<p><strong>I just had to share this story with all the Minelab detectorists out there!!</strong></p> <p>Yesterday, I turned the big 31!! Stringfrenzy and I hit a local park here in town. We found a little clad and that was about it, until I got a good dime signal and out popped this charm of a tiger! I looked at the back and saw the .925 stamped on the back! Silver!!!! I was happy!</p> [split] <p>Then shortly before dark, I went over to my next door neighbor's house to do a little hunting. Back during the summer of 2011, my neighbor told me he had lost his gold ruby ring about 8 years ago while washing the house and this was one of his favorite rings. He said he thought he lost it somewhere in the flower bed.</p> <p>After thoroughly checking the flower bed, I concluded that it wasn't in there. So, I decided to hunt the front yard about 50 feet from the flower bed. I found a couple quarters but that was about it...I was trying not to dig a lot of the signals and just focus on finding the ring. As I found the last quarter, I swung one last time and got a 14 on the Safari.. This was the same signal I got when I was in Florida and found my first gold ring. I thought to myself...it's probably a nickel. I cut the plug, grabbed a handful of dirt and low and behold...I see a glimpse of gold! Holy cow! I couldn't believe it!!! I found it!!</p> <p>I cleaned the ring up a bit and told my neighbor's son that I had found it. I was gonna hold onto the ring until my neighbor and his wife got home this spring (his wife has leukemia just had a bone marrow transplant and has been having some serious complications with it.), however, I decided that they needed some uplifting news now! I called my neighbor and told him that I was sending something down with his son tomorrow when he came to visit his mother.</p> <p>He asked what it was, and I told him, "Well, I'm not sure, but, it's gold, round and has a red stone in it!" His response was, "Oh my goodness, you mean to tell me you found my ring after all these years?!" I told him that I sure did!! He was extremely happy and told me that this was the best news he's had in months and his wife was just as happy that I found it for them!!! I was just happy I could find it for them and bring them both a little joy and happiness during this tough time in their life!! Definately made me feel good!!</p> <p>I just wanted to say, thank you Minelab for helping me make this family's day by finding their long lost ring and for making this a birthday that I will definately remember!!!</p>