Let's Fill the House on February 4th!

 Let’s Fill the House at our February 4^th CTTC Meeting!  Everyone, Members & Visitors, who attends and stays for the whole meeting will receive a 100+ year-old collectible American coin! 

I will be giving a program, immediately following the meeting about the Spanish in Brown County and Central Texas.  Visitors are always welcome and invited!

Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the old Early Chamber of Commerce Bldg. at 104 E. Industrial Blvd. in Early, Texas.

 

Tons of Lost Treasure Still Out There!

 Something worth keeping in mind. Back in the good old days of treasure hunting, large caches of treasure, posthole banks, and outlaw loot, were regularly found by metal detectorists. Those stories were reported on in the many treasure hunting magazines and periodicals that were available when I first began in 1969. I don't think I'm stretching the truth when I say that for every one of those large caches that were recovered in those early years, probably 25 times that number still haven't been found and people have continued to add to them every year.

From: A.T. Evans' "Treasure Hunter's Yearbook 1971-1972", page 17

"According to a 1971 U.S. Treasury report, 10% of all money coined and minted each year is lost. A real eye-opener is their disclosure that only 35% of the nation's wage-earners use banks!"

Photo: 5.75 lbs. of 1940s silver coins found in a clay pot in Maine in 2009.

 

Our next Central Texas Treasure Club monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, February 4th.  Visitors always welcome and invited to attend.  You don't want to miss this one!

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

Metal Detectorist Discovers Oldest Gun Ever Found in U.S.

 The oldest gun ever found in the U.S. was found with a metal detector! I encourage you to read this fascinating story. I've also researched the Spanish in what is now Brownwood and Brown County as well as in central Texas for a very long time. I will give a program about some of what I've learned from that research and field work immediately following our Central Texas Treasure Club's next monthly meeting on February 4th.

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/archaeologists-dug-oldest-gun-ever-161736658.html 

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

New Addition to our Club Library

 

Last week, I decided to invest in this rare copy of "A. T. Evans' Treasure Hunter's Yearbook 1971-1972" with Club funds. It will be part of our Central Texas Treasure Club's Library but will not be loaned out. Members and visitors can read it at our monthly meetings if they arrive early or when they get weary of hearing me talk.  It will give you an idea of the kinds of metal detectors being used back then, it includes photos of some of the valuable finds being made with them, and it has several fascinating treasure hunting stories and profiles of some of the best treasure hunters of that period.

I owned a couple of these books from different years until I sold them to fund a failed move to California Gold Country in 1988. I sold almost everything I had that year to help finance the trip. Those books are two of the things I most regret selling as they provided me with many enjoyable hours of reading and motivation.

One more reason to attend our CTTC regular monthly meetings! Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 4th.

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

Central Texas Treasure Club Meeting Tonight - Tuesday, January 7th!

 

Central Texas Treasure Club Meeting Tonight! 6:30 p.m. at the old Early Chamber of Commerce Bldg. at 104 E. Industrial Blvd. in Early, Texas. Our regular monthly meetings are always held on the first Tuesday of every month. Visitors are always welcome and invited to attend!

Get 2025 off to a great start by attending! 

Jay Longley, President, Central Texas Treasure Club

 

2024 Central Texas Treasure Club Treasure Hunter of the Year Winners!

 2024 Central Texas Treasure Hunter of the Year Awards!

At last Wednesday's CTTC Christmas Party, the winners of the 2024 Treasure Hunter of the Year competition were announced and awarded. They are as follows:

2024 CTTC Treasure Hunter of the Year - Tommy Faught

1st Runner-Up - John Meeks

2nd Runner-Up - Jay Longley

3rd Runner-Up - Caiden Tyler

*** Overall Best Finds of the Year - Tommy Faught

The race for our 2025 Treasure Hunter of the Year has begun! Winners are based on the total number of points each Member has collected from our monthly Finds of the Month Contests. Each Member can participate by bringing your best metal detected finds, for the previous month, to the monthly meetings and entering one of them in the appropriate category. There are 4 categories - Coins, Jewelry & Precious Metals, Relics, and Most Unusual. Then, everyone present gets an opportunity to vote on which finds they think are the best in each category. Votes are then tabulated and the winners of each category are announced. Our next CTTC monthly meeting is Tuesday, January 7th.

So get out there and start competing!

 

CTTC Annual Christmas Party - Wednesday, December 11th!

 Annual Central Texas Treasure Club's Members & Families-Only Christmas Party!

· Jen made arrangements for this year’s Central Texas Treasure Club’s Christmas Party at The Section Hand Steakhouse. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11th. We will have the traditional Gift Exchange so everyone needs to bring a wrapped gift valued at between $15 to $20.