In his decade-plus of service, he's returned over 200 items to their owners, with a total estimated value exceeding $900,000. He was named “Ring Finder of The Year” in 2011. Jeff Lubbert has been an avid metal detector since 1980 and joined The Ring Finders directory in 2010. Finding lost items for people has become a passion for him and a way to use his years of metal detecting experience. He's helped hundreds of people find their lost keepsakes and sentimental items. In 2012, while living on the beachfront in Seal Beach, CA, he joined The Ring Finders, a directory of metal detecting specialists that help people find lost items for a small fee.

Stan Ross started metal detecting in 1971. I also relied on insights and recommendations from online guides, as well as reviews from both experts and users. To assemble this guide, I relied on the expertise of two seasoned metal detecting experts who have decades of experience in the field. Wright): As a longtime nerd and technology writer, I've written about computers and tech products for almost a decade at publications like PC Gamer, Ars Technica, and Polygon.

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