:shrug: I have several class rings that were foolishly lost by someone years ago. Should I return them!!?? :shrug:

[John(Tx)]

Just sold some gold to ARA, a few rings I picked up the last couple of months....$980.....gas money and then some. HH

 

[panama rich]

I recently found a class ring for a couple that had just lost it and came and asked for help. I found it in 15 minutes and there joy was kind
of contagious. I felt good about helping out. They promised $, but it never showed up, I was OK with just making them happy.
HOWEVER, on class rings, I don't know anyone who still wears a high school ring. College rings are worn a little more and military
rings seem to be worn oftenest. All this is just my opinion, but if I find a class ring and it goes back just to sit in a drawer or sold for its
gold or silver value I think, HMMM, I could have sold it and helped pay for batteries, gas etc. Would the person who lost the ring show
up to help if some government agency tries to ban metal detecting? Food for thought, personally anyone who doesn't look for his
ring or a detectorist to find it has decided the effort is not worth getting his ring back. If you find a $100 bill while detecting do you turn
it in to lost and found? Why should we feel so different for a ring that they aren't looking for? Have you ever found a ring and had a
bystander claim he lost it and wants it back? Food for thought.
I will probably keep them all.
Rich

 

[scubadetector]

I recently found a class ring for a couple that had just lost it and came and asked for help. I found it in 15 minutes and there joy was kind
of contagious. I felt good about helping out. They promised $, but it never showed up, I was OK with just making them happy.
HOWEVER, on class rings, I don't know anyone who still wears a high school ring. College rings are worn a little more and military
rings seem to be worn oftenest. All this is just my opinion, but if I find a class ring and it goes back just to sit in a drawer or sold for its
gold or silver value I think, HMMM, I could have sold it and helped pay for batteries, gas etc. Would the person who lost the ring show
up to help if some government agency tries to ban metal detecting? Food for thought, personally anyone who doesn't look for his
ring or a detectorist to find it has decided the effort is not worth getting his ring back. If you find a $100 bill while detecting do you turn
it in to lost and found? Why should we feel so different for a ring that they aren't looking for? Have you ever found a ring and had a
bystander claim he lost it and wants it back? Food for thought.
I will probably keep them all.
Rich

Rich, You make a good point but ALL the class rings I have found and returned were lost in the 70's and before. No water detectors back then! Another small problem is as they say "you miss by an inch, you miss by a mile". I was asked to look for one and I actually found it , TWO years later. So somebody could be looking for the ring you found. I know only too well of promised rewards not given. CJ has had only two bad experiences. I unfortunately have had more than a handfull.

As you read the comments, some here return them and others keep themj. ABSOLUTLY no right or wrong on the subject. Some people judge your honesty by what you do HOWEVER, I don't believe that has anything to do with it UNLESS your asked to find a ring and you find it and keep it.

The most money I found on the bottom was 1200.00 all in 100.00 bills. However I also knew who lost it and he promised me half which I got.

I personally would feel guilty if I kept a ring I might have been able to return. But thats just me. The ring in my avitar put me on Fox 2 News Detroit and nobody claimed it. They didn't show a picture of it but showed a picture of others and I got a call on one of the others. He stated it was positively his ring. It was a gold nugget ring and had 7 diamonds and a ruby in it. He swore it had all diamonds in it. I told him the one I found wasn't his. He tried to tell me it was for sure and he wanted it back. I said fine. Get me a picture of you wearing it or a reciept and I will give it back. That never happened.

I just found sterling ID bracelett with the whole ladies name and the date 1944 on the back. I have already given back two, I am looking for her. I am positive her parents gave it to her when she was young. It might bring back wonderful memories that only she will enjoy. Its worth over 30.00 in scrap, BUT finding her and hearing stories and possibly getting new leads to me is priceless.

Everyone have fun out there and just follow your beliefs. The MAIN thing is to RESPECT what others believe and NOT judge.