P.E.I. wedding ring, missing for 10 years, found in old chair

The ring was gold, with a wide band, engraved inside with the simple phrase, "PC to AC," and this date: 1980.

For years, it was missing — until last fall, Dean Sharp found an old recliner curbside in O`Leary, decided to refurbish it and found the long–lost treasure hidden inside.

"I was pulling the staples and it fell out right there in my hand," said Sharp. "And I looked at it and I thought, 'what in the world is that? It's a man's ring!'"

The band had been Allison Corcoran's wedding ring. He didn't usually wear it as he was a carpenter and didn't want it to become scratched.

After showing it off during a holiday party a decade ago, it went missing. Disappointed, he and his wife Pam searched for it over the years, but assumed it likely got thrown out during the party cleanup.

When Sharp discovered Corcoran's ring, he was ripping the recliner apart to re–fashion it for his wife, who has severe multiple sclerosis. 

He didn't know the Corcorans, but managed to find their number. When he called, Pam picked up the phone.

"I said, 'what year were you married?'" recalled Sharp. 

"And I said, '1980, why?'" Pam Corcoran replied. "And all of the sudden it hit me, I don't know why, but I knew he had found the ring." 

Christmas surprise

Pam decided to surprise her husband — she wrapped up the ring and put it under the Christmas tree for Allison to open. 

"And I said, 'where did you get —' and I didn't finish, I knew it was my ring," said Allison. "I must have turned white! I nearly dropped." 

The couple calls it a miracle of perfect circumstance and they thank the kindness of Dean Sharp. 

"It restores your faith in humanity," said Allison. "It was a very noble thing that he did."  

Dean Sharp said he just did what anyone else would do. 

"I would want somebody to do that for me, you know. It's theirs, it's Allison's ring." 

From now on Allison Corcoran plans to keep his ring where it belongs: on his finger.