Thursday, July 31, 2025

Predatortools - Returning Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsor for 2025!

 Join me in Thanking a sponsor who has supported our club year after year without fail! Predator Tools not only supports our hobby, but they make some of the best hand diggers and shovels at competitive prices! I have personally put some of their products to the test, and they have never let me down. Head on over to www.predatortools.com and see what they have to offer. The hand digger they sent will go home with one of you lucky hunters at our Open Hunt. Register TODAY if you haven’t already!

- CTTC Co-Huntmaster Caiden Tyler




 

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Look at the Fine Prize Donated by New 2025 CTTC Hunt Sponsor Turnkey Realty of Brownwood!

 I’d like to thank our NEW SPONSOR Turnkey Realty, LLC. This is their first year and we are GLAD to have them aboard! Their sponsrship donation was used to purchase a new double barrel tumbler. If you are in the market for any property Big or Small, The Barton Team sells them all! Stop by 113 East Baker Street in Brownwood or call them at 325-642-1603 and let them find your dream property! #supportlocal

- Co-Huntmaster Caiden Tyler





 

Monday, July 28, 2025

Big Country Ford of Brownwood - NEW CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025!

 

Join me in thanking a NEW Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsor for 2025 - Big Country Ford at 500 W. Commerce in Brownwood! Their generous donation covered the price of these two prizes which will be given away as one token prize at our October 11th CTTC Open Hunt.

Friday, July 25, 2025

Brownwood's Lehnis Railroad Museum - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025!

 Lehnis Railroad Museum - Brownwood - Central Texas Treasure Club 2025 Returning Hunt Sponsor!

I picked up our Open Hunt prize basket from Lehnis Railroad Museum this week. It's packed full of very nice Brownwood & Railroad Museum souvenir items for the lucky finder of the corresponding buried prize token on October 11th at Camp Bowie Memorial Park in Brownwood!
Please show your appreciation to the Lehnis Railroad Museum by Liking their Facebook page and by visiting their beautiful Museum when you're in Brownwood.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Returning CTTC Open Hunt Sponsor for 2025 - Dart Furniture in Early, Texas!

 Dart Furniture at 909 Early Blvd. in Early, Texas - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025!

Please join me in thanking Dart Furniture for their generous Sponsorship Donation which was used to purchase this beautiful 6-quarter, 90% silver PROOF set of 2009-S of U.S. Territories! This beautiful set will be given away to the lucky finder of the corresponding numbered buried token at our October 11th Central Texas Treasure Club Open Hunt in Brownwood!
Get your Early Bird Hunt Entries in the mail! A printable copy of our Hunt Entry form/flyer is available in our CTTC Facebook group's File section. Don't forget to purchase your CTTC Gold Coin Raffle tickets as the proceeds from both will be used to purchase Hunt prizes so the sooner we get that money in, the sooner we can order and receive those prizes.

Monday, July 21, 2025

CTTC Open Hunt Sponsor - Bill Williams Tire Center in Brownwood!

 

2025 Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsor Bill Williams Tire Center, 109 S. Broadway in Brownwood! Phone: 325-643-1541.Thanks to 2025 CTTC Hunt Sponsor Bill Williams Tire Center (formerly Trans Texas Tire), we were able to use their very nice donation to purchase 3 more token prizes for our October 11th Open Hunt in Brownwood.

  • TWO BU 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars which will be 2 separate token prizes.
  • "A Guide to Treasure in Texas" AND a Pocket Digital Scale for Gold and Silver (one token prize)
https://www.facebook.com/BillWilliamsTireCenter/ 
 




 

Friday, July 18, 2025

Another NEW CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025 - Honey Bee Natural Foods - Brownwood!

 Join me in thanking another NEW Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsor for 2025 - HONEY BEE NATURAL FOODS at 909 N. Fisk Avenue in Brownwood! Owner: Carrol Wells, Phone number: 325-646-7017. Their generous donation purchased this very popular metal detecting book: "Relic Quest: A guide to Responsible Relic Recovery Techniques With Metal Detectors" (2011), 523 pages, by Stephen L. Moore.

 Donated prizes for our October 11th Central Texas Treasure Club Open Hunt are already pouring in!  Get your Early Bird Entry Fee in the mail today to be eligible to win the $50 cash Early Bird Prize on Hunt Day!  You don't want to miss this Hunt which we expect to be the biggest and best Open Hunt in Texas this year.





 

Thursday, July 17, 2025

New CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025 - Auto Glass Magic in Brownwood!

Please join me in welcoming Auto Glass Magic at 100 N. Main, next to the old Stokes Brothers Garage, as one of our NEW CTTC Hunt Sponsors for 2025!  Their generous Sponsorship donation allowed us to purchase these two excellent treasure hunting resource books which will be given away as one token prize at our 2025 Central Texas Treasure Club Open Hunt on October 11th!  They specialize in repairing or replacing chipped or cracked windshields and window tinting.  A few years ago, I took my car to them to have my windshield replaced after it was badly chipped by a piece of gravel thrown up by a big-wheeled pickup truck as I was returning from a metal detecting trip.  They did an expert job!  Their phone number is: 325-646-9789.

The two books are: (1) "Catalog of Modern World Coins" by R.S. Yeoman - 15th Edition, 2024 and (2) "Follow the Signs: A Treasure Hunter's Handbook" by Dayne Chastain.

Get your Early Bird Hunt Entries in the mail today!  Printable copies are available in our Club's Facebook group's Files section.







 

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Returning CTTC Open Hunt Sponsor Tobacco Treasure in Brownwood!

 

Returning Central Texas Treasure Club 2025 Hunt Sponsor Tobacco Treasure at 201 Main in Brownwood! Their generous donation was used to purchase this beautiful "Lost Oklahoma Treasure: Misplaced Mines, Outlaw Loot, Gold" by W. Craig Gaines (2021). This nice hardcover book will be one of well over 100 token prizes to be given away after our CTTC Open Hunt in Brownwood on October 11th!
I've bought my pipe tobacco from Tobacco Treasure for many years. It's a great place to do business!





 

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Intermission Bookshop - Downtown Brownwood - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025!

 

Join me in thanking Intermission Bookshop in downtown Brownwood for again becoming a Central Texas Treasure Club Open Hunt Sponsor for 2025! With their generous donation, I was able to purchase these 3 great treasure hunting books which will be given away as one very nice token price at our October 11th CTTC Open Hunt!

Be sure to stop in and visit this amazing shop in a very historic Downtown Brownwood building when you're in town for the Hunt or before if you have a chance! https://visitbrownwood.com/places/intermission-bookshop/
  • Follow the Signs: A Treasure Hunter's Handbook
  • A Guide to Treasure in Texas
  • Treasure Hunting: Seek and You Shall Find
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    If you're fascinated by big, undiscovered treasures like I am, these books will be a great addition to your research library!
     




     

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Cash Texas Pawn in Brownwood - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025!

 Thank you, Cash Texas Pawn of Brownwood!

With the generous Sponsorship donation from returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor Cash Texas Pawn, next to Whataburger on E. Commerce Street in Brownwood, I was able to purchase 3 very nice metal detecting pouches. The first one is an OmegaMill Relic Elite Pouch, like the one I've used on every detecting outing since 2018, and TWO CKG Metal Detecting Finds Bags! Each of these 3 pouches will be given away to the finders of the corresponding prize tokens at our October 11th Central Texas Treasure Club 2025 Open Hunt in Brownwood.
The last time I checked, Cash Texas had two very nice used metal detectors in stock. One is a Garrett AT Pro with a cool small coil (possibly 5"x 7") for $375 and a nice used White's detector. Both are in good working condition.
When you're in Brownwood, be sure to check out Cash Texas Pawn and tell them the Central Texas Treasure Club sent you.
Be sure to look in this group's Files section to find a printable copy of our Open Hunt flyer/registration form and get your Early Bird Entries in the mail!




 

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Mid-Tex Federal Credit Union in Brownwood - Returning CTTC Hunt Sponsor for 2025!

 Please join me in thanking our friends at Mid-Tex Federal Credit Union, located on Hwy. 377 South in Brownwood, for returning as a Central Texas Treasure Club Hunt Sponsor this year! Their generous donation allowed us to purchase 3 Brilliant Uncirculated 90% Silver Dollars! These beautiful coins will be given away at our 2025 CTTC Open Hunt as token prizes to the finders of the corresponding seeded tokens.

Have you mailed in your Early Bird Entry Fee? What are you waiting for???  

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Thanks To Friou Allen - 2025 CTTC Open Hunt Sponsor!

 

Thanks to Central Texas Treasure Club Co-Founder, Member, and 2025 CTTC Open Hunt Sponsor Friou Allen for his generous Sponsorship donation with which we were able to purchase these 3 beautiful Hunt token prizes that will be given away during the Prize Awards Ceremony immediately following our Open Hunt on October 11th! Each seeded prize token will be numbered and matched to a corresponding prize.

  • TWO PROOF 1990 Eisenhower Commemorative 90% Silver Dollars.
  • ONE UNC. WW II D-Day Commemorative 90% Silver Dollar.
     



     

Central Texas Treasure Club Monthly Meeting Tonight - July 1st!

 Important Central Texas Treasure Club Monthly Meeting Tonight!

6:30 p.m., old Early Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 104 E. Industrial Blvd., Early, Texas.
Tonight July 1st!  Members are urged to turn in all Gold Coin Raffle ticket sales money, Hunt Sponsorship donations, and Early Bird Hunt Entries. Our Club's new shirts will be available for $23 each! You can also pick up more Raffle tickets to sell and Sponsorship flyers.
Visitors are always welcome to attend our meetings!
Hope to see you tonight!
Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club 
Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/468623476667619 
 

 

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