USN-Ret

Wait, is there an upgrade that WILL make the coffee??

Must have been a really quick peek - 166 regular caches, plus mutli caches and a couple virtuals for a total of 172 finds. And I think you mistook the icons for a pair of "Unite for Diabetes" travel bugs for coins - I've found no coins. My finds are spread from N Carolina to California, but found no coins in the wild. Just unlucky, I guess. And your vote is for trackable AND serialized. BTW - I was looking at a run of between 100 & 200 coins.

I dunno - can I do both serialized AND tracking number? I suppose that would be a question for the mint. Not so much concerned about the cost savings on the size - I could go as large as 2" I suppose. Yes, smaller would be cheaper, but I wasn't so much looking at the cost (and not planning to sell so much as release, trade or gift) as looking to produce a coin that would be desired and sought after. So I'm looking to see what do you prefer? The concept and design would be unique, and the sides related closely enough that (at least in my vision) I wouldn't want to substitute them. I suppose then, it may be best to do a limited run and then retire the design.

I have an idea for a coin design that I hope to finalize in the coming months and mint possibly just after the new year. I'm not a big time coin enthusiast, really just starting to pick up a few geocoins. So I'd like to pick a few brains if I could to find out what the community likes to see. The coin would be bronze or copper, likely with an antique finish, 3D and round (rather "coinish", point of fact). I don't want to give away other details of the design, so please don't ask. Is there a preference in size, say 1.5" vs 1.75"? I understand sometimes design/art drives size, but other than that, does size matter? Is it preferable to have the coin trackable? Granted, I have less than 200 finds, but I've never seen a coin in the wild, and it seems they're collected more than passed. Would it be preferable to have a coin serialized; to be able to know you have "coin number 25?" I assume the fewer coins minted, the more desirable they become. If this were a design I wanted to use over again, would having a limited run with the year minted on the coin maintain that "rareness?" ("I have a 2008 USN-Ret coin, only 100 minted!") That way, perhaps another year could be minted with little change, yet still be considered a limited run and maintain that collectability/desirability. TIA for your opinions/suggestions.

Ya know, there's this great ice cream place in Hanford, CA that sells some of the best hand-dipped ice cream in the world. Unfortunately, I live in Illinois now and it's been years since I had some. Some of theirs, that is - I still eat ice cream all the time. One of these days someone will point out a great place, and it'll be right around the corner. I love the long hike caches; wish there were more of 'em. But I've also discovered some really neat stuff right in my own backyard, simply looking for the grab 'n go smilie.

Wanting to buy a Garmin Foretrex, either the 101 or the 201. Have a eTrex Legend that I can trade. Upgraded to a eTrex Venture H, and don't need the Legend. Looking for a Foretrex to wear while canoeing. My Legend is in good working order, missing one of the rubber zoom buttons (if I need to zoom, I just poke it gently with a pen/pencil.) Not looking to sell the Legend outright, but will trade for a (working) Foretrex.