I am very new to geocaching and am curious and confused about geocoins. I see coin-like objects in caches and don't know if they are geocoins or simply trinkets. I saw 3 identical golden coins in a cache today that had a word on one side and a date on the other side. I didn't know if they were geocoins, someone's "calling card", or simply trinkets. Will geocoins have the word 'geocoin' on them? Are they metal, plastic, wooden, or all of the above? In this same cache there was a larger round green plastic coin (how's that for run-on adjectives?) I didn't know if it was just a novelty toy or a 'geocoin'. Any answers to what IS and is NOT a geocoin for this newbie? Having read some of your previous posts above, I wonder if some geocoins aren't 'stolen' out of simple ignorance to their true identity...the cacher didn't know they had a 'geocoin' that required additional attention. I'd hate to find out I took a trackable not realizing that's what it was.
Hope someone can help answer my questions about how to know a true geocoin from a trinket.
Kkcardell
