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Great design/concept! Love it! Tiki

Mahalo everyone! Can't tell you how exciting it is to see the tikicoins traveling all over the world. Wanted to update everyone on the remaining coin inventory: TikiCoin #1: 28 TikiCoin #2: SOLD OUT TikiCoin #3: 28 TikiCoin #4: 23 On Wednesday, August 18th (next week) I will be temporarily removing the coins from my esty store. I'm going to bring them to the Tiki Oasis 10 show in San Diego and make them available at my booth. There are going to be 3000+ tiki fanatics like myself attending and I felt they may enjoy getting a chance to buy a coin. Any coins left after the show will go back into the etsy store on August 28th (or shortly thereafter). Will you be in San Diego on the 22nd? The show is open to the public that day - come by and say hello! http://tikioasis.org/ Aloha, Tiki

Glad you got them in one piece! Now, I know as the tikicoin "parent" I can't pick favorites - but I am surprised at the popularity of #2! I mean, it is a cool coin, but the other ones are just as spiffy! A quick update on how many coins are left: #1 - 29 #2 - 1 #3 - 29 #4 - 23 On the 18th I'll be taking the remaining coins out of the etsy store and bringing them with me to Tiki Oasis 10 in San Diego. I'll be selling my tiki mugs and tiles there, and I think folks there may be interested in the coins as well. Any coins left after the event will go back up on etsy August 30. Mahalo! Tiki

Mahalo for your order - and I'm so sorry to hear about the problems you had with etsy. There were no coin limits - and I hope you were able to put in the order that you wanted. If not, please let me know. We opted to sell via etsy because they track inventory, which I am unable to do when selling directly thru my website via PayPal. We oversold the last bronze tikicoin years ago, and wanted to do everything we could to avoid repeating that SNAFU with the clay coins. Tiki

Quick note to say we shipped all the coins ordered over the weekend yesterday, and took all of the monday (and early tuesday) orders to the post office this morning. Thank you so much for your orders - your coins will be arriving soon! Tiki

Oh - the skull coin is quite active! You just need to find one that I've dropped in a geocache Left a bunch in Alaska last month, and nobody even commented on them in the logs Tiki

Indeed it is! You are correct about the tennis ball pipe being the handle of the tile press. We hang on it with our full body weight to press each coin. After pressing it, we scrape off the extra clay and... well, I've actually described the process in detail for making my non-trackable coins here: http://www.geotiki.com/claytikicoins/clayt...ns/Process.html The trackable coins are the same, with the addition of a second stamp for the tracking numbers. Thank you for checking out the video! Tiki

Just uploaded a short time-lapse view of the coins being pressed. You can see your TikiCoin being born! Tiki

I know the shipping price is daunting - but since the coins represent so much hard work (and due to their irreplaceable nature) we opted to send them as securely as possible. Wanted to point out that the $9 is for the first coin only - all additional coins you order with it are $1 each to ship. The initial $9 covers the flat rate fee, insurance, and the signature confirmation. The $1 per additional coin covers the increased insurance fee. Mahalo! Tiki

That must be an epic collection! Tiki

Aloha everyone - and Mahalo for both your orders and your patience as the sale went live today. So stressful - but so exciting! Couldn't sleep at all last night Had a bit of a hiccup - didn't enter the international shipping option correctly at first, but I've got it all figured out now. As mentioned above, there is now a shipping option for "everywhere else". We will be packing all weekend and shipping today and tomorrow's orders on Monday. Once again, Mahalo (thank you) - it has been a fun adventure creating these coins. Tiki

Thank you, Eartha! This is the official FINAL BUMP before the coins go on sale tomorrow morning! You can use the etsy tab on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/vantiki or go straight to my etsy storefront: http://www.etsy.com/shop/vantiki to purchase the coins starting at approximately 8am Hawaii time Mahalo! Tiki

Couldn't agree more. I've read through several threads on the topic - and I still have no clue what it all means. I think Groundspeak should have chosen different wording for the options. Tiki

Help! Anybody know how to change the description to a thread? I want to change it from "interest in Trackable Clay TikiCoins?" to "Available July 23rd" - do I need to e-mail the moderator? Mahalo - Tiki PS - and I'm happy to add that after a brief SNAFU the coin icons are up and running on geocaching.com - and they look swell!

4 days till sale bump! And a quick note on the start time (Friday 7/23/2010 8am Hawaii Time) - please keep in mind I'm not a big company, it is just the two of us at our house. I'm going to do my best to get the sale up and running as close to the announced time as I can - but there may be a bit of lag as the images/pages go live. There is an etsy tab on my facebook page, and if you are REALLY interested in getting the coins, I suggest 1) bookmarking my vantiki etsy page: http://www.etsy.com/shop/VanTiki and 2) registering with etsy.com now to make the purchase go smoothly on friday. Mahalo! Tiki

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Major archeological discovery on VanTiki Island! Prehistoric coins with bonus surprises! Pricing and Dates! http://www.geotiki.com/geotiki/Read_all_about_it%21.html Mahalo! Tiki Moderator: can you please change the thread description from "interest in Trackable Clay TikiCoins?" to "Available July 23rd" - thank you!

First peek at trackable Clay TikiCoin #2 and #4 fresh out of the kiln and smoking hot! Sooooooo happy with them! Will be firing the last bunch of coins tomorrow morning. I love thinking about the places these coins will be traveling to, I wish I could go with them! Tiki

Another great question! We will be announcing sale date, bonus surprise, and pricing details as soon as all 400 coins are done, which hopefully will be the end of this week. The coins will be sold through my VanTiki storefront on etsy.com: http://www.etsy.com/shop/VanTiki I just loaded abut 75 coins in the kiln this morning, and will get another 50 or so in by the end of the day.

Another good question! They are actually just OVER 2" in diameter. Now that we have finished coins, I can give more specific dimensions (they shrank a bit in every firing). The final coins are approximately 2 1/4 inches in diameter, and a bit over 1/2 inch thick at the highest point (tips of the noses). Tiki

Good question. The back of each coin is stamped 2 times: Once with a large brass stamp with the general coin info, and once with a big alphanumeric rotary stamp for the tracking #. Had a heck of a time locating a stamp with 6 rows of full alphabet and numbers in a large legible font. It was super pricey - and I was constantly afraid the stamp's rubber belts would break before the coin run was complete. The backs of the coins are also glazed separately from the front. We paint the backs with a bright orange underglaze, then wipe away all the raised areas leaving a crisp and very legible tracking number. Tiki

Aloha FunkMaster! I've been making my own coins to leave in caches and have recently been producing a set of trackables. I dunno how handy you want to get with the project - but I have a fairly in-depth "how they are made" section on my site: http://www.geotiki.com/claytikicoins All tracking # info is pinned to the top of this forum. Hope that helps - be sure to share photos of your creations! Tiki

Wanted to share a first glimpse of some of the finished trackable clay TikiCoins cooling after exiting the kiln. They turned out great - ancient looking and wonderful! The coins in this photo are piping hot - had to wear mittens to unload them. Better photos soon - felt you die-hard geocoin folks deserved a quick peek

Aloha Folks! Behold! All 100 of TikiCoin #1 loaded in the kiln for the final glaze firing! Not only are they cooking *as I type* - trackable TikiCoins #2, #3, and #4 are just about ready to go, and they all should be done by the end of the week. I can hardly believe it myself! It has been a long process bringing these coins from concept to reality, and we've enjoyed every minute of it. Will post official release dates soon, as well as news about a special *bonus surprise*! Mahalo for your patience - Tiki

Will do! And I will have a 2010 Alaskan Tour Saver book for sale when I get back too! I think we are only using 3 coupons from it.

Yes, I've heard this from many folks! I will grab one when we get there. I think we are going to "risk" it! I'll make sure the spare is in good order, grab a can of fix-a-flat and some water and munchies and just enjoy the ride. We've got a day to do it and almost 24 hours of sunlight at our disposal. Mr. Tiki is a good runner too - I can always send him on a head or back if we have problems. hahaha...joke!