tannerz05

Good to know about the mailings.. I'll sit tight.. thanks for the update...

no coin in Phx either.... is there a contact e-mail i should be dropping a note to?

and who minted the Tennessee Micro?

along the same topic... I cannot find a good way to search local TB's to see who need to go where I am going... advice...

I understand both of those scenarios, but was planning on a more committed, honest community. Will it happen, of course. The main goal is to get more coins circulating in the wild. I think even a 50% circulation rate is a major success...

gridlox, I can see your point as to the wording on the silver coin.. I will change it so it is more clear... correct on the idea, when you order, you only get the silver coin, until it is cached and logged.... I do see your point about not getting anything... would you (and anyone else with similar reservations) be more inclined with say an expiration date on the cached caveat? Say 30 days from ship date, or cache movement, whichever comes first, then the gold is shipped? Do you have any other thoughts/suggestions on a remedy for your concerns?

AtlantaGal, how big was your coin? where did you have it done?

as ParentsofSAM assumed, the 3 coin set would have to be around 15.00. I did think about that before, but with all of the reading around here about the ever increasing cost of coins, I thought 15 was a bit steep... what would some of you guess the number on 3 coin purchasers? 150? 250? thanks for the input.. Bill

ok.. more input is needed, and I thought I would start a new thread for this idea to gauge interest. Please offer thoughts on the concept and even the artwork. Info: first run is 500 This is a 2 coin set, kind of like a multi cache... The set sells for around $10.00 including shipping for both coins. silver coin: trackable, 2d, 2 sided, no color Gold coin: trackable, 2d, 2 sided 10 color front 4 color back When you purchase the coin set you get the silver coin. You must place it in a cache, and it must be logged and picked up by someone else. Once it has been logged as picked up you send an e-mail to that effect, and the gold coin is shipped out. Win/Win as I see it, a coin is cached, and a coin is collected. The first run is a specific dated coin, limited run 500, all will be sold, as I am not trying to fund a personal coin, just get more coins traveling... This is just a rough draft of the first design, it can, and more than likely will change before this experiment gets under way... and swapcoin.com is my domain, but is not active yet. It will only have instructions on what to do with this coin, and how to order more. I am not a collector, nor in the business of selling coins for profit. Any ideas, or comments certainly welcome... Will this work?? no, I do not have a date or timeline in order, no I am not taking pre-orders, yes I do believe in santa clause...

southbayday... please, by all means.. when you find a maker let me know, I would love to make a few myself...

I like the idea of a self contained unique item/tag, and not having to TB tag an item... 5 or 6 coins in my pocket are easier to move along than 5 or 6 TB, with associated swag attached in tow.. I also REALLY like the smaller coin concept, but have yet to find a maker below the 1" range.. I would love to put together a .5 or even .25 coin.. you would need a magnifying glass to track it, but it would make all these micro's viable spots... another idea is a coin set.. "one for trackin" and "one for tradin" Most traders I have read from/about don't like to keep coins meant for travel.. The trade coin would be 2 sided 4 color Gold, the track coin would be one sided, no color, silver. Some system in place that you get the trade coin when you place the track coin, and it gets moved by someone...

OK.. I have a few quesitions, as I am new here, and can't search, and have looked over a couple of dozen pages... I have a few coin designs that I want to get produced. The first design coin I want to be used, tracked, moved, cached, and not really traded all that much... Is that a lost cause? Do I make several thousand to flood the trade market, and make them cheap, no color, single side so they move? The traders can keep one, and buy a few extra for actually caching them??? Any advice is welcome... and yes, I do have many TB's on the way for that as well, but I think coins are much more fun than TB's... and would like to help get others thinking the same way... Bill

I am soon to move to Seattle, and need to place a travel bug to race me there. Any suggestions on a high activity cache in the phx area that can hold a TB? Thx in advance Bill