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

  • 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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  • Lost Wedding Ring found… Quad Cities Area, Iowa (2024)

    I received a call about a lost wedding ring that happened after a wedding. A friend of the groom’s father attended and lost her wedding ring at the venue while playing football. I searched the area for about an hour and came up with it. This is a picture of the couple who were married […]

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  • Helped find wedding band and engagement ring in Coralville Iowa today! (2024)

    I had a call from Nora saying she lost her wedding ring and engagement ring today. Last night we had a major snowstorm with at least 9 to 10 inches of snow. She came out of her apartment this morning and decided to throw a snowball at her husband. She shook her hands to get […]

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  • Found a Lost Ring in Iowa City, Iowa (2023)

    I found a lost ring today for Mike. He lost his ring a few days ago while doing some yard work in his backyard. It took about an hour to find it. He was very happy to get it back. He said he had the ring since the 1970’s.

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