- Land/Shallow Water Search
Randy Coates
Cost For My Service
I work on a ''Reward Basis'' you pay what it's worth to you and what you can afford to have me find your lost item. I have a call-out fee of $25.00 if the item is not found, this covers my fuel expenses. (Maybe more or less depending on where you are located)
Search Types
Offering metal detecting services on land or in water less than 6 ft deep. Lost jewelry, rings, or other items.
Search Locations
Traverse City MI, Torch Lake in Rapid City MI, and Charlevoix MI. & surrounding areas.
Randy Coates's Bio
My name is Randy Coates I am 34 years old, I have 25+ years of metal detecting experience, have recovered many lost items and rings for people over the years, over 100 successful recoveries and returns. I love this hobby and love helping people recover their lost items. Look forward to helping more.
Randy Coates - Recent Blog Post
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Christmas time find in Alden MI (2025)
Received a call to go look for a ring that was lost at a Christmas tree farm near me. Owner had a very good idea where she had lost it and was spot on. All the small details helped with this one for sure. Was buried in the snow but after about an hour of […]
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December find in the snow (2025)
Received a call to find a ring lost while cleaning snow off their vehicle. Sent my Dad out on this call while I was at work and he was able to find it within a small amount of time and return to the owner. Glad we were able to help, thank […]
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Rainy day snorkeling find (2025)
Got a call for a ring lost whole swimming in a local lake. Owner was back home in another state. Geared up with the underwater detector and snorkel set and was able to recover this ring in about 6′ deep water between some rocks. Met up with owner for a safe return. Thank you for […]
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Lost on the Sand Bar (2025)
Received a call for a ring lost close to home on a sand bar. Took the boat and my 2 daughters out to meet the owner, and within 15 minutes she was reunited with her 3 lost rings that made 1 complete one. Daughter actually found it with her mask while swimming and helping. Very […]
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Another after work success (2025)
Received a call today to find a ring lost in the water while playing football. Headed out right after work. Owner had a very good idea of where it was at and had marked the area. Was a huge help and found his ring in no time. Thank you for the call, glad to be […]
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