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Here is the next batch of coins that are available:
activated
Everglades National Park Stamp Geocoin
First Greek Geocoin 2007
2007 Idaho Geocoin
Crater Lake National Park Geocoin
2007 Wisconsin Geocoin
Italian Geocoin 2007
Newfoundland Geocoin
Lewis and Clark Expedition Monument Benchmark Geocoin
Crater Lake Stamp Geocoin
Washington Monument Benchmark Geocoin
Sunburst Series, Smiley Geocoin (suncatcher)
Ellandel's Malaysia 2008 Geocoin
BCGA 2008 Geocoin (suncatcher)
Flip a Friend Geocoin
West Virginia 2007 Geocoin (waiting on reply)
Ellandel's Spain 2006 Geocoin #346
Ellandel's Singapore 2007 Geocoin #007
unactivated
Japan Summer 2008 Geocoin
GC&P Club November 2009 - Geocaching Friendships Geocoin
GC&P Club March 2009 - Get Your Green On Geocoin
Chinese Fan Geocoin
GEOCAC Benchmark Geocoin
2007 Iowa Geocoin
Suncatcher 2008 Geocoin
Center of the Nation Benchmark Geocoin
Denali National Park Geocoin
American Samoa Benchmark Geocoin
Nebraskache 2008 Geocoin x 2
2007 Iowa Geocoin
2005 Delaware Geocoin
Pursuit of Caching Pie Geocoin (removable pie pieces)
Denali National Park Stamp Geocoin
Corp of Discovery: The Beginning Geocoin
Lewis & Clark Geocoin
N2LIFE Geocoin/Idaho 2008
Nutcracker 2008 Geocoin
GeoPix Geocoin (black nickel camera)
2008 Idaho Geocoin x2
Grim-Cacher Halloween Geocoin
Compass Roses Pendant and coin $12
Silly Boys Geocoin (purple ammo can)
Butterfly Kisses Geocoin (suncatcher)
Persistence of Caching Geocoin
Utah Micro 2007 Geocoin ($5)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Geocoin (suncatcher)
Micro GPS Geocoin(with mini lanyard)
Year of the Ox Geocoin (red and gold)
Peace in Life Geocoin/Delaware 2008
Crater Lake Stamp Geocoin
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whoops. double post.
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Remaining from the first batch of coins:
Activated:
2006 Indiana II Geocoin - no logs
North Carolina Foothills Geocoin - no logs
Georgia 2007 Geocoin - no logs
2006 Nebraskache Geocoin - no logs
2006 Kentucky Geocoin - no logs
2006 Cache MN Geocoin (license plate) - no logs
2006 Alabama Geocachers Association Geocoin - no logs
2006 South Carolina Geocoin - no logs
2006 Rhode Island Geocoin - no logs
2006 Mississippi Geocoin - no logs
GGA 7th Anniversary Geocoin (Georgia) - no logs
California 2006 Geocoin - no logs
Unactivated:
Black Eyed Susan Geocoin x 2
2007 Nevada Geocoin
North South NJ Geocoin
2008 Idaho Geocoin
2008 Wisconsin Geocoin
2007 New Hampshire Geocoin
Alabama 2008 Geocoin
New Mexico 2007 Geocoin
2007 Geohana Geocoin (hawaii bus token)
Wyoming 2007 Geocoin
2006 Massachusetts Geocoin
GeocacheOhio 2006 Geocoin
Colorado 2007 State Geocoin (license plate with dino bones on back)
Nebraskache 2007 Geocoin
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I haven't really done much with my geocoins in the past few years, so I thought I'd put them up for sale so someone else could enjoy them. Unless noted, all coins are $10. Shipping is $3.00, each additional coin ships for $0.50. These coins have never traveled in the wild, but some have been taken to events for discovery.
First up, I have state geocoins. I will be adding coins as I come across them.
Activated:
2006 Indiana II Geocoin - no logs
North Carolina Foothills Geocoin - no logs
Georgia 2007 Geocoin - no logs
2006 Nebraskache Geocoin - no logs
2006 Kentucky Geocoin - no logs
2006 Cache MN Geocoin (license plate) - no logs
2006 Alabama Geocachers Association Geocoin - no logs
2006 South Carolina Geocoin - no logs
2006 Rhode Island Geocoin - no logs
2006 Mississippi Geocoin - no logs
GGA 7th Anniversary Geocoin (Georgia) - no logs
California 2006 Geocoin - no logs
Unactivated:
Black Eyed Susan Geocoin x 2
2007 Nevada Geocoin
North South NJ Geocoin
2008 Idaho Geocoin
2008 Wisconsin Geocoin
2007 New Hampshire Geocoin
Alabama 2008 Geocoin
New Mexico 2007 Geocoin
2007 Geohana Geocoin (hawaii bus token)
Wyoming 2007 Geocoin
2006 Massachusetts Geocoin
GeocacheOhio 2006 Geocoin
Colorado 2007 State Geocoin (license plate with dino bones on back)
Nebraskache 2007 Geocoin
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I have several trackable state geocoins that I am selling. Most are activated, however a few are not. Times have been tough, so unfortunately I have to let some of my coins go. Shipping is $3 for 1 coin and $0.50 for each additional coin. All coins are $10. I accept Paypal and ING Direct Person2Person payments.
2008 Wisconsin Cow (New in Bag)
2008 Alabama (New in Bag)
2006 Maryland Black Eyed Susan x 2
2007 Georgia (Tybee Island on back)
GGA 7 Year anniversary (2008)
Wyoming 2007 -From the Devil’s Tower to the Tetons
New Mexico 2007 (Land of Enchantment)
Colorado 2007 License Plate
Minnesota 2006 License Plate
Mississippi 2006
2008 Idaho Coin
California 2006
Hawaii 2007 Geohana
Alabama 2006
Kentucky 2006
Nebraska 2006
Ohio (Shaped like the state - facts on one side and map on the other)
Massachusetts 2006
South Carolina 2007
Indiana 2006
Northern New Jersey Cachers (New in Bag)
Nebraska 2007
North Carolina Foothills
Nevada 2007
Rhode Island 2006
New Hampshire 2007
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Can you confirm that all coins listed are trackable on this site please?
Thanks.
Yes, all these coins are trackable on geocaching.com.
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Unfortunately, over the past year, things have been a little rough for me. I am no longer with Mr. Pixieslayer and as a stay at home mom, I am finding it a little rough getting back on my feet. Things are starting to look up since I did finally find a job in this economy, but it will be a little rough for this month, so I am selling several coins from my collection. If you want a picture of a coin, please let me know and I will post one. Shipping is $1.25 for single coins ($.50 per coin between 2-4) and 4.95 for 5 or more coins. If you are buying a large number of coins, I will have to see how many can be safely packed in the small flat rate boxes and let you know how much it will cost. I will keep this list updated and will be adding more in the coming days.
Activated Coins: ($10 each unless otherwise noted)
Black Nickel Team Sand Dollar 2007
Gold Team Sand Dollar 2006
Crake 2006 Suncatcher Purple
Crake 2006 Suncatcher Red
GeoSwag Coin Club April 2007 Flower shaped map
GeoSwag Coin Club March 2007 Lucky Caches (Looks like a Lucky Charms cereal box)
GeoSwag Coin Club February 2007 For the Love of Caching - Pink Glitter
GeoSwag Coin Club Jan 2007 "Doing the winter FTF dance"
GeoSwag Coin Club Dec 2006 Blue Glitter snow flake ornament with hole to hang on tree
GeoSwag Coin Club November 2006 "Caching in the Leaves"
GeoSwag Coin Club October 2006 "Night Caching" glow in the dark
Black Nickel Night Cachers coin "When the sun goes down, the hunt goes on"
Unactivated Coins: ($10 each unless otherwise noted)
Crake Mimbres (Purple, Black and White, Brass)
Geocaching - You are the search engine (2)
Key to the Cache 2008
Dawn of the Fairy (Gold)
Lilly Sue Celtic Star (Antique Silver) (2)
Blue GPS Charm
Queen of Caching
Japan Summer
Year of the Ox (Blue, silver)
Year of the Ox (Green, Copper)
Unite for Tank
GeoRendezvous 2007
Geocoinfest Multi 2007
GW6 Evil Micro ($5)
Christmas Nutcracker
Virtual Glow in the Dark icon ($5)
Virtual Icon ($5)
Black Magnetic Hide a key type micro coin $5
Letterbox icon ($5)
All Season Caching Spring
All Season Caching Summer
All Season Caching Fall
366 Days of caching
Caching in the Holidays
Iowa 2007 (Copper)
DNF frownie (black nickel) ($5)
Wisconsin 2008 (shaped like a cow)
Geocaching Police Squad 2007 ($8)
Persistence of Caching
Matroyshka Dolls (Russian Nesting dolls) - $25
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I'm 26, and AT Hiker Wannabe is 2, so our average age is 14
. As for WW2 vets who cache, my grandfather will go caching with us sometimes if it doesn't involve long car rides or tough terrain. He's found about 4 with us, I think. He's nearly 83 now. He's living in his hometown, and it's actually pretty cool to go caching there with him because he remembers how it was in the 30s. We don't get to see my grandparents too often, but one of the unexpected benefits of ATHW caching with his great grandpa is that they both have a really good time together. -
It's mostly "My Account" for me too. Is there any way to build a PQ without going through the "my account" page?
Try http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/ to get to the PQ page directly.
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I find that new caches within 5-10 miles of me have slowed down, -but- it seems like new caches are popping up faster outside of the metro area than they were this time last year. Also, my home parish used to have a whopping 2 caches (one of which was mine) until this year. Now there's a shade over 20, which have all popped up since Thanksgiving.
I think another reason the rate of new caches is slowed down here is because people seem to be over the whole "a cache in every lamp post skirt" thing. Most new caches I've done recently have been decent sized caches that took me on a nice walk, and quite a few nice multis and puzzles are also popping up. I'll gladly take a slower rate of interesting new caches over a high rate of mostly skirtlifter new caches.
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Picked my coins up at GW5 today. They looked great!
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Count me in for the black nickel and misty silver
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Put me down for a couple
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step 22: every time you put on your workboots it's the same thing from your 4 year old...
"are we going out looking for that box in the woods?"
or, if they're 5.... "I'm not going geocaching! No way! I'm staying in my room!"
SLAMMMM!
Step 22a: While on a solo visit, your 2 year expresses stunned disbelief that his grandparents don't have a "GeePeeEss!!!" and then tries to introduce them to geocaching every time they take him to play at the park or park the car too close to a lamp post.
Ginormobaby had his first solo visit with his grandparents while I was at Geocoinfest and the only problem he gave my parents was about the lack of caching that week
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February poses problems with weather (I discovered that firsthand) and limits where an event can be held. What are people's thoughts on kicking around ideas for fall:
late August before school starts
Labor Day weekend --- would people travel for it?
A regular weekend in September
mid-October Columbus Day weekend (3 day weekend for some)
I know all 4 of these options have pros and cons so let's hear them
I'd go with Labor Day, since it would probably be best for parents/teachers and probably likely to have the best weather regardless of the location. There's just so much that goes on these days in the first 6-8 weeks of school that would make it hard for a parent to justify taking their kids out for a non emergency. Some of us are lucky enough to family who can visit and make sure our kids go to school while we take a long weekend off, but I don't think most parents have that option.
I wouldn't mind having the coin event happen twice a year, once on each coast. It's not a perfect solution, since it probably doesn't help the midwesterners. But I could see more people on whatever the coast the event is on feel that it's doable if it's within about a 1200-1500mi drive. With two+ drivers, that isn't a bad drive, and it's still doable solo.
I would travel for it whenever and wherever it is. But then again, my road trip to Geocoinfest and back will end up falling just shy of 7k miles, so maybe I'm not the best person to ask
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I think it would be great if the next Geocoinfest was a whole weekend long event. I didn't get a chance to meet half of the people who attended and that really bummed me out. I'd prefer for the event to be anywhere in the West or Midwest. Since I'm from a fairly small city I found the traffic all around the area a bit overwhelming, it'd be nice if we could have it in a less trafficed area.
It would be great if the geocachers with children could attend also without having to pull their kids out of school. The first weekend of spring break might be nice or sometime in the summer too.
I really liked that the Temecula Event was the next day, since it gave me a chance to see new friends again before we went our separate ways. Since I'm an east coaster, I went in to Geocoinfest only having met about 4 people there prior to the event. Walking into a sea of new faces with semi familiar names is just a little overwhelming when you're by yourself. The coin quest was a great way to help break the ice. I started it solo and finished with new friends.
As far as scheduling it so families can attend, it's going to be pretty difficult outside of the month of July. We always started school in August and finished in May, but my cousins who lived up north started in September and finished in June. Some schools don't get a spring break either, since they give time off for local holidays like Mardi Gras or bowl game days. Your best bets for accommodating families with school kids are probably going to be Labor Day weekend, or the extended weekend breaks at Thanksgiving or Easter.
The 2007-2008 school calendars should be available now or will be very shortly, so maybe the parents interested in going to Geocoinfest next year could post their holiday dates so we can find a common one?
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I got an email from someone today that told me I was a total idiot and by giving people a shiny coin I could not possibly change their lives in anyway meaningful.
Or is he right, I am an idealist that needs to become "jaded"?
He's wrong on both counts. I admire the people who make it to adulthood and beyond without allowing the quality of being nice without ulterior motives to be stripped from their character. I wouldn't be surprised if at least some of the people who either nominated someone or received a coin are making an effort to pay it forward in other areas of their lives. As someone who was surprised with an award for something I wasn't doing for fame and glory, I can tell you how great it feels to know that someone appreciates your work enough to nominate you. It made my year.
Don't let this guy get to you. He may have grown up about the same time as I did, when "everyone is a winner!" and you got rewarded even if you didn't do anything. A few of the people I went to school with still throw tantrums because they did nothing and someone else gets recognized for their hard work. I think the PIF coins are a great project, because you can thank the people who go above and beyond without any expectation of thanks.
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Pixieslayer should be on the road tomorrow!
Who else is getting ready to leave?
Yep, we leave in about 8 hours. We're going to the TriCities event in Tennessee on the way down, then it's a few days at my parents' house so Ginormobaby can get used to them again before I drive the other half of my trip. I'm so excited that I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve.
I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone there and I hope everyone has a safe trip.
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Okay, lets have a little "cointest" LOL
Winner gets their choice of a gold or nickel Texas County Challenge coin.
Let's play "Name the Cowboys New Head Coach"
Unfortunately, it's been awhile since I've lived in the "unofficial" part of east Texas, so I don't get to hear any Cowboys gossip. I guess I'll go with Wade Phillips because Wikipedia says he might get wish.
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T-Shirt + Shorts = Warm weather Yesssssss !!!
You can see the sun in the picture!
Last I heard, we had a chance of rain this weekend. Last weekend we set record highs...some areas reached the 90's!
Only two more days until I leave for Geocoinfest! My husband is just a little jealous that I get to leave this cold weather behind for perfect biking weather since he's biked to work in subzero real feel temps this week
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I would love to have a set of the 2007s to go with my 2006 set
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Got ours today and they look great. Ginormobaby thought they must belong to our pug, Jack
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Email sent. I just couldn't resist, since we've had pugs in our family since my grandpa won a pair at a raffle in 1966. I've been a pug fan since I was two days old and went to visit my grandparents for the first time. Their breeding pair had a litter about 2 hours after I was born, so my first pug came to live with us on my first Christmas.
Thanks for making the cool coin.
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Fortunately, my parents live roughly halfway between Virginia and California, so I won't have to drive the whole stretch at once. I've never been further west than the DFW area, so I'll be caching/sightseeing once I get past there. I'll be gaining two hours, so it's possible I might make it in early enough to hang out.
I leave one week from today and I don't think I could be more excited
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. As for WW2 vets who cache, my grandfather will go caching with us sometimes if it doesn't involve long car rides or tough terrain. He's found about 4 with us, I think. He's nearly 83 now. He's living in his hometown, and it's actually pretty cool to go caching there with him because he remembers how it was in the 30s. We don't get to see my grandparents too often, but one of the unexpected benefits of ATHW caching with his great grandpa is that they both have a really good time together.
. They all look great!
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. Looks great!
Spring Cleaning - Clearing Out the Coin Stash
in Trackables
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The double post fairy apparently likes me today.