2026 Central Texas Treasure Club Open Hunt Sponsors Needed!

 We already have lots of valuable metal detecting & treasure hunting prizes that will be given away to token-finders next Saturday at next Saturday's Central Texas Treasure Club Friou Allen Memorial Open Hunt, BUT we have A LOT MORE BIG SILVER and OTHER PRIZES IN STOCK AWAITING HUNT SPONSORS! We only have a few days left for you or your business to help out. The way our Club is able to offer great Open Hunts, when many other hunt hosts have stopped having them, is by having plenty of helpful individual and business Hunt Sponsors. That's the reason we're able to give away so many valuable prizes with such an affordable Entry Fee - $40 now thru Hunt Day. Un-sponsored prizes that we've purchased that don't get Sponsors to cover their price will not have tokens buried for them. They'll be retained by the Club and will be used for other Central Texas Treasure Club Members-Only Events after this year's Hunt. 

 Here are a few of the many valuable prizes that still need Hunt Sponsors' Donations to make them available for our Entrants to compete for on Saturday, October 10th. If you or your business wants to Sponsor one or more of these or the other prizes in stock, call me at: 325-646-1000 (no text) or email us at: centraltexastreasureclub@gmail.com 

 

One Ounce "Don't Tread on Me" .999 Fine Silver Round. $75 Sponsorship Donation.

One Ounce Buffalo-Indian Liberty .999 Fine Silver Bar. $75 Sponsorship Donation.

One Ounce Unity & Liberty .999 Fine Silver Bar. $75 Sponsorship Donation.

 

Thank You!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

 

Thank You to Karen Allen for her Generous Sponsorship Donation!

 Please join me in showing our appreciation to our late Club Co-Founder's wife Karen Allen for her generous Hunt Sponsorship Donation!  Karen played a very important role in getting our Central Texas Treasure Club off to a great start when Friou and I founded it in August, 1981.  She pitched in and did all the secretarial work we needed to get our Club started.  On a side note, she was also instrumental in me passing Mrs. Tabor's Brownwood High School Typing class!  

Karen's sponsorship donation will fund 3 additional big silver token prizes that will be up for grabs at our October 10th CTTC Friou Allen Memorial Open Hunt in Brownwood. 

They are:

- TWO PROOF 1890-1990 U.S. Eisenhower Centennial Commemoration 90% Silver Dollars.  Most of the soldiers that were trained at Brownwood's World War II Camp Bowie served under General Eisenhower in Europe during the War.  Our Open Hunt will be on part of that historic old Army Camp.

- One Brilliant Uncirculated 1941-P 90% Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

IMPORTANT CTTC FRIOU ALLEN MEMORIAL OPEN HUNT ANNOUNCEMENT!

 

The deadline for Early Bird Entries for our October 10th CTTC Friou Allen Memorial Open Hunt in Brownwood ended last Saturday, September 26th so all Entries turned in now and at the Hunt will cost $40. Don't worry if you haven't yet entered because our Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt this year is still the least expensive to enter of any Open Hunts in the State of Texas and possibly even in the nation. Thanks to our Entrants, we will have seeded coins worth more than any of our Open Hunts in the past and thanks to our business and individual 2026 CTTC Hunt Sponsors, the average value of our many token prizes will be at least double that of previous Hunts!

We have many valuable un-sponsored token prizes on hand that will only be given away once we have Sponsors to cover their cost. Time is running out so if you or a business you know of wants to help us provide even more prizes for our Entrants to compete for, let me know and I'll make arrangements to receive their donations. Every Sponsor will receive public credit on our Club's Facebook page and on our website, where we regularly have thousands of viewers. I'll list a few of the un-sponsored prizes that are available and the amount of donation required to sponsor each prize below. Sponsors will receive full value of every donation in sponsored token prizes so they can give as much as they want and we'll match the amount of their donations to an equal value of prizes to be given away. 

 

Thank you for supporting our Club and our Hunt!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

325-646-1000 (no text) or centraltexastreasureclub@gmail.com to become a CTTC 2026 Hunt Sponsor.

Two Minelab Pro-Find 35 Pinpointers. These are some of the best pinpointers on the market. I've used one myself for over 3 years. You can Sponsor one for a $75 Donation or both for a $150 Donation.
One 16th Edition Official Overstreet Indian Arrowheads Identification and Price Guide. This is always one of our most popular token prizes. A Sponsorship Donation of $65 will allow us to give it away to the lucky finder.
Two 1890-1990 PROOF 90% Silver Commemorative U.S. Eisenhower 1-0unce Dollar. Donation of $60 will sponsor one of these beautiful coins or a $120 Donation will sponsor both.
One Pamp 1-ounce .999 Fine Silver Buffalo Round. A $70 Sponsorship Donation will sponsor this.
One 1941-P Brilliant Uncirculated 90% Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar for a $50 Sponsorship Donation.
 




















 

BRETT & MARY GARRETT - 2026 CTTC BRONZE HUNT SPONSORS!

 

We appreciate the Bronze Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsorship donation from Brett & Mary Garrett which allows us to bury a token redeemable for this beautiful Texas Commemorative .999 Fine Silver one-ounce Round. The Central Texas Treasure Club Friou Allen Memorial Open Hunt Entrant who finds the corresponding token will redeem it for this valuable prize on October 10th!

Thanks to Member Susan Driskill for obtaining this Sponsor for us! We still have a lot of great, unsponsored token prizes remaining that we'd like to be able to make available for our October 10th Hunters. See the previous post for some of them.

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

 

CTTC Member Susan Driskill & 4D Driskill Farms - 2026 Bronze CTTC Hunt Sponsor!

 Join me in thanking Central Texas Treasure Club Member Susan Driskill & 4D Driskill Farms of Stephenville, Texas for answering the call and becoming a 2026 CTTC Hunt Sponsor with a Bronze Donation that covers the cost of a beautiful one-ounce .999 Fine Silver U.S.A. 250th Anniversary Round that will now be one of the token prizes Hunt Entrants will compete for at our October 10th Central Texas Treasure Club Friou Allen Memorial Open Hunt in Brownwood. 

 We still have several valuable prizes that are awaiting Sponsors so if you or your business wish to sponsor one of more of them, please contact me at 325-646-1000 (no text).

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

Central Texas Treasure Club 2026 Hunt Sponsors Needed!

 All proceeds from Hunt Sponsors' Donations go to purchase token prizes for our Hunt Entrants to compete for at this year's Central Texas Treasure Club Friou Allen Memorial Open Hunt. Currently we're somewhat behind on the number of token prizes we had last year but the good news is that the average value of token prizes is much greater than previous years. We still urgently need more Sponsors to cover the prices of token prizes that we already have in hand and that I'm still ordering. We've had a great response, as usual, from local and area businesses who support what our Club does for our communities and our hobby. So we need our Hunt Entrants and CTTC Members to really push hard over this next week recruit Hunt Sponsors so we can get them listed and assigned token prizes. We need your help to make this Hunt our best ever! At this point, we're allowing Sponsors or the Members who sign them up to decide what specific or what kinds of prizes they want assigned to them, according to the size of their donations. Here are a few examples to choose from that we currently have in stock and the amount of Sponsorship Donation it takes to sponsor each prize. Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond Sponsors can sponsor however many prizes their donations cover.

 

See the Sponsorship Flyer attached to sign up Sponsors and collect their donations.

One Brilliant Uncirculated 2026 U.S. Mint 1-ounce .999 Fine American Silver Eagle $1 Coin. For $80 Sponsor Donation.
One Troy Ounce Alexander the Great .999 Fine Silver Round. For $75 Sponsor Donation.
One 1982-S PROOF George Washington 90% Silver Half Dollar with COA and Box. For $35 Sponsor Donation.
One Pair of Serious Detecting Gloves with One 1991-1995 50th Anniversary World War II PROOF Commemorative Modern Silver/Clad Half Dollar. Both for a $30 Sponsor Donation.
 
Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club
Call me to Sponsor - 325-646-1000 (no text)
 




















 

Central Texas Treasure Club 2016 Friou Allen Memorial Open Hunt

 

Our annual hunt is coming up quickly. We will go over the rules the day of the hunt, but they are pretty much common sense rules. This is a no frills, low entry fee hunt. The token prize ratio will be about 1:1 and each token is valued at minimum of about $25. So if you find one token, you’ll get your fee back in prizes. Some prizes are valued at several hundred dollars.

Date of Hunt: October 10th, 2026

Where: Camp Bowie Memorial Park

2501 Memorial Park Dr, Brownwood Texas

Registration: Begins at 8:30 AM

Hunt: 10:00-11:30 AM

Cost:

Early Bird entry $25 to hunt

Late Entry September 27th to day of $40

Raffle: We’ll sell tickets for our gold coin raffle so bring some extra cash. They are $5 each or 5 for $20.

Bring a chair as seating is limited.

Refreshments will be available (drinks & snacks)

Bathrooms are onsite.

Have fun!!

This hunt will go on rain or shine. Bring a raincoat and a jacket just in case. If severe weather happens, we’ll wait it out and then proceed with the hunt.

Tokens: The prize tokens are stamped and painted a certain color. We have used this park several times in the past so there is a possibility that stamped tokens from previous hunts are still out there. If you find a stamped coin that isn’t painted in the color I show on the 10th, it does not count towards a prize. No Exceptions.

Rules:

No digging shovels permitted. Handheld diggers, screwdrivers, trowels, etc are allowed. Coins will be just under the surface.

Cover all holes and pick up any trash. Failure to do so could result in a ban for future club hunts.

Headphones are recommended, but not required

Additional rules may be announced at the hunt

Hunt Area:

The hunt area will have a flagged perimeter. The coins will be buried the morning of the hunt by volunteers. We will section off the hunt area to divide the coins up evenly. If a volunteer is hunting, they cannot start hunting in the section they seeded and will have to wait until a set amount of time has passed before checking that area.

Prize Tokens: I will personally seed the prize tokens equally among the sections, as I will not be hunting. Myself along with several non hunting volunteers will randomly draw numbers to give each prize a number.

At the conclusion of the hunt, we’ll all meet at the pavilion to hand out prizes and draw the raffles.

This is by no means a perfect hunt, and we are human. So any issues that arise during the hunt will be dealt with through the club members. We appreciate your understanding.

Get familiar with your detector as this hunt is about speed. You don’t want to have unexpected issues with your detector the morning of the hunt.

And most of all, enjoy the hunt and mingle with the other hunters.

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up, plans to sign up, bought raffle tickets and sponsored our hunt. Without all of your support, we could not hold this hunt.

Joshua Furry - Co Hunt Master