Rich Hageney, Author at The Ring Finders

Beautiful Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Villanova, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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John was throwing a football around with his son in the backyard of his Villanova, PA home when he felt and saw his wedding band fall off his finger. He was in the process of catching a ball when the ring fell off…how far could it be??? John ordered a cheap metal detector off Amazon to try to locate himself but no luck. I’ll say here that about half of the people that call looking for my help usually spend money renting or buying a cheap metal detector before calling me. It rarely works out…those cheap detectors rarely work but even more important is the experience of the operator! Anyway, John found me in the Ring Finder Directory and texted me. I arrived at John’s house the next day and after a quick reenactment of how the loss occurred I went to work scanning the yard. It wasn’t long before I got the gold ring signal I was hoping for. I bent down and used my pinpointer in the thick grass to reveal his beautiful gold band! It’s always so satisfying to be able to come through for people…I was very happy to put John’s ring back on his finger!

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Beautiful Gold/Malachite Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Philadelphia, PA!!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Ben was playing an intense beach volleyball match at the Drexel University courts in Philadelphia, PA when his beautiful wedding band flew off his finger. He said it flew through the air and hit his teammate closer to the net. He looked for it himself for a while but finally decided to look for a professional. He found me in the Ring Finders Directory and texted me. I told him I could be there the next morning. He texted me a satellite view of the court where he lost the ring and circled on the picture where he was standing when the ring flew off. I arrived at the courts at 10 am and began the search. After 10 minutes, and digging at least 25 coins, I finally got the gold ring signal I was looking for. After a quick search of sand and the use of my essential pin pointer…There it was!!! Found it!!! Ben’s wife, Emily, met me at the court and I was so happy to be able to give her husband’s cherished ring!!!

 

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Silver/Gold Engagement Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Bucks County, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Jessica found me in the Ring Finders Directory after losing her beautiful diamond engagement ring while doing some minor landscaping in her front yard. She was in her yard in Fairless Hills, PA and while wiping her hands on her pants she felt her ring slip off and fall into the deep grass. After searching for quite a while she decided to reach out to a professional and I went to search the next day. 10 minutes into scanning her front yard with my top of the line detector I received the signal I was hoping for…I bent down and parted the grass and there was her beautiful ring! I was very happy to be able to return Jessica’s ring to her!

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Beautiful Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Bear, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Hans found me in The Ring Finder directory after losing his 1 year old beautiful, unique gold wedding band near his home in Bear, DE. He was doing some yard work in his front yard, it was raining, his hands were wet and his ring almost slipped off several times while he was working. He finished his weeding and went to throw the pile of weeds into the woods across the street and suddenly he looked down and his ring was gone. He searched for hours and even bought a metal detector before reaching out to me. I met him the next day and after a quick scan of his front yard it was quite obvious the ring flew off with the pile of debris he threw into the woods. I had to do some moderate landscaping in the area where he threw the debris….but after doing so a quick scan of the area literally struck gold!!!! I found his ring after a quick 15 minute search. I was very pleased to be able to return his ring to him!!!

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Huge Gold Class Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Rehoboth Beach, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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As a Ring Finder for 10 years now I have come to love the thrill of being able to return precious, sentimental, sometimes valuable keepsakes to folks who thought they were lost forever! This past Saturday in Rehoboth Beach, DE I found just such a precious, sentimental keepsake! It was a Gold Class of 1962 Kings College (Wilkes Barre, PA) class ring! 1962….This ring was in the possession of someone for 64 years!!! I felt obligated and excited about the challenge of finding its owner. There were clearly engraved initials on the inside: H.F.M. I first posted a picture of the ring in the local Lewes/Rehoboth Facebook Group. Countless people contributed to ideas and strategies to track down the ring’s owner! Fellow Kings College graduates crawled out of the woodwork and put me in touch with the alumni office….Then a 1960 graduate of Kings College found those initials in a 1962 yearbook….Hugh F Mundy. Sadly, Mr Mundy passed away in 2023…what a great man. Decorated war hero and a respected and accomplished PA state judge. His obituary listed his wife and children’s names and a simple google search allowed me to track them down. It turns out Mr Mundy’s daughter, Maura, a fellow Kings College grad, had been wearing his ring every day since his passing.  Maura was devastated when the ring slipped off her finger in the waves at Rehoboth Beach Friday…she assumed the ring was gone forever. I was so happy to get in touch with Maura and her mother and be able to return this ring that was beyond precious to them!

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Large Platinum Men’s Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in West Chester, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Joseph found me in the Ring Finder directory. The week before he was having a wonderful time  kayaking the Brandywine River in West Chester, PA when tragedy struck! He pulled to the side to assist his wife with her canoe and while doing so he heard something bang and bounce off his kayak. About 60 seconds later and 5 yards down river he suddenly realized his large platinum wedding band was missing. It was obvious that the sound he heard was his ring bouncing off the kayak and into the river. He sent his family ahead to continue down river and stayed back and searched for his ring in the 1-2 feet deep water but had no luck. He and his wife returned several times during the week with handheld pinpointer metal detectors to try to locate the lost ring. At some point Joseph’s wife suggested hiring a professional and they got in touch with me. I met Joseph on a Saturday morning (exactly 1 week after the ring was lost) and we marched upstream 10-15 minutes to the site where Joseph was positive the ring dropped. He re-enacted what occurred and gave me some accurate and detailed parameters of where he was standing when the ring fell off. I was using my Minelab Manticore metal detector with a large search coil. A large platinum wedding band has a unique booming signature on my machine…and i knew exactly what signal I was listening and hoping for. Well…its didn’t take long…10 minutes into search…BOOM…there was the signal I was hoping for. I yelled to Joseph and pointed down…I told him I like the signal. I got out my pin pointer and searched the 1 foot deep water….my pinpointer buzzed that it was hitting metal. I moved several small rocks….THERE IT WAS! I think Joseph saw it shimmering in the water before I did! We both let out a few whoops and hollers and celebrated with high fives! EPIC! So happy to come through for Joseph and get his ring back on hos finger where it belongs!!!

 

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Beautiful Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Lewes, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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This nice couple was referred to me by fellow Ring Finder, John Favano. Lauren and her husband were enjoying a beautiful summer day on a Lewes bay beach when tragedy struck!  Her husband was tossing a ball back and forth while standing in knee deep water when he felt, saw and heard his ring fly off and “kerplunk” into the water at his feet. After looking for quite a bit they decided to track down a professional metal detectorist…I got the call around 4 pm Saturday and just happened to be on the beach 10 minutes away! I ran over and went straight to work…after finding quite a few bottle caps and pull tabs … about 20 minutes into the search I finally got the wedding band signal I was hoping for. After several attempts to scoop the target in 2 feet of water…I finally got it into the scoop. Looking down…I raised the scoop in triumph….there on top of all the sand in the scoop was a beautiful ring! I was very happy to be able to help this awesome couple!!!

 

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Beautiful Gold/Onyx Signet Ring Lost, Recovered and Returned in Middletown, DE!!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Brandon was a referral from fellow Ring Finder, Alan Seeney. Brandon got in touch after losing a very sentimental gold ring in his friends backyard in Middletown, DE. The ring was was on a chain around his neck when he was horsing around with some kids. He discovered at some point the chain broke and the ring dropped. He and his friends searched for hours. He even purchased a metal detector in hopes of finding himself. Countless folks purchase or rent a metal detector in an attempt to find themselves but in most cases they end up calling a ring finder anyway. The experience of the detectorist is more important then the machine….though the machine is important too. I arrived at Brandon’s friends house later that same day and set my Minelab Manticore Metal Detector for gold…and went to work scanning that backyard. A gold ring on the surface has a very unique, booming signal…so I knew the signal I was listening for. 10 minutes into the search….BOOM…the signal I was hoping for. I looked down and there was this large beautiful gold ring!!! I was very happy to be able to find Brandon’s ring for him!

 

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Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Chester Springs, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Darshan found me online in the Ring Finder Directory after searching for his lost ring for many hours. He was at a community block party near his home in Chester Springs, PA when he felt his ring slip off his finger. He knew exactly where it fell off but the grass was quite high and thick and he just could not find it despite hours of searching on hands and knees. He finally reached out to a pro and we met shortly after his call. He was quite stressed about his lost ring…I told him I would find in 2 minutes. Well it took me closer to 3 minutes…I was extremely happy that I was able to come through for Darshan and return his ring to him!

 

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Tungsten Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Bucks County, PA!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Mark was enjoying a beautiful summer afternoon in his backyard in Perkasie, PA (Bucks County) when he discovered his large, beautiful wedding band missing from his finger. He was sure it must have come off when he was shaking out and hanging some wet towels on a clothesline. He searched for hours with his eyes and an old metal detector in hopes of finding it before he reached out to a professional. After finding me in the Ring Finder Directory we agreed to meet in his backyard Monday afternoon. After a quick tour and detailed description of how he thought he lost his ring  I went to work. After 10 minutes of scanning the area I received the signal on my metal detector I was looking for…looked down…and there it was!!! I was very happy to be able to return Mark’s ring to him!!!

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