
Primary Interest: Other
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 05:18:32 pm |
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WTG willie d, hats off to you man. Congrats on the find and return Glenn |
Why is lemonade made with artificial flavor and dish soap is made with real lemons?
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Posts: 3568
Close enough to the beach
Detector used Detector(s) Used - **Tesoro Tiger Shark** Tesoro Silver Umax** Minelab Sov Gt w/WOT coil** Whites 6000Di Pro SL**
___________ Ring Found & Returned - Another Ring Found & Returned___________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 05:30:38 pm |
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Thanks guys.
It was a thrill finding it. They're happy, I'm happy.
Can't ask for more than that.
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Posts: 1120
Northeast Pennsylvania
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ACE 250
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 05:48:57 pm |
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Great story. |
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Posts: 171
Berkshire County Massachusetts
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's M6
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 05:52:00 pm |
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Good goin! Congrats!! Nice pile of trash also!!!
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 06:05:09 pm |
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Right On! Way to go Bud! |
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 06:58:22 pm |
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Great job finding the ring! You made their day for sure!!!!! Gods Speed Denver |
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Posts: 2687
East Central Florida WP
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites XLT / M6
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 07:48:22 pm |
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Great job finding the ring. You sure dug a bunch of junk. Looks like you worked to find that ring. Congrats on a successful hunt.
Ray S
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Ray S ECenFL
Wolf Pack Member
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Posts: 6624
Elgin
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Fishers 1235X-8" CZ-20/21-8" F-70-11"DD GC1023
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 07:52:37 pm |
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Great recovery and a reward to boot! Good going man!
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It's a squirrel gun, get it?
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Posts: 385
New England
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Explorer XS
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 08:38:02 pm |
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I was hoping for a pic of the reward!
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Proud member of the Wolfpack!!!
Posts: 709
Middle Tennessee
Detector used Detector(s) Used - I have used several different models from the 5 major brands but now use a Whites MXT with D2 DD coil
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 09:24:38 pm |
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Good going man!!!
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Thunter
Posts: 97
Central Point, Oregon
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Fisher Coinstrike
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 09:26:40 pm |
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It's great that you did this for the owner!
Congrats
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Posts: 353
White Bluff, TN
Detector used Detector(s) Used - MineLab X-Terra 70
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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted Dec 15, 2008, 11:19:49 pm |
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WTG Man! Bet ya got the warm fuzzies and all too!  Mike |
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Posts: 5670
Bellevue, WA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Explorer SE, Tesoro TigerShark
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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 12:03:34 am |
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The baseball field hunt sounds like the 1928 farm's bottom pasture that I hunted with JuJu. But anyways, Nice job on returning the ring!!! |
Anyone can make life interesting you just have to go out there and do things instead of sitting on your butt doing nothing. Second quote: Life is about trying new things not just standing around.
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Just Lurking!
Posts: 103
Pottsville, PA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites Prizm IV
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 01:54:06 am |
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good story
and god bless you
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Posts: 148
Detector used Detector(s) Used - whites mxt,Garrett Ace 250
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 02:33:43 am |
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WTG, GREAT CARMA. |
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Reply To This Topic #20 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 03:10:53 am |
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You the man Willie!!!  Congrats on finding the wedding band and making that couple very happy. It's a great feeling for both parties when something like this happens. We'll be seeing you in the well deserved "honorable mention" section.  -MM- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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Gypsyheart~ Queen of Rust
Posts: 13101
Ozarks
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Reply To This Topic #21 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 03:34:42 am |
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Congrats on making a wife happy for Christmas...and it wasn't even your wife! I agree...Honorable Mention
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I go a great distance,while some are considering whether they will start today or tomorrow
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Posts: 7870
Bavaria Germany
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab XT70, White's XLT, Fisher 1280, Garrett Ace 250 and MH5
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Reply To This Topic #22 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 04:01:55 am |
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Nice job and congrats on a reward! HH, Mike
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Posts: 1022
Cullman, AL
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelabs-Garretts-Fishers-Teknetics-Whites-Nautilus-Tesoros'
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Reply To This Topic #23 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 04:27:48 am |
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Doing something for some one is a good feeling |
Work hard, play hard!
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Best find 1819 Large Cent
Posts: 1040
Pittsfield ma
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites PRIZM IV,Whites M-6
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Reply To This Topic #24 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 04:51:52 am |
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Nice going Willie! Congrat's G1 |
Golden1
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Posts: 994
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Fisher F75 LTD
___________ Dog Tags Found & Returned___________
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Reply To This Topic #25 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 05:57:21 am |
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AWESOME story and you did a great service to that family!
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Posts: 474
Massachusetts
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Explorer II
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Reply To This Topic #26 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 06:35:59 am |
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Well done Willie....
Stories like that go a long way towards helping give the "hobby" a good name !!!!
Brian
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Posts: 10198
San Diego County
Primary Interest: Metal Detecting
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Reply To This Topic #27 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 06:36:10 am |
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Nice story. WTG on your unselfish loyalty to the cause |
Enjoying the "Good Life" in SoCal
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Posts: 7078
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Garrett GTI 1500 w/Sunray Probe ---Tesoro De Leon
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Reply To This Topic #28 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 07:44:49 am |
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In the academies many books, at the circus many sacks of peanuts, at the club rooms many cigar butts.
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LETS GO HUNTING
Posts: 1652
Denver , Colorado
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's DFX , Ace 150 , Prizm 2
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Reply To This Topic #30 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 08:51:23 am |
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WTG , It's not about getting money for what you find for someone asking for help....It's all about how you feel after doing something good for someone in need. because you doing that , you make this hobby look a little better i the eye's of some one , That need ur help... Very cool , good luck on ur next lost & found trip you go on....... |
THIS HOBBY ROCKS , LETS GO ....
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Posts: 1440
Southern Illinois
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Excalibur 1000, Explorer SE & Pro Diver
___________ Wedding Band Found & Returned___________
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Reply To This Topic #31 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 02:27:41 pm |
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Congrats on making a wife happy for Christmas...and it wasn't even your wife! I agree...Honorable Mention
I agree with you Gypsy. Honorable Mention |
I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.
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Posts: 2735
Spring Hill, Florida
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Reply To This Topic #32 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 02:32:45 pm |
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I think you are amazing Wille_D! What a great guy you are. You made their day. WTG and a big pat on the back!
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Garrett GTI 1500, CZ-20, Bounty Hunter QD II & persistence!
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Posts: 1184
So Illinois
Detector used Detector(s) Used - DFX, Prism5, Minelab SE
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Reply To This Topic #33 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 02:35:49 pm |
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Nice job, I commend you for a good deed.
JDD
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Posts: 276
HamburgAR
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Ace 250 Old Folks Knowledge
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Reply To This Topic #34 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 03:39:14 pm |
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I think that's a hack, man. Full circle. You got the lead, contacted the person, made the hunt, found the ring, and then returned it. That's shweet bro! Way to go.
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Posts: 2528
georgia
Detector used Detector(s) Used - garrett 1500-ace 250-garrett ads groudhog deepseeker
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Reply To This Topic #35 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 03:46:51 pm |
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YOU DID A GOOD THING. EVERYONE WAS HAPPY . |
KYLE DISMUKE
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Posts: 1083
Florida & San Salvador, El Salvador
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Excalibur 1000, Garrett Infinium LS, Garrett Sea Hunter II, Ace 250 (for my 9 year old son), and another Excalibur 1000 for backup
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Reply To This Topic #36 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 03:53:41 pm |
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Nice Willie You'll be rewarded with good finds in 2009. |
Adventurer, warrior, mercenary, treasure hunter...
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Posts: 13
ohio
Detector used Detector(s) Used - dfx/sunraydx-1/super12
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Reply To This Topic #37 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 04:13:16 pm |
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good man
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HOMER007
Posts: 258
BAIBRIDGE GA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - WHITE PI PRO, TIGER SHARK,TESORO DELEON/XLT® E-Series Metal Detector. Whites PI Pro Detector
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Reply To This Topic #39 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 04:27:54 pm |
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IF THE SHOVEL TO SMALL USE A BACK HOE
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Posts: 3568
Close enough to the beach
Detector used Detector(s) Used - **Tesoro Tiger Shark** Tesoro Silver Umax** Minelab Sov Gt w/WOT coil** Whites 6000Di Pro SL**
___________ Ring Found & Returned - Another Ring Found & Returned___________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #40 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 08:29:06 pm |
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I was hoping for a pic of the reward!
There ya go ! |
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Time is nothing, timing is everything.
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Posts: 3568
Close enough to the beach
Detector used Detector(s) Used - **Tesoro Tiger Shark** Tesoro Silver Umax** Minelab Sov Gt w/WOT coil** Whites 6000Di Pro SL**
___________ Ring Found & Returned - Another Ring Found & Returned___________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #41 Posted Dec 16, 2008, 08:54:54 pm |
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I appreciate all the posts. I'm getting the warm and fuzzy feeling all over again. This is the third ring I've found and returned in the past year and a half (2 class rings and 1 wedding ring). Up to this point, I've returned 4 rings to their owners. It's fun doing stuff like that. Most people are just amazed that you found their ring, are honest and want to return it and go through the trouble to track them down. She said getting the ring back made her day. She said when she talked to her husband, he was excited to hear his ring was coming back home. All that done with my metal detector, I like that. |
Time is nothing, timing is everything.
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Posts: 1083
Florida & San Salvador, El Salvador
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Excalibur 1000, Garrett Infinium LS, Garrett Sea Hunter II, Ace 250 (for my 9 year old son), and another Excalibur 1000 for backup
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Reply To This Topic #42 Posted Dec 17, 2008, 06:07:01 am |
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You've probably paid for at least one of your metal detectors with all the rings that you returned with the rewards (I don't remember if you received rewards for the others). At least you have done good deeds and made many peoples days including yours.
Again congratulations on doing a good thing.
JP
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Adventurer, warrior, mercenary, treasure hunter...
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Posts: 19278
Shelbyville or any yard where the owner will let me detect!
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ace 250
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Primary Interest: Metal Detecting
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Reply To This Topic #43 Posted Dec 17, 2008, 08:06:08 am |
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good job on finding and returning that ring...
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Posts: 367
Ridgecrest, CA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Garrett GTI 2500, Garrett Sea Hunter, Garrett Scorpion and Garrett ProPointer
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Reply To This Topic #44 Posted Dec 17, 2008, 09:36:12 am |
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You are awesome. great to hear you used your talents to help someone. Well done.
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"I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy."
President John F. Kennedy
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Happy Harry
Posts: 250
San Mateo County California
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ACE250
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Reply To This Topic #45 Posted Dec 17, 2008, 09:45:49 am |
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I would like to add my "Well Done, Mission Accomplished!!" HHHH
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Posts: 534
New York State..Vestal, NY
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Fischer CZ-3D
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Reply To This Topic #46 Posted Dec 17, 2008, 12:32:38 pm |
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Congratz on the good dead! I am hoping to find a ring of worth and to be able to return it to its owner too!
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Dig It, Done It, Love It..Man I love this Hobby with a Passion.
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Posts: 2697
Ohio
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Reply To This Topic #47 Posted Dec 17, 2008, 10:58:47 pm |
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Congrats on finding the ring and now becoming one of the Good Guys. It is always nice to return
rings. Sometimes they are a little harder to find than the one you found.
Case in point, a friend of mine, the mayor of our town called me last week and told me of a friend of his
lost his wife's wedding rings. She put them on the back of her husbands car along with a watch and forgot
they were there. The husband went to town and yep you guessed it lost the jewelry.
My partner and I went looking for them last weekend. The temp. was 20 degrees. He took us a ride and showed us where he thought they might have fallen. The area is only 4 miles, I say again 4 miles long.
Well needless to say, we only hunted about an hour in the cold weather, walked and searched both sides of the road for a quarter of a mile, and no rings yet. We are going back, probably many times and search for the rings. Hopefully we will find some of them. She lost a total of 3 rings and a watch and a pair of glasses.
I think maybe her husband should buy her a really nice Christmas gift. LOL
Again, Congrats on finding the ring.
HH,Ringfinder
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ACE 250, Whites XLT, Tesoro Tiger Shark, Depth Pro, Fisher 1235, Fisher F-75, Minelab Explorer II, X-terra 70
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Posts: 3568
Close enough to the beach
Detector used Detector(s) Used - **Tesoro Tiger Shark** Tesoro Silver Umax** Minelab Sov Gt w/WOT coil** Whites 6000Di Pro SL**
___________ Ring Found & Returned - Another Ring Found & Returned___________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #48 Posted Jan 11, 2009, 05:50:49 am |
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Thanks for all of the replies everybody. Hopefully all of you have the pleasure of returning a lost item to their rightful owner this year. Good luck and HH
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Posts: 254
So. Cal
Detector used Detector(s) Used - BH QD II,Minelab GPX 4500 PULSE GOLD PROSPECTING DETECTOR,Garrett Infinium LS Pulse Metal Detector
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Reply To This Topic #49 Posted Feb 06, 2009, 01:38:31 pm |
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Good going, may your hunts be plentiful. |
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