Mark Smith, Author at The Ring Finders

Lost family heirloom found in lake

  • from Charlottesville (Virginia, United States)
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Lost your ring, jewelry, cell phone, keys… Don’t wait until it’s too late. Text or email ASAP 24/7 Mark at 434-987-0568.

Rachel and her husband Addison contacted me Friday evening about a ring lost while swimming in a Virginia lake. They were on vacation and due to check out and drive home the next day. I was able to meet with them early Saturday morning, and found that this was not just any ring, but an irreplaceable family heirloom from a deceased loved one. Fortunately Addison knew when the ring fell off, so he had a pretty good idea of the area to search. I got in the water a little over waist deep, and he was able to guide me from the shore to the best place to start. Along the first line I walked there were a few targets, but nothing that sounded right, so I didn’t bother digging them. I turned around and started the next line, and within a few minutes got a promising sounding target. Pulled up the sand scoop, gave it a shake to clear away the sand, and there was that beautiful gold ring shining in the sun. Rachel and Addison are a great young newlywed couple, and I was so very glad to meet them and play a part with this ring recovery. Such a relief for all of us.

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Lost wallet found in Afton, VA

  • from Charlottesville (Virginia, United States)
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Kevin was mowing along a very long fence line at his farm when he noticed his wallet was missing. The wallet contained an Apple titanium card, so he decided to try his luck with a metal detector. When asking Grok AI for advice on the best settings it mentioned that he might a lso try contacting The Ring Finders. He contacted me Wednesday evening, and I was able to get there the following morning. It was great to meet Kevin and his dog, and the 3 of us walked the entire fence line talking and detecting the entire way. No luck, so we decided to walk back searching areas we might have missed. About half way back the dog, who is a little guy, was getting a bit worn out so Kevin decided to carry him the rest of the way. Right where he bent over to pick up the dog, Kevin looked down and saw the wallet right between us sitting on the grass. What a relief! Not a detector find, but I was so happy that he got his wallet back.

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Gold class ring found

  • from Charlottesville (Virginia, United States)
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Lost your ring, jewelry, cell phone, keys… Don’t wait until it’s too late. Text or email ASAP 24/7 Mark at 434-987-0568.

Tracy was attending her high school senior class picnic when unfortunately she lost her gold class ring. Earlier this year I was metal detecting at the same park where the picnic had taken place when I found the ring about 5 inches under the surface grass. How did it get so deep? The ring was lost 22 years ago in 2003. Using the name inscribed inside and some internet searching I was able to narrow the possible owners. I sent Tracy an email asking if she lost a ring at that park, and if she could describe it. She sent an exact description of the ring she never expected to see again. I was so glad to find her and be able to return her ring after all this time.
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Lost keys found

  • from Charlottesville (Virginia, United States)
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Lost your ring, jewelry, cell phone, keys… Don’t wait until it’s too late. Text or email ASAP 24/7 Mark at 434-987-0568.
I was contacted by Nancy about a set of keys and key fobs lost while raking and doing yard work. We talked about all the work she had done, places she had been, and went through all the possibilities we could think of. Nancy was extremely well thought out, and had already checked everywhere I could think of. So it was time to do a detailed search of the yard, leaves, landscaping, and bushes with my detector. A lot to cover, but a big target that should jump out if I swing over it. Well, after feeling like I covered everything, no keys. The shed had already been searched, but to be through I figured another set of eyes on it couldn’t hurt. While checking the shed Nancy started removing some of the tools and recounting what items she had used. One of the items was the blower which she pulled out and placed on one of two black wrought iron benches in front of the shed. At that point she realized and remembered exactly where the keys were. After opening the shed she had laid them over the arm of the bench where the black fobs blended in perfectly. We had both walked within inches of these keys several times without seeing them. Talk about hiding in plain sight. Thank goodness going through the process led to Nancy finding the keys. I was in total disbelief when I saw them, but very relieved they were found.
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Lost wedding ring found in Charlottesville, Virginia.

  • from Charlottesville (Virginia, United States)
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Lost your ring, jewelry, cell phone, keys… Don’t wait until it’s too late. Text or email ASAP 24/7 Mark at 434-987-0568.

I received a text message from Peter last night asking for help finding his wedding ring. He lost it while clearing brush from a steep leaf covered hillside behind his home in Charlottesville, Virginia.

I met Peter this morning at 8 AM and listened as he described where he was and what he was doing when he noticed his ring had come off. He was pretty sure that he had noticed right away when the ring was missing, so this really helped narrow the search area.

Starting at the bottom of the hill, I did a careful grid search working my way to the top in the most likely area. There were many metal targets, but nothing that sounded like a ring. Then I selected a second search area, and within a couple minutes got that beautiful sound that I had been hoping for. At the base of a small tree a few inches down in the leaves was the wedding ring.

This was my first recovery with The Ring Finders, and I was so happy to be able to return this ring to Peter and his wife.

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