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Not offended at all, we don't take it as being flippant we understand what you mean. And yes the coin will be the same price wherever it is sold. It is also available in our shop in Newquay, Cornwall if anybody comes this way on their hols.

The website operates a flat rate postage regardless of what is bought, so you could buy an 8 man tent or a small flag the postage is the same. The coin is also available through ebay where the postage is per coin.

Sorry for the delay, flat out at the moment. The coin is 42mm in diameter and 3mm thick and is only in the one finish. We now have the coins and they are for sale here St Piran Geocoin. They are £9.99 GBP and 14% goes to the St Piran Trust. <Indirect link removed by moderator. Direct link inserted. Please only use direct links to the geocoin being discussed. >

Just to let everybody know our Cornish St Piran Geocoin will be available in about 10 days, part of the the sale of each coin going to the St Piran Trust here in Cornwall.

We now have a photo of the actual coin, they will be available to buy in the first week of November. Don't have a confirmed price yet as it will depend on what Customs want, but should be between the £8 to £10 GBP price mark (with a percentage of each sale going to the St Piran Trust to help with the preservation of the St Piran Oratory). Cornish St Piran Geocoin

Thanks for all the information, this has been our first attempt at a coin so it has been a huge learning curve! We'll have a go and see how it looks

Legend tell how Piran, originating from Ireland and known there as ‘Ciran' (the Cornish language naturally mutates the first letter to a softer ‘P'), was cast to sea tied to a millstone on the order of the Irish King who was suspicious of Piran's miraculous powers. Although the sea was treacherous Piran survived, the stormy seas calming as he floated on the millstone until he reached the shores of Cornwall, UK. Many Cornish names now echo Piran's, for example ‘Perranporth', ‘Perranzabuloe' and ‘Perranarworthal'. It was at Perranporth beach, however, where Piran was said to have landed, and where he began to build an oratory to promote Christianity. The oratory is now preserved in the towans (sand dunes) at Perran Sands. His first disciples were said to be a badger, a fox and a bear! Piran is perhaps most famous for his accidental discovery of tin, when a blackstone on his fireplace got so hot that a white liquid leaked out; the first tin smelting. It was this discovery that earned Piran the title Patron Saint of ‘Tinners', tin mining historically being a fundamentally important industry in Cornwall. It was this discovery that also formed the basis of the Cornish flag, the white hot tin on the black of the ore. The Cornish flag is now used universally as a symbol of Cornish identity. According to legend St Piran was fond of a tipple or two, and the phrase ‘drunk as a Perraner' has become common place amongst the Cornish to describe those who share his fondness for alcohol! Despite these tipples, he is rumored to have lived to the age of 206! The small chapel dedicated to St. Piran circa 450AD, was excavated in 1835 and it was claimed to be the oldest extant building of worship on mainland Britain, second only to Iona Abbey. It has now been reburied, to protect it, and all that marks the spot is a stone with the words 'St. Piran'. The St Piran's Trust now hope to uncover it again in the new year.

Hi We are giving a little advance notice of a new geocoin that is soon to be available from us. Here is the latest version of the design. We are honoured that the St Piran Trust here in Cornwall has allowed us to use their logo for the front of the coin, and in return they will receive a royalty for each coin sold. The St Piran Trust is currently raising money to start excavation work on the St Piran's Oratory in the sand dunes near Perranporth, with the hope that they will at least have it partially revealed by the time of the next St Piran's Day March on the 5th of March 2011. There will be a limited run of the coin, it will be trackable and will have its own icon. As soon as we have a picture of the actual coin we will post it. Brian and Paula