tadpole379
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You need to retrieve the coin from the cache that you found it in. The coins webpage is here: Geocoin
On the top right of the page click the link that says Found it? Log it!
In the drop down window select retrieve from Ghost Cache. You will need to the tracking number on the coin (the copy coin) where it says travel bug tracking #. Write a note in the comments box, and then click submit at the bottom of the page.
This will transfer the coin, and its icon, to your profile inventory.
When you are ready to drop the coin into another cache, go to the cache page where you are dropping off the coin. Log your cache find as normal, but under the box where you write your log entry you will see a list of any travel bugs you hold in your inventory. Select the coin or TB you are dropping in the cache, and submit your log. The coin and its icon will be transferred to the inventory of the cache.
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Congrats Naomi! You certainly deserve this beautiful coin!
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They look really cool! I will be on the lookout for them at GW!
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Flying in on Friday, but I won't be getting in until late.
But I will be bringing traders including my GW version Antique Copper Tadpole!
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At first: congratulations to you and your family
This cointest is a neat idea to the birth of your daughter..
1) date of birth: 05/15/08
2) time of birth: 9:15 pm
3) official weight: 2900 g (I am sorry, I do not know the American weight system)
4) geocaching motto for our new baby girl:
"Look at this, I am Lil Mis.
I´ll find every cache before my parents,
just due to all my caching talents."
Greetings from Germany
Tschakko
P.S. I hope the english is understandable
2900g is about 6 lbs 6 ounces
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I have been lucky enough to have 3 mystery coin that will never show up on ebay.
Why is this significant? (Just curious)
So they are coins that made their way to a cache without a way to tell who the owner is and non-trackable as well or can they be trackable too?
Most of the mystery coins are non-trackable, but I know of at least 1 that is Trackable (Creepy Crawly Cachers).
The mystery coins are minted at the Mystery Coin Givers Expense and are given to people in the coin community as anonymous gifts. Sometimes they are sent to specific people through the mail, other times they are left in caches for whoever happens to find the cache next. The mystery coin givers are the "owners" of the coins - at least until they are gifted away to others, and the mystery givers normally set up a geocaching account under the personalty of their coin (Geo Leprechaun, The Geocoin Fairy, etc..)
It is considered to be in poor taste to sell a mystery coin for profit since it was a coin that was given only as gifts to other people. The mystery coins usually come with a little card in the coin flip explaining what the coin is, and asking the recipient not to sell the coin.
I think it is funny that people have a problem with mystery geocoins being sold but when Highland Fairy sold hers, there was no problem at all and in fact most of the versions sold out. Yes, it was a little different in that some were placed in caches but it was still sold.
I don't consider the Highland Geofairy Coin to be a Mystery Coin. Yes, she gave away many of her coins, but as you said, many of them were also sold and many were traded also. It is only a "mystery coin" in that she uses a different account for the coin as for her regular geocaching account, so many people do not know who she is.
True Mystery coins are never traded or sold (by the mystery giver) and are given as gifts to the community.
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I have been lucky enough to have 3 mystery coin that will never show up on ebay.
Why is this significant? (Just curious)
So they are coins that made their way to a cache without a way to tell who the owner is and non-trackable as well or can they be trackable too?
Most of the mystery coins are non-trackable, but I know of at least 1 that is Trackable (Creepy Crawly Cachers).
The mystery coins are minted at the Mystery Coin Givers Expense and are given to people in the coin community as anonymous gifts. Sometimes they are sent to specific people through the mail, other times they are left in caches for whoever happens to find the cache next. The mystery coin givers are the "owners" of the coins - at least until they are gifted away to others, and the mystery givers normally set up a geocaching account under the personalty of their coin (Geo Leprechaun, The Geocoin Fairy, etc..)
It is considered to be in poor taste to sell a mystery coin for profit since it was a coin that was given only as gifts to other people. The mystery coins usually come with a little card in the coin flip explaining what the coin is, and asking the recipient not to sell the coin.
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1. May 22nd
2. 4:45am
3. 7lbs 3oz
4. Little Miss Seeker of Caches
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well the mail lady was good to lara today!
especially the coins from the moops. and their coin is adorable!
thanks to tsun for the turtle and tatanka trade. tut and the four spirit coin were from that E place. i think most of my purchases have arrived so i won't be waiting everyday for something cool.
i gotta save $$ to go to GW6!
lara can't spell worth beans
Just WHO is that cute round headed crowned fella in the lover right hand corner
? I think he is Very Cool!That is the back side of the MWGB guys frog prince coins. (Oct and Nov)
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I have just listed two auctions of Geocoin Nerds that were generously donated by group members. All proceeds from these auctions will go directly to TnT. Both auctions also include a Mystery Nerd.
Please Bid Generously.
I bid...twice...and they're already out of my reach!
Wow, good job!!THANKS for all the hard work on this Tadpole...AWESOME!
The v2 auction is up to $100!! And this is for 31 trackable Nerds, plus a Mystery Nerd!! So keep the bids coming!!
The v1 auction is only at $1.04
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I also have nerds to trade! v1 and v2!
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I have just listed two auctions of Geocoin Nerds that were generously donated by group members. All proceeds from these auctions will go directly to TnT. Both auctions also include a Mystery Nerd.
Please Bid Generously.
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I have just listed two auctions of Geocoin Nerds that were generously donated by group members. All proceeds from these auctions will go directly to TnT. Both auctions also include a Mystery Nerd.
Please Bid Generously.
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Does all your v1 say tadpcle379 or is it just some enamel missing in the "o"?
It was just that coin that had a little bit of enamel missing. And the picture blows it up and makes it look worse than it really is. When you actually look at the coin, the little missing bit is really not too noticeable.
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In the past few weeks I have had a pretty busy mailbox!
Carousel Horse, Cat got your cache, Avroair Nerds, and a BN Moab Kokopelli.
I got my new 2008 Tadpole Geocoins in Green, Orange, and Antique Copper LE.
I got my Nerds!! v2 in green glitter and green translucent, and v1 in blue glow. The translucent and glow ones say tadpole379, and the glitter ones say Ribbit! Anyone want to trade??
I also got a Cache Agent, Swedish Moose, Mermaid Swag, NurseGirl and Team FIREBOY NERDS, and a Green Muskateers. Some were trades and some were gifts! Thanks everyone!!
And yesterday I got a big unexpected box containing the coolest frog mirror. (coin for size comparison) Thanks Mel I love it!!
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The majority of the orders were shipped out yesterday with the exception of a few payments and orders that I received after about 3pm on Friday.
I still have about 15 of the Green tadpoles and 20 of the Orange tadpoles left. So if you want one, get them quick before they are gone!
Thank you to everyone who has purchased coins!
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Thank you to everyone who has ordered coins!! I still have a pile of emails to sort through and invoices to send out. I have sent out a pile of invoices already and have packaged up most of the coins that have been paid for today.
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Nerd alert!! I got 7 nerds today.
But where to get the activationcodes? Can´t find them at Hogwild´s.
Not a good picture but they do glitter.
grodan
it is under NERDS in the dropdown menu
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We hopped to it and got our order in.
Too cute!!
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2008 Tadpole Geocoin
Order Here: 2008 Tadpole Orders
This is not a preorder. Coins are in hand and ready to ship!!
1.75 inches, Translucent Enamels
Trackable on geocaching.com
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Minting Totals**
135 Green Tadpoles on Black Nickel (115 available for sale)
135 Orange Tadpole on Black Nickel (115 available for sale)
30 Antique Copper Tadpoles (for trade at GW6)
**There is a possibility of a remint since I want to bring coins to the MWGB and the GCF as well as the GW6. I will not mint more than 200 each of the Green and Orange Tadpoles. The Antique Copper WILL NOT be reminted. I may remint up to a total of 200 coins each of the Green and Orange and/or I may make a new color/metal combination.**
Pricing:
Green and Orange Tadpoles: $9.25 per coin.
Copper LE: For trade at GW6
**Limit of 3 Green and 3 Orange Tadpole coins per person**
Shipping:
US and Canada: $2.00 for the first coin, $0.50 each additional coin
International: Add $1 to total shipping
Green Tadpole:
Orange Tadpole:
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I had a lesson in ebay when I did my first personal coin. I paid for 300 coins out of my pocket, and I sold them for a reasonable amount of money in the forums with the intention of making back at least the amount of money or close to it, that I paid to have the coins minted. I really didn't plan to make any profit, but I did hope to make back the cost of minting without selling on ebay. Not many, but a few coins were listed up on ebay by people who purchased coins directly from me, and they sold for close to 3 times what I sold them for. I don't think the coins were even sold out before they hit ebay. I understand that when someone buys a coin from me, they are free to do whatever they want with it, including list it on ebay. What did get me a little bothered was the fact that I had spent MY money to mint these coins, and now someone else other than me was making profits from the coins by selling them on ebay.
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I have a fairly large collection of coins, and most are unactivated. I just like to look at them, and really have no intention of setting them to travel. The few activated coins I have were either given or purchased and transfered to my account. I have brought my coins to events to allow other people to see them, and have allowed discoveries on the activated coins.
I do like to discover coins and TBs in caches. I generally don't trade SWAG, but will always pick up a traveler if there is one. I do enjoy very much finding real coins in caches, but I don't fault the people who choose to keep their coins in a collection and send out a copy. In that case, I treat the copy like I would any other TB or coin. I pick it up, log it, and place it into another cache. Very often, a cache page will list that a TB or coin is there, but the cache actually contains no travelers. I think of it as a bonus when I do find a traveler, especially one that I did not expect to find, because I like to see where they have been and help them on their travels.
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If anyone DID NOT receive a white Mystery Nerd with their order, please let me know! I have a few left over that were not included with some orders.
? I think he is Very Cool!
Little Miss Avroair Cointest
in Trackables
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She looks just like Rose!! Congratulations to you both!!
