Thank You, John Southworth!

 We owe a debt of gratitude to our Club's longtime friend and supporter John Southworth who has greatly helped our Club ever since my first year as President in 2018! For this year's Central Texas Treasure Club's Open Hunt, John made a Hunt Sponsorship donation which was used to purchase TWO of the BU 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars that will token prizes for this year's Hunt Entrants to compete for. He also bought some Gold Coin Raffle tickets. The profit from the sale of these tickets will also be spent on Hunt prizes! Let John know that you appreciate his support of our Club and our Hobby!

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Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

 

Thank You, Central Texas Medical Clinic - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor!

 "Thank you!" to Central Texas Medical Clinic and our CTTC Member Michael Schultz for their generous CTTC Hunt Sponsorship donation which allowed us to purchase TWO Brilliant Uncirculated 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars which will be included in the 12 BU Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars our Central Texas Treasure Club will be giving away as token prizes after our 2024 CTTC Open Hunt in Brownwood on October 12th. We've never given away this many old silver dollars before!

This donation makes a total, so far, of 7 of these valuable coins that we have Sponsors for so we still need some new Hunt Sponsors to step up and cover the cost of the remaining 5. A business can donate $50 for the price of one silver dollar (valued at between $64-$78) or for a $100 donation, you can purchase 2 of them under your business or individual name.

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! THEY SUPPORT OUR CLUB & HOBBY!

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Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

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Tobacco Treasure & Fun Parlor of Brownwood - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor!

 

Thank You to returning Central Texas Hunt Sponsor for 2024 Tobacco Treasure & Fun Parlor at Main and West Baker Streets in downtown Brownwood!

They donated the money used to purchase this beautiful Brilliant Uncirculated 2004 Thomas Alva Edison 90% silver dollar coin. The value of this commemorative silver dollar is about $65! It will be a token prize at this year's Open Hunt in Brownwood. This silver dollar will not be counted as one of the twelve BU Morgan and Peace silver dollars that we'll have as token prizes this year. We already have Sponsors for 7 of those 12 coins so 5 more are available. A business or individual may become a CTTC 2024 Hunt Sponsor by donating $50 cash for one of the silver dollars or $100 for two of them. Keep this in mind when recruiting CTTC Hunt Sponsors. 

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

Trans Texas Tire of Brownwood - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2024!

Thanks to a generous Sponsorship donation by returning Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsor Trans Texas Tire of Brownwood, we were able to purchase TWO more Brilliant Uncirculated 1922 Peace Silver Dollars for token prizes for our October 12th CTTC Open Hunt in Brownwood! The Trans Texas crew are wonderful people. I've relied on them to keep my cars in good shape for many years. Support our Sponsors who support our Club & Hobby!

We're now at FIVE BU Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars to be given away so we're nearly halfway to our goal of giving away a total of 12 BU Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars as token prizes for this year's Hunt! These beautiful coins are each valued at between $64 - $78.

You or your business can become a 2024 CTTC Hunt Sponsor with a $50 cash donation that will be used to purchase one BU silver dollar or TWO of them for a $100 Sponsorship donation.

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

Hunt Sponsors' Prizes Coming In! Thanks, Midwest Diggers!

 Thanks Midwest Diggers for becoming a returning hunt sponsor for our upcoming Open Hunt. Lots of goodies were sent for prizes including some Pay Dirt to pan out! Thanks Midwest Diggers for supporting our hunt, club, and hobby. If you are in the market for any treasure hunting supplies, give MD a chance to earn your business!  

Caiden Tyler - CTTC Co-Huntmaster

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Texas Express on Belle Plain in Brownwood - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2024!

 

Please welcome our returning Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsor for 2024 - Texas Express Convenience Store on Belle Plain in Brownwood! Pictured is a nice 1877 Seated Liberty Dime that will be added to a 1910 V Nickel and a 1900 Indian Head Penny to make up Texas Express's Hunt token price on October 12th.

I've yet to find a Seated Liberty coin in 55 years of metal detecting but now you'll have a chance to win one by finding the corresponding prize token on October 12th! Get your Early Bird Hunt Entries in the mail today!

 

Intermission Bookshop - 2024 CTTC Open Hunt Sponsor!

 

Please welcome Intermission Bookshop as our latest first-time CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2024! Intermission Bookshop is located at 203 Center Avenue in Downtown Brownwood - across the street from Pat Coursey Park.

Their Sponsorship donation was used to purchase this beautiful and collectible 1869 3 cent coin is valued at about $35. A token with a number corresponding with this coin will be buried for our October 12th Central Texas Treasure Club Open Hunt Entrants to compete for!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

 

Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor - Cash Texas Pawn of Brownwood!

 A Big "Thank You!" to Cash Texas Pawn of Brownwood for once again signing on as one of our 2024 Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsors! Their generous donation paid for a beautiful Brilliant Uncirculated 1896 Morgan silver dollar valued at $79! In past years, we've given away 10 BU silver dollars to the finders of the corresponding tokens. It's my goal to have at least 12 of these valuable coins, as token prizes, for our CTTC Open Hunt in Brownwood on October 12th.

Get your Early Bird Hunt Entries in the mail! Find your printable Hunt and Gold Coin Raffle flyers in our Facebook group's Files section or request yours by email to: centraltexastreasureclub@gmail.com . Make sure to stop by and thank Keith and his Cash Texas crew for supporting our Club and hobby. They always have a nice assortment of guns, appliances, jewelry, tools, and lots of interesting things to check out. They're located next to Whataburger on West Commerce in Brownwood.

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club 

SPECIAL PRE-HUNT MEETING - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH!

CTTC SPECIAL PRE-HUNT MEETING!

Tuesday, August 27th, Carnegie Room of the Brownwood Public Library in Brownwood from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Members and non-members are invited!

We hold a couple of these Pre-Hunt Meetings every year before our big CTTC Open Hunt in order to raise and collect the funds needed to purchase token prizes and silver coins to seed in the field. Members are urged to turn in all the money you've raised for our CTTC Gold Coin Raffle, your Early Bird Entry Fees, and prizes or money received from our 2024 CTTC Hunt Sponsors so far. Others may purchase Gold Coin Raffle tickets, turn in your Early Bird fees and registration forms. Business owners can donate money or prizes at this meeting to become 2024 CTTC Hunt Sponsors.

This is a very important meeting as we are waaay behind on Early Bird Entries and Gold Coin Raffle ticket sales for this late in the year. Few Early Bird Entries, Gold Coin Raffle ticket sales, and Sponsors mean fewer valuable prizes we can award to winners. We must purchase the prizes and silver coins well in advance of the Hunt so that we allow sufficient time for shipping and for our Co-Huntmasters to have time to process them once they arrive.

We need YOUR HELP to make our 2024 CTTC Open Hunt our best ever!

Thank you!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

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“Old, Does Not Necessarily Mean Obsolete!”

 A reminder that our dues-paid Members-Only 7th Annual Old School vs New Tech Competition will be held in November. During recent years, our Old School Team (using detectors 25 years-old or older) has been severely outnumbered by the New Tech Team so we desperately need to add more Members for the OS Team this year! Reading this excellent post hopefully will inspire some of you to join us.

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 Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

More Prizes for our 2024 CTTC Open Hunt!

 Prizes purchased with the generous Hunt Sponsorship donation from Matthew Williams State Farm Agent of Brownwood arrived in the mail today! They are two beautiful Brilliant Uncirculated 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars! The value of each of these coins is $78 ! Numbered prize tokens will be buried at the hunt site and the finders of the corresponding tokens will receive these silver dollars during our Prize Awards immediately following our 2024 Central Texas Treasure Club Open Hunt in Brownwood on October 12th.

Please support our Hunt Sponsors as they make it possible for us to put on the biggest club open hunt in the state of Texas and the Open Hunt with the lowest Entry Fee in the entire country!

Get your Early Bird Entry Fee in the mail today. Also include payment for any Gold Coin Raffle tickets you want with it. All proceeds from Sponsors, the Gold Coin Raffle, and Early Bird Entries are spent on Hunt Prizes!

Please help spread the word by sharing this on your Facebook pages!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

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To get printable copies of both our Hunt and Gold Coin Raffle flyers and Registration form, either go to our Central Texas Treasure Club's Facebook page or email your request to: centraltexastreasureclub@gmail.com 

 

Sponsors' Prizes for our October 12th CTTC Open Hunt are Coming In!

 

Thanks to our returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor Mid-Tex Federal Credit Union of Brownwood, we were able to purchase FOUR Treasure Wise 3-in-1 Digging Knives with their generous donation. They arrived today and will be awarded as token prizes at our October 12th Central Texas Treasure Club's Open Hunt in Brownwood!

I've been using my 3-in-1 Digging Knife for the past 42 years! In my opinion, they are the best digging tools on the market! They cost about $30 each and they'll last you a lifetime of digging treasure!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

CTTC 43rd Birthday Regular Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, August 6th!

 

I welcome ALL of you to come to the 43rd Birthday Meeting of our Central Texas Treasure Club this Tuesday, August 6th at 6:30 p.m. at the old Early Chamber of Commerce Bldg. at 104 E. Industrial Blvd. in Early Texas!

I want to offer a bold challenge to everyone reading this message. Since I took office as Club President in 2018, our largest meeting attendance has been 38 people. I'd like for us to top that number at this meeting. I want our Members to bring their family members and guests and I want all non-Members who have an interest in history and/or metal detecting/treasure hunting to attend!

Here are some good reasons to come. We will have free refreshments including a birthday cake, we'll hold our regular Finds-of-the-Month Contest where Members will display their best metal detected finds for this past month and everyone will get to vote on which finds they think are the best, we'll be accepting Early Bird Entries for our big 2024 CTTC Open Hunt on October 12th, dues-lapsed Members will be able to get current on their dues, we'll hold our regular door prize drawing for several nice prizes including a 90% silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar and everyone is allowed to purchase tickets at $1 donation for each, business owners can become CTTC Hunt Sponsors by donating cash or prizes, and you can purchase as many CTTC Gold Coin Raffle tickets as you want for a chance to win one of more of the 3 valuable coins we'll be giving away after our Open Hunt on October 12th!

CTTC SILVER PEACE DOLLAR FUNDRAISING RAFFLE!

Tickets for this Raffle will be $2 each and both Members and non-members may purchase as many tickets as you want. The catch is that these tickets will ONLY be sold during our August 6th and September 3rd regular monthly CTTC meetings! The silver dollar will be raffled off near the end of the September 3rd meeting when we hold our other usual raffles. So to buy tickets, you must attend at least one of these meetings. All money collected will go to benefit the Central Texas Treasure Club.

I also have a couple of SURPRISE SPECIAL GUESTS who plan to attend and give a brief program at the end of this meeting!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

centraltexastreasureclub.blogspot.com 

Happy 43rd Birthday! 1981-2024!