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Impressive, that's the one to beat folks. - MC

RE: Images.. Sent you a message

Good to know these coins are landing safely, there are still 16 mystery coins unaccounted for, so please let me know if you've received one. A big "thanks" to those people who have already posted, I can now tick those off the "whereabouts unknown" list. Btw, great coin photographs everyone! Who knows, I may eventually bestow one of my wonderful two-tone mystery coins to the member who posts the best photo Eight more NWO mystery coins will be flying out today...

The pictures don't really do these coins justice, especially the two-tones... which will unfortunately be delayed! However, I have complete faith in the people responsible for getting them to look as good as they should. I'm considering having some XLE's and XXLE's minted, but these won't be availabe for quite some time yet and only a small number of these coins will be gifted or offered as Cointest prizes. Photographs will eventually be posted (if I decide to go ahead with these) along with minting numbers for all versions, very handy for future reference! And... several coin packets were posted on Friday, ten more mystery coins will be flying out tomorrow Who feels lucky?

Houston... The Eagle has landed! Have a great birthday Susiemerlin1

Keep a lookout for the NWO Cointests appearing over the next few months. Who knows? You just might be lucky enough to win one!

Hey... sleeping beauty, wake up! see post #141 - MC

Each coin comes with a 2" x 2" card, this is the "Certificate of Authenticity & Ownership". On the flip side of the card there's a hologram sticker with a unique ID number, an email address and some instructions.

Unfortunately, coin recipients have already been chosen, but there's always the Cointests to look forward to

NWO Update: I'm happy to announce that a small number of "New World Order" mystery coins have been sent out this morning, more coins will be posted shortly to those lucky members who were randomly chosen. I will also be posting a few NWO cointests over the coming months to give those people who missed out a chance to win a coin or two, so stay tuned. Before one of these geocoins hits a mailbox I'd like to mention "Mystery Coins" and "eBay", because when these two meet on the forum it's never pretty, which is entirely understandable. As a mystery giver, I'd like to state the following for the record... (before the inevitable mystery coin ethical debate migrates to this thread.) * All official NWO mystery coins may be gifted, donated, traded, sold, raffled or auctioned by the coin owner, without seeking my prior permission. * - MC

If it's the coin with the red Templar cross on it, then 'geocoinshop.de' have all three versions available for 8 Euros each excluding tax and shipping.

If you posted in the thread, then the chances are much higher than you think - MC

Do a quick search for the 'New World Order' thread, you'll find several pictures of a soon-to-be released 2" trackable mystery coin in six finishes.

It's unfortunate that steps like this have to be taken, this 'authenticity' check could easily be setup by geocoin producers as an 'automated service' for customers/traders/sellers. MC If Groundspeak approves a coin and sells 1000 tracking codes, but the seller only mints 250 of that design and uses the other 750 for bogus coins (or simply doesn't mint the approved design)... In that case, though, what's to stop a bogus seller from setting up a bogus authentication method (should that method become standard)? It all boils down to the buyer being aware of what's going on, doesn't it? I do like your method, though, especially for this coin. If some crook is intent on making a fast buck by counterfieting goods and selling them off as the genuine article, then I guess they will (until they get rumbled). All we can do is be vigilant and inform everyone else here that it's happening when we find it, maybe complain... a lot! All I'm doing is offering a little peace of mind down the road for collectors who may eventually buy or trade these coins. Currently, I'm exploring the possibility of a hologram card with a unique serial number for each coin. (Just numbers I think, as an alpha numeric mix can sometimes be confusing) Hopefully, collectors won't sell or trade these coins if the card is missing. Because if there's no card accompanying a NWO coin, it could be a stolen traveller or even a counterfiet / unauthorised copy. MC

Yes, just ask the seller/trader for the unique 8 digit code which comes with each coin and the last digit of the tracking number. I'll be quite happy to answer any future queries about my coins. - MC

Very, very clever. And oh-so New-World-Ordery. I love it. : ) It's unfortunate that steps like this have to be taken, this 'authenticity' check could easily be setup by geocoin producers as an 'automated service' for customers/traders/sellers. MC

What a great idea! I'm assuming that this code is on paper and not on the coin? If it is on the coin, is it on the edge? ~J The 8 digit alpha numeric code comes on a card with each coin and should remain with the coin owner. So, if one of these coins eventually becomes a traveller and gets stolen, it would be harder to sell/trade without the code, especially if coin collectors are aware of this thread. The addition of the code is mainly a precautionary measure to prevent unauthorised copies eventually appearing on Ebay.

As of this morning, I can officially announce that the 'New World Order' Mystery Coin is now in the production phase, forum users who have posted in this thread (and who have entered contact details on the google list) have now been randomly chosen to receive one of these coins. The lucky recipients will eventually receive a coin in a mystery finish Please note: These mystery gifts will not be posted together on the same day, week, month, year? Which may leave some of you wondering if you'll ever get one at all. Be patient, we all like surprises! I've recently read several posts in relation to geo-fakes appearing on Ebay. As my investment in producing these mystery coins for this community is quite a hefty one financially, each NWO coin will arrive with an 8 digit alpha-numeric code. This code contains specific information about each coin within my database, so if you're ever offered one of these coins for sale or trade just follow the four steps below and you'll never be disappointed. (1) Request the unique 8 digit code from the seller/trader. (2) Request the last digit of the mystery coins tracking number. (3) Contact me directly with the information above and I'll let you know if it's an authentic NWO mystery coin. (4) If the seller/trader refuses, point them to this forum post. If they still refuse after that, don't accept the coin. Hope you all have a good weekend. - MC

Update: I received photographs of the two new finishes for the Gold & Silver coins yesterday, but I won't be posting those finishes here as originally promised as I wasn't completely satisfied with the look, overall quality or the brightness. So, the original finishes posted earlier in this thread will now be the final ones. MC

Please feel free to drool all over this thread as much as you want, I'll be spring cleaning tomorrow anyway

No problem, it will save me some postal service charges anyway, I'll just drill your coin and release it If Toojin doesn't want one of them, i will take his I just saw, that there is a tracking number on the picture They are trackable? Yes, totally trackable mystery coins.

No problem, it will save me some postal service charges anyway, I'll just drill your coin and release it

Hi, see post #90 in this thread, the link you need is on the bottom line. Once there, you'll need to post a request to be added to the list as it's invitation only. I suggest you read the whole thread, then you'll get an idea what it's all about. Good luck, MC

Congratulations GATOULIS, you correctly guessed the location of the NWO mystery coin tracking number. You will automatically receive one of these new coins in any finish of your choosing. - MysteryCoins

Here is the front of the NWO Mystery Coins in Antique Bronze, Antique Copper, Silver on Gold, and Gold on Silver finishes. Still awaiting photographs of the new Gold and Silver coins, so I'll post those once they arrive. - Enjoy.