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I've only done one lampskirt cache, and not knowing what it was beforehand, it was fun. I like the cool places that geocaching takes me, but sometimes on the less scenic ones, I am able to focus on the cool technology that leads me to hidden objects that non-geocachers cannot find. sorry...I'll work on my angst about micros some more over the weekend, and get back to you all with a grumpy post on Monday. Jamie

Until I checked the dates on the OP, I thought that it was from this month's promises to ship... Jamie

I got an email request to place the one in upstate ny at the end of a long hike so that it will hang around long enough that a canadian cacher can come down and grab it...I don't think he has to worry to much, but I'll find someplace fun to put it. Jamie

I think that it's BECAUSE the trades and purchases among our community work so well in general that people who were ripped off by this guy need to respond aggressively to this...so that the next guy who considers it will think twice before they try to rip off more geocachers. Jamie

Members of our local geocaching organization, Northern New York Geocachers (NNYGeo), are hosting 3 CITO events during the month of April. Last year, the one I hosted resulted in over 600 pounds of crap being hauled out of the woods and carted to the dump, a bunch of people finding out about geocaching, and a favorable TV spot on a local news channel. We're hoping for even better this year!!! Jamie (there's a link to NNYGeo in my sig line, my computer at work doesn't work well with the gc forums for some reason)

There is, or there used to be, a cache in the GC HQ that was by invitation only...I don't know the number, and am not even positive about its existence, but it's been mentioned a number of times here in the forums... Jamie

In all seriousness, nobody is going to break their leg or suspension falling through an open manhole...these manhole covers were retired when the openings they serviced were expanded to 20" manholes...the taxpayers have already bought their replacements, and these guys were on their way to the dump. Jamie

This may come as a shock, but I spend hardly any time thinking about how to fool Groundspeak volunteers... Actually, the "G" (you know, the one with the x marking the spot in the middle) is a cool idea...it will tax my artistic abilities, but may be worth the effort...thanks for the idea! Jamie

I guess that we can agree to disagree on their not being geocoins, although I do agree with you that they are painted manhole covers Jamie

You forgot post #7, the cynic, who knocks the whole discussion and its participants, and laments that these threads have become so predictable... Jamie

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To answer your questions in order (in my opinion, of course): No No No No No, although it's nice for geocoins to travel through caches. I consider the wooden nickels I've placed in geocaches to be geocoins, along with some kiln-fired pottery ones. The value of a geocoin is based on how much the owner (or a potential buyer/trader) values it, regardless of the material from which it is made. Jamie

I think it looks great!!! I can't wait! I think that if you mint 1000, you will surely sell all of them, and would be able to pay the CC bills, even the interest charged due to waiting until you have the money, and still clear enough to distribute 50-100 in caches around VT without paying for those ones. Jamie

Sorry to disagree, but... These are actually geocoins. I'm not aware of any rules that state that geocoins need to have been minted...lots of geocoins are made by the cachers who place them. I'm similarly unaware of any rules that state that geocoins have to be traded or sold...many geocoins move from cache to cache as trackable travellers were originally supposed to do. They cannot be collected as they are activated and have a mission, just like other geocoins that have been activated and have missions are not supposed to be collected. I would put these in the category of geocoins since unlike Cindy or Tommy or the Pay Phone TB, which are trackable using Travel Bug tags, these are geocoins which are trackable using geocoin tracking numbers. Jamie - NFA

no...that's how the usps cleans their machines...thick packages of geocoins are like q-tips for postal equipment... Jamie

It's not the size of the coin, it's the passion of your cachin'... I'm about to release 2 geocoins that are 38mm (thick) and about 400mm across, but am also working on some that will only be about the size of a US penny...I love every size of geocoin I've ever seen! Jamie

Given the lack of communication, apology, coins, and previous statements that the coins have been mailed...but waiting to April 1 doesn't hurt...thankfully I did not buy any of these coins, but it could set a dangerous precedent for geocoins and geocaching commerce in general, so my feeling is that you should land on this guy with both feet if April 1 comes and goes without EVERYONE getting their coins. I mention everyone because a saavy scammer might send out coins to only the most loudly complaining forum members to try and turn this around for himself... Paypal, USPS, FBI, and various internet crime outfits will all be interested in finding and fining this guy...

I'll be in Vegas April 7-12, and plan to do some caching out in the Red Rocks area and over past Hoover Dam while I'm there (as well as some caches in town, of course... ). I'll place it it while I'm there...what do you think homneland security will think of me huffing this thing through the airports between Burlington, VT and Las Vegas, NV? If you're driving in Northern New York, just make sure that you pay attention to the road, particularly when driving through Canton, NY...just kidding... Jamie

Hi, Thanks to some help from geocachers in this forum, I am about to release 2 different Geocoins into the wild to travel from cache to cache. Before they received their gold paint-jobs and geocaching.com geocoin tracking numbers, they were manhole covers...now they're frighteningly large geocoins!!! The Brobdingnagian Geocoin (LE, Gold) will start its travels in Northern New York State. The Ginormous Geocoin (LE, Gold) will start its travels in Nevada or Arizona. Their missions are to move from cache to cache throughout the geocaching world. They are too big to fit into most caches, so please hide them nearby and mention the location in your log so that subsequent visitors will be able to find them (ie - "left it 30 feet north of the cache, under the bush"). Please take pictures of the Brobdingnagian Geocoin (LE, Gold) and the Ginormous Geocoin (LE, Gold) as they move through the world, and upload them to both their pages and the pages of caches they visit. Thanks in advance for helping these geocoins move through the geocaching world!!! Jamie - NFA

Here are some pics of the coins that I took this afternoon...excuse my photographic skills (or lack thereof)... Bronze (250 made) Nickel (100 made) Silver (25 made) Gold (25 made) I've got a trading list in my signature below, if anyone is interested in trades...I sold some of the bronze coins, but none of the other metals. Jamie - NFA

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I enjoyed reading this thread more than the other geocoin-whining threads of late. I made both of the geocoins I produced to travel through geocaches, and with geocaching in mind, but the money involved, mine and other peoples', has gotten me thinking about the next geocoin I'm going to be making. I've got a flat piece of soapstone, a dremel tool with too many bits, and a couple of pounds of tin and pewter. Earlier this year, I fooled around with making personal geocoins by dremel-ing out a negative to fill with molten metal, and made a couple (Flask has one). It was pretty easy. I could make 100 of these in a morning, after making a mold that I like, and stamp numbers or initials onto the back of them before dropping them into caches or trading with geo-friends. To re-rail this post back on-topic... I think that a geocoin should be developed with the goal of being put into geocaches. I think that they should have something to do with geocaching. A tracking number does not make it a geocoin to anyone except gc.com...who, ICBA, encouraged/fostered/fathered the current trend in geocoin originality and creativity by requiring $1.50 for each and every coin that anybody wants to sell here, which by necessity pushes financial concerns to the front of the line in terms of considerations when planning a geocoin. just my $0.02 Jamie

Thanks for the positive feedback, and for your patience with the delays... Although I know it was a pain, I really think that it was worth the wait...I've been walking around with one of the bronze coins in my pocket ever since they arrived. Jamie

Hi, Looking for: Canada Alaska Blind Avocado Cav Scout Dliming Ammo can Joe Frog my trade list can be found at: http://www.geocoincollection.com/cointrade...ype=2&owner=239 In addition to the coins on the above site, I have NFA personal Geocoins in LE versions: black nickel, silver, and gold. Thanks, Jamie

I have not yet received my invoice for two sets. Jamie