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. She joked that he should try to find her lost wedding ring, which had fallen off her finger into a potato patch over 50 years ago. He accepted the challenge. The pair live in a close-knit community on the west coast of the Scottish island. McPhee knew MacSween through her son, who died. “Her son, at the time when he died, he was probably one of my best friends,” McPhee told The …