Coin Hunts
These hunts are great fun for all ages! Thousands of coins along with tokens good for gold, silver or even metal detectors & more are buried in our hunt field for your detecting pleasure! This event happens on the 3rd Saturday of each month from November through March. Prices depend upon which hunt you participate in, so be sure to check out our events page for all the details. Club members receive a discount.
The Next Coin Hunt at the Quartzsite town park is on November 16, 2024….Open to the public!
Save $5 by Helping Us Plant!
We start breaking coin rolls around 9:00 AM and coin planters are asked to be on the field at 9:30 AM for the hunt prep work. All members are welcome to come out and assist with coin planting and a chance for the nuggets and silver to be given away to lucky helpers.
Coin Shooter Hunt Clinic
There will be a new hunter clinic before the hunt. If you would like help setting up your detector, polish your skills, or receive tips from the "Club Pros", just show up and participate. We will make an announcement at the hunt with the exact time.
Prospectors Swap Meet
The club will allow members to display items for sale at the coin hunts, space will be provided to sell your surplus metal detectors and gold prospecting equipment. Set up is at 10AM in order to give the club trailer a chance to park in the right spot.
RULES:
NO PULSE INDUCTION METAL DETECTORS ALLOWED-
If you do not have a VLF detector, just ask! We usually have enough spares to go around-
Stock coils only, no bigfoot coils are allowed in the hunt-
Headphones required-
A full list of rules will be explained at the orientation at 12:45-
Treasure Chest Hunt &
Wallet Find
11/15/2023
Just an FYI to the Wallet & Treasure Chest hunters out there! Below are the guidelines used by those who hid them so you know where NOT TO LOOK AND DIG!
Rules for hiding the wallet and treasure chest
Do not plant under or close to vegetation where it would harm the plant or its roots.
Item must be planted on a QMDC claim.
Do not plant item within or close to a members marked personal claim.
Do not plant in dry washes, ditches or other areas that could allow it to be washed away.
Do not plant on road ways or other areas were there may be heavy vehicle traffic.
Do not plant within a hazardous area.
Only plant in an area where my 85 year old mother would be able to access.
Must not be planted deeper than a cheap metal can detect.
If you plan on leaving the area prior to the wallet or treasure chest being found, a board member must be show its exact location.
Clues for locating wallet must be in word clue format only.
Clues for locating the treasure chest will be in a drawn format of a map only.
Coin Hunt Rules
1. Drink plenty of water to keep hydrated
2. Hunt will begin at 1 when I sound the horn and will last 1 hour. Stop hunting when I sound the horn the second time and exit the field.
3. Only Paid members are allowed on the hunt Field during the coin hunt.
4. Head phones are required. Check to make sure your head phones work prior to make entering the filed. If you need to borrow a set of headphones, ask one of our board members. If your wireless headphones fail during the hunt and your detector can be heard, you will be asked to leave the hunt field.
5. Standard coil/no big foot coils.
6. VLF machines only/no pulse Induction.
7. No scoops or shovels small rakes only (5” Wide max).
8. Please fill in your holes
9. Show common courtesy, if your detector starts chattering, move away from each other.
10. Everyone is required to have Badge visible to show that you have registered.
11. Line up around the outside of the White border without walking across the hunt field.
12. Tokens are (Color) dot stickers
13. Tokens must be turned in within15 minutes after the hunt ends.
14. If you helped plant, please start In different area than you planted. You can hunt in that area
after 20 minutes
15. If you have an issue, contact one of the board members wearing an orange vest.