[Coin of the Month club?]

Clubs definitely have a trade off...

 

Pros: The designs are usually outstanding. These clubs take great pride in their coins and their reputation so you end up getting some really wild stuff over time. If you join, then you're privy to coins that are much harder to get later. Indeed, I see club coins go up on ebay almost immediately after release for three times their original price and the best designs sell out very quickly very early so you have an in to get some of the most desired coins before the rest of the community. Some of the most inventive designs, newest concepts and groundbreaking techniques are usually club coins.

 

Cons: You're committed at least for a short term to purcase coins. Some people don't like not knowing exactly what's coming.

 

Observations both from inside and outside of coin clubs: When a hot new club coin comes up, everybody is trying to get it, but they can sell out quickly and never be available again. Members who bought in know early what's coming and can reserve buy ahead of time, stockpile and have hot traders that the rest of the community wants. I have often been the one scrambling to secure a trade for a club coin that came out with a club I'm not in. I've also been the one hoarding and trading for premium coins later from clubs I have gotten coins from. When a club coin comes out that seems less than desirable a lot of "I told you so"s start getting batted around, but ironically these "less successful" coins also end up having a high collecting value later just because less of them end up being produced and so they are harder to get as well in the long run as more and more people start collecting coins.

 

So if you're brave of heart, can handle anticipation and like surprises and an exclusive chance to get great coins early then clubs may be for you. If you're a more prudent collector and a stick-to-your-guns type and have a lot of patience you'll probably get the coins you're seeking eventually anyway, but usually at a higher cost over the long haul. Do I like clubs? Yes and No. I like all the advantages, but don't like not knowing. We all have to figure it out for ourselves I guess Just another element of fun and excitement with geocoins!

 

+1 If you like getting a 'surprise' package in the mail every month...

[Little Mermaids Geocoin]

PSU - I found one of these darlings yesterday in a cache in Detroit. The copper you chose looks much better than the black nickel you originally picked, and the glitter for the tail is a perfect choice. Excellent work. Thank you for sharing her. She'll be a big hit down in her new stomping grounds down in Pensacola.

 

Any plans on going to Kissamee with her?

[River Cacher Silent Auction Geocoin Sale]

Lori,

Your post got me all choked up.

This is a great community.

 

I am mailing you something tomorrow... in keeping with our lil tradition... 'when i find them, I return them."

[Where should Geocoinfest 2 Europa 2012 be held?]

I wish it would be in Dublin. :laughing:

 

Its Coins and Beer, or Beer and Coins?

[Selling off some of my coins!]

SCB Auctions

 

I have added another round of trackable coins on ebay.

I have listed another 25 coins please take a look and feel free to shoot me an e-mail with any questions on the coins listed.

 

Between 2-4 hours left on the auctions....I will package them up this evening and they will be in the mail tomorrow morning, if you pay promptly.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

When I clicked nothing came up.

[Alchemist's Opus Magnus]

I'd like know the names of the different finishes

 

Me too.

Alchemist's Magnus Opus coagulatio (purple)

Alchemist's Magnus Opus Rubedo (red)

Alchemist's Magnus Opus Cinco de Mayo

Alchemist's Magnus Opus Multiplicatio (red/green)

Alchemist's Magnus Opus Sublimatio (purple/green)

 

Alchemist's Magnus Opus (red/green) error (areas are painted white)

Alchemist's Magnus Opus purple/green)error (areas are painted white)

[What Was In Your Mailbox Today!]

I got a diving helmet.

[11-11-11 Multi-Event]

Instead of a compass rose...how about a clock face with the hands at 11:00, poppies could represent the numbers?

 

I like that idea!

 

You mean like an astronomical clock? lol!

[Assassin's Respite]

Versions:

Crimson Dawn (red and antique silver, shown below)

Twilight Vengence (blue and antique silver)

Royal Mercy (purple and antique gold

 

I get that Royal Mercy in antique copper is a LE.

The confusing part however is that there will be a re-mint of Royal Mercy in antique silver. So far I only knew about a Royal Mercy in antique gold.

 

Did I miss the initial antique silver version?

 

The mint reminted the Royal Mercy in Antique Copper instead of Antique Gold. Not sure why since AG was submitted. Emma at Oakcoins thought it was supposed to be Antique silver. Currently there is no AS version. V1 is AG. V2 is AC. The AG will be reminted, the AC is now a limited edition that will be on sale soon, as well as 50 will be saved for GCF EU.

 

Confusing... sorry.

[11-11-11 Multi-Event]

Just curious...do 11-11-11 events have to be held at 11:00?

I imagine yes, but as it falls on a friday...folks will either still be at work at 11 am, or maybe not as many folks would be willing to attend an event starting at 11pm (cachers with kids, etc)

 

?

 

Typically yes. At 11:11 am or 11:11 pm --- depends how adventurous the host is.

[Checkmate: Pawn Takes Queen Geocoin]

I would make six coin designs: king, queen bishop, knight, rook, and pawn.

 

I am making black and white pins for: King, Queen, Rook and Knight --- they will come with the coins, and be sold separately, I suppose those could go into 4 caches to make a set. Would be much cheaper.

 

Mark

Avroair

[Checkmate: Pawn Takes Queen Geocoin]

Good looking coin!

 

Love chess. Is there a reason why the pieces aren't facing each

other?

 

I thought that too...

But, thinking about it, as it is now, the coin can't be upside down. Good idea.

 

It's a coin so you can rotate it. And the Q and K alignment was fixed on the production coin, I noticed that when the sample arrived.

[Checkmate: Pawn Takes Queen Geocoin]

So I have been working on a Chess related coin for about 4 years now. Finished it up just in time for the Geoswag August coin and pin of the month. Sample is below.

 

Thanks to Waymarking I found a bunch of Giant Chess Boards (they have a category), and found one in Seattle at a local mall: Waymarking Chess Sets I am holding an event there in August

 

Below is a sample, the chess table and icons are gold two-tone:

 

 

 

A different version will also be available on Geoswag.com in August and at Geocoinfest Europe.

[Delft Blaauw coin in the making]

[11-11-11 Multi-Event]

Perhaps multiple poppies instead of just 1? Like...maybe 11 of them! Anyway, I know whatever you design will be awesome, so I won't design by committee on you and just trust I'll like it.

 

Good idea! like an onion! you keep peeling back the layers, or you mean like 11 little ones?

[11-11-11 Multi-Event]

It'd be nice to have a break from the compass rose style design. On the other hand, the greek one doesn't have nearly enough areas to color for it to get confusing and angst-ridden. Please advise.

 

I agree. I think we need a break from the compass rose inspired designs. The Greek coin also has me confused and wondering how it could be personalized for many different events. With a font change is looks great for an individual event. How about a poppy theme on one side?

I agree about the poppies.

To have an event on Vetern's Day with out some sort of aknowledgement just wouldn't be right.

 

I looked at poppies, they would look like CW88's suncatcher 11-11-11 coin. I can re-look.

[I have been given notice!]

These look so cool!

[11-11-11 Multi-Event]

Were the letters U U U or 11 11 11, it was hard to tell.

 

11 11 11 --- obviously need to pick a different font!

[7th International Math Trade]

No regrouping for me.

[11-11-11 Multi-Event]

Title updated at OP's request.

 

Two ideas I am kickin around:

 

Left: Greek, since they held the number 11 in high esteem.

Right: A double layered 11 pointed compass

 

 

Anything resonate?

[COINTEST! Cache Wars Gamepiece Cointest!]

Rhino,

It is never me when it comes to cointest winners. I don't enter them. This one goes to Gatoulis, and the posts are numbered.

 

You are always a winner in my book Eartha! You're the best mod on the Planet!

 

Edit: please close the thread, cointest is over.

[Cache of the Titans ~ Medusa Geocoin]

Brimstone --- copper, red with gold

Tempest --- copper, red with nickel

 

These two are back in the geoswag store: at the bottom

[COINTEST! Cache Wars Gamepiece Cointest!]

The cointest is over? I have the post 23... but am I the winner?

 

I will send you mark an email right away! Thank you for the cointest my friend!

 

oh... an other bright side.... I think... I have made a new local geocacher! a friend of mine.... he is still new.. with no finds... but I will teach him...

 

Ναι, είστε ο νικητής. Χρειάζομαι τη διεύθυνσή σας του Δία της Κρήτης!

[NEW COIN: le chat rampant - on sale]

Aw! I like the tiger moth... looks a bit (only a tad) like my kitty!

[Mission 9 Project Ape cache missing]

And no, I seriously doubt Moun10bike will archive this listing due to someone muggling it

If the cache container is taken, it should be archived.

If it turns out to be an Ape original box is the key, Then I will gracefully give up my Ape Cacahe in Brazil to either to Jon or Groundspeak if it can be done, its a very big peace of history for our sport. This will bring more pleasure to folks in the sport if there has to be a last one it should be in WA

I would take issue with this if it were done.

 

While it is no skin off my back one way or another I would think that treating this differently than the the other ones would be unfair.

 

I disagree with the whole "if the container is missing, then archive it policy," many caches have been replaced and continue. Hiding behind a policy doesn't make the policy right.