Treasure Hunts
Metal Detecting Treasure Hunts
Competition Treasure Hunts
Better known as competition hunts. You pay a registration fee for the main events and often an extra fee for optional events. Prizes such as silver coins are buried in the hunt field along with tokens redeemed later for mostly valuable prizes. Registrants line up facing the hunt field and when the signal is given, they try to find as many targets as possible before the field is depleted. Since targets are usually shallow, this can happen rather quickly. No matter what your experience level is, everyone has a chance at some very lucrative prizes. Most contestants come away with prizes valued at more than their entrance fee. Prizes may include lots of coins (usually silver), artifacts, gold, silver, metal detectors and gear.
Closed Treasure Hunts
Also competition hunts but only certain groups may register; e.g., clubs. These hunts may also be called “members’ hunts.”
Our annual list of upcoming OPEN TREASURE HUNTS is populated as we receive the information.
Open Treasure Hunts
2024
April 13th and 14th, 2024 - Mike Race Memorial Annual Club Hunt - Lancaster Research and Recovery Club’s Open Hunt website: Hunts (lrrc.org)
2022
April 23 - Lancaster Research and Recovery Club’s Open Hunt website: Hunts (lrrc.org) early bird deadline for entry fees is March 18.
April 30 - Liberty Hall Relic Hunt in Alanthus, VA. SIgn up page url: Liberty Hall Event Sign Up - Liberty Hall (
libertyhallva.com)
Cost is $100. Field limited to 100 entrants; 28 have signed up as of 2/26/22.
May 21 - Eastern Shore Metal Detecting Society, 2nd Annual Open Hunt.
Limited to 75 entrants.
Interested parties send email to
Jerry McClymont
Tell Jerry your name and phone number and how many spots to reserve. He will contact you to get your payment.
2021
April 24, Culpeper Co. Virginia, Liberty Hall Civil War relic hunt.
August 14-15, 37th Annual Black Diamond Treasure Hunt.
November 6, !3th Annual Old Dominion Relic Dig. Limit 100.
2020
March 30, Woodland Park, NJ, 5th annual spring Bunny Hunt. Limit 75
April 18, Lancaster, PA. Lancaster Search and Recovery Club open treasure hunt
May 2, Va. Bch, VA. 33nd Annual Tidewater Coin and Relic Club Open Hunt
May 16-17, East Coast Research and Discovery Association open treasure hunt
June 6-7, New Stanton, PA, 7th Annual Silver Seekers open treasure hunt
October 23-25, Culpepper, VA, All Natural Civil War Relic Hunt
November 7, Ashland, Va, Old Dominion Relic Dig. Limit 100.
2019
March 23, April 27, June 29, July 6, Various cities, XP Deus Boot Camp.
March 30, Woodland Park, NJ, 4th anuual spring Bunny Hunt. Limit 75.
April 13, Lancaster, PA. Lancaster Search and Recovery Club open treasure hunt.
April 21, Va. Bch, VA. 32nd Annual Tidewater Coin and Relic Club Open Hunt.
May 18, 19, East Coast Research and Discovery Association open treasure hunt.
June 09, 10, New Stanton, PA, 7th Annual Silver Seekers open treasure hunt.
CANCELLED! October 5, Sandy Pnt. State Park, Annapolis, MD, M.A.R.S. Silver Frenzy VI Open Hunt.
October 18,19, Diggin’South Jersey, 2322 Newcdombtown Rd, Millvile, NJ 08332.
November 09, Hanover Metal Detectors Club, Hanover, MD.
November 16-17, Jersey Shore Treasure Weekend Open Hunt, Deal NJ.
2018
April 7, Lancaster, PA. Lancaster Search and Recovery Club open treasure hunt.
April 21, Va. Bch, VA. 31th Annual Tidewater Coin and Relic Club Open Hunt.
May 19, 20, East Coast Research and Discovery Association open treasure hunt.
June 09, 10, New Stanton, PA, 6th Annual Silver Seekers open treasure hunt.
September 29, Maryland Artifact Recovery Sociey (M.A.R.S) Silver Frenzy V.
September 30, Maryland Free-State Treasure Club Open Hunt 2018.
October 6, 27th Annual Jersey Shore OpenTreasure Hunt.
2017
May 06, Va. Beach, VA. 30th Annual Tidewater Coin and Relic Club Open Hunt.
April 01, Orlando, Fl. Central Florida Sunshine Shootout and Relic Hunt.
April 13, Lancaster, PA. Lancaster Search and Recovery Club open treasure hunt.
May 6,7, Emporium, PA. Dirt Digging PA Third Annual Treasure Hunt.
May 20, 21, East Coast Research and Discovery Association open treasure hunt.
June 10, 11, New Stanton, PA, Silver Seekers open treasure hunt.
July 8 - 15, New Stanton, PA, Treasure Week 2017.
August 12, Tunkhannock, PA - Black Diamond’s 2016 33th Annual Treasure Hunt.
September 16, Annapolis, MD. Maryland Artifact Recovery Society (M.A.R.S.) Silver Frenzy IV.
September 17, Annapolis, MD. Maryland Free-State Treasure Club Open Hunt 2017.
October 7, Long Branch, NJ. Deep Search Metal Detecting Club Open Hunt 2017
October 28-29, F.M.D.A.C. open hunts and Civil War show.
2016
2016 April 16, Lancaster County Central Park, Kiwanis 22. Lancaster Research & Recovery Club Open Hunt 2016.
April 23-24, Blacksburg, SC. 2016 Teasure Hunt of the Carolinas.
May 14, Va. Beach, VA. 29th Annual Tidewater Coin and Relic Club Open Hunt.
May 14, West Pennsboro Township Fire Comp, PA. Central Pennsylvania Metal Detecing Club Memorial Open Hunt.
May 14-15, New Stanton, PA. 4th Annual Silver Seekers Open Hunt.
May 21 and 22, Ocean City, NJ. East Coast Research and Discovery Association Seventh Annual Treasure Hunt.
May 28-29, Stoney Creek Ontario, Canada. 2016 Southern Ontario Metal Detecting Beach Hunt.
July 9 - 16, New Stanton, PA - Treasure Week sponsored by various manufactures. Hunts every day.
July 24-30, Vallonia, IN - Southern Indiana Annual Treasure Fest.
August 13, Tunkhannock, PA - Black Diamond’s 2016 33th Annual Treasure Hunt.
August 20-21, New Concord, OH - 37th Annual Buckeye Championship Treasure Hunt.
September 17, Long Branch, NJ - Silver Anniversary! Deep Search Metal Detecting Club 25th Annual Open Beach Treasure Hunt.
October 8, Annapolis, MD. Maryland Artifact Recovery Society (M.A.R.S.) Silver Frenzy III.
October 9, Annapolis, MD - The Maryland Free-State Treasure Club Treasure Hunt 2016. “Diamonds of the Sahara”