- Land/Shallow Water Search
Norman Slaymaker
Cost For My Service
I am working on a reward basis. Depending on where you are there will be a $25 call out fee to cover my gas cost. There will be no call out fee in the Iowa City area.
Search Types
I have top grade equipment for both land and water. So I'm willing to search all land or beaches.
Water up to 5 feet. Even snow.
Search Locations
I will help you in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities and Des Moines areas.
I will help anywhere within 150 miles, if further away we can work something out.
Norman Slaymaker's Bio
have been metal detecting for many years now. I've found everything from aluminum hunting arrows to fabulous wedding rings for people who have called on me. Please look at my blog posts on this page.
I belong to a metal detecting club from Cedar Rapids. I have searched and recovered many lost items over the years. I will do my absolute best to recover your lost valuables.
I have uploaded many metal detecting videos to YouTube, below is a link to my YouTube channel.
Norman Slaymaker - Recent Blog Post
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Signet Ring lost in Ames, Iowa… Found with a metal detector (2025)
Carly contacted me about finding her grandmother’s signet ring. She lost it in a vacant lot while tossing an ice bag to a friend. This was one of the fastest ring finds I’ve ever had. She put me right on top of it and was very grateful to have her special ring back.
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Lost ring in Kirksville Mo…. Found with a metal detector (2025)
A very nice young man named Kyle called me about trying to recover his 14K wedding band. He was walking a friend’s dog on a leash in a park when the dog bolted for some reason twisting his fingers and his ring flew off. He borrowed a metal detector but being unfamiliar with it couldn’t […]
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Lost Ring … Found near Riverside Iowa (2025)
I found a 14K wedding band with diamonds on Monday for a lady. It was the second time looking for it. It was lost of all places in a goat barn. The barn floor was cement and full of iron and impossible to detect anything in. So the husband cleaned it all out. It was […]
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Lost Gold Cross…Found At Iowa City, Iowa (2024)
I received a call about a lost gold cross. They were in Iowa City for the Hawkeye homecoming game against Northwestern. They were tailgating before the game when a girl lost her sentimental gold cross that was once her grandmothers. There was a grassy area where she thought it could have come off the chain […]
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Lost Platinum Wedding Band… found in Iowa City, Iowa (2024)
I received a call today from a guy named Cameron who lost his platinum wedding band while gardening in above ground planters. I put my small coil on the CTX and found the ring in around 15 minutes.
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