Metal Detectorist Helps 87-Yr-Old Neighbor Reunite With Wedding Ring She Lost in the 1960s in a Potato Patch

Metal Detectorist Helps 87-Yr-Old Neighbor Reunite With Wedding Ring She Lost in the 1960s in a Potato Patch
Courtesy of Donald MacPhee / Nunton House Hostel
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A simple visit between two friends last fall in Scotland led to the recovery of a gold wedding band that had been lost way back in the 1960s.

Builder Donald McPhee, 57, who also owns Nunton House Hostel on the island of Benbecula, also happens to be a metal detector enthusiast. In November 2021, he was visiting his elderly neighbor Peggy MacSween, 87, whom he considers a second mother; they had been sharing memories and looking at old photographs when, offhandedly, he mentioned his “fantastic” hobby.

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