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deafnut

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  1. HEy ... well thank you but nothing getting yet
  2. all the recent lucky ones ... very liucky ... i will check mail in po this friday .....
  3. right now one place that i can ask people in alaska willing to give unwanted cell phone and ink cartidges can support me to make my own geocoin ... one ceel phone can be worth 300 dollor
  4. 2)1. Participating - Sep 30th 2. Received Name - Oct 16th 3. Mission Complete 4. Package Received
  5. am i allow to ask geocacher to shopping where i will get small pay ?
  6. yep ... Congrats Dennis, DD and all the new finders.... hey i have not check my mial after this i go run to check my mail i mean my own new po
  7. right now start llok up to help me out without pay out of my poeckt .... OfC i will get Geocoin to sell and cover cost one i will make I love you geocoin
  8. I am ... Very seruios .. how i will get that kind of money i will create fundraise to make my own geocoin . that way i don't have to pay out of my pocket .
  9. Updated Status Participating-Yes Received Name-Not getting any email . Mission Complete-No Received Package-No
  10. refer from Moun10Bike website The Birth of Geocoins - Jon Stanley, aka Moun10Bike, gives us a look at the origin of the ultimate cache swag. "One hundred finds will always be my most memorable caching milestone. Even 1000 finds didn’t match the thrill of reaching that first significant landmark. Of course, back in 2001, it was a lot harder to rack up 100 caches than it is today; but even now there is something special about number 'one-double-O.'" "As the milepost approached, I began thinking of how I would mark the occasion. I initially considered designing a special one-time trade item, but I was becoming more and more intrigued by the idea of a signature item. I thought about small toy bikes, custom buttons, personalized pens, and many other things. However, none of these really captured my imagination." "On July 21, 2001, we held the first ever Washington state event at Seattle’s Magnuson Park. The subject of signature items came up there during the course of the festivities. One of my fellow geocachers, Silver, had served in the military and mentioned the idea of challenge coins. These are custom-made metal coins that were originally used to recognize soldiers for outstanding acts, to boost morale, and to build camaraderie. Later, the tradition of 'coining' developed, in which soldiers would call on their fellow soldiers to show that they were carrying their unit’s coin. In the Vietnam era, the tradition evolved to include the loser of a challenge buying a round of drinks." "The idea of a custom coin as a signature item immediately struck a chord with me. It was an object that would be unique, immediately identifiable, easy to carry around in a backpack, and – based on the popularity of coin collecting – highly desirable." "With some leads from Silver, I started researching online businesses that produce coins and got to work on coming up with a compelling design. The design was the easy part: I used my mountain biking logo (which I had developed years earlier for a t-shirt design for my riding buddies and me) on one side and an alteration of the Groundspeak logo (one that fit better on a round surface) on the reverse. " "Deciding on a supplier for the coins was a bit more difficult, but after some web surfing and several phone calls, I had one picked out. I decided on the features that I wanted on my coins (color, numbering, etc.) and then I sat back and waited for the coins to arrive." ...no one has an eye for a spectacular location like EraSeek. "During this time, I set about looking for a suitable cache to make the milestone find. I turned to my local geocachers for help and received several outstanding suggestions. It was the suggestion of EraSeek, however, that really made me prick up my ears – no one has an eye for a spectacular location like EraSeek. It was decided: the chosen cache would be EraSeek’s recommendation of Light House Point by Whidbey Walk, a unique location near Deception Pass along the shores of Puget Sound." "When the coins finally arrived, I was thrilled at how they had turned out– even better than I had imagined. They were just in time, too– a few short days before find number one hundred. The timing of all of this was rather serendipitous, as it coincided with Jeremy Irish’s (founder of Groundspeak) implementation of traveler tracking on Geocaching.com. When Jeremy heard that I was having numbering put on my coins, he graciously offered me the option of tracking my coins on the website. I of course jumped at the chance and my coins were among the first of the new 'Travel Bugs.'" "The big day arrived on September 30, 2001. Jeremy joined me and we headed north from Seattle toward Deception Pass. I was actually at ninety-eight finds at this time, so we made an initial stop at another cache to set up number one hundred (fittingly, it was an EraSeek cache)." "Then we rolled on toward Light House Point. Light House Point was everything it had been described to be: a beautiful location, a fun hunt and a unique journey involving an ascent up a 30-foot aluminum ladder. It was the perfect choice for a memorable one hundredth find, and the perfect place to release the first 'geocoin,' the name I had given to these creations. Actually, it was the second geocoin in existence (Moun10Bike Geocoin #002) that was released here; the first geocoin, #001, still sits on display on a shelf in my office." "Since that date, I have released almost 200 of my geocoins. Most have been picked up never to be seen again, but several have traveled thousands of miles and seen such exotic locales as the Alps and Machu Picchu. Other geocachers have released their own geocoin designs, and these little metal disks have become some of the most desired trade items of all. Their beauty, variety, portability and durability coupled with their tradition of tracking have made them the ultimate cache swag."
  11. LOL sound like when you took out frist you puzzle and pick package and you Scream in you head lol Good finder in milbox dennis
  12. anyone who have me ... Let you know i don't mind anything that you send ... i will be happy ike you are
  13. ok you cauget me but i woild like to trade anyway
  14. Anyone want to trade let me know please add your address ... i will make plan to mail out this friday will be possible come with track the letter .
  15. Please don't go, Geocoin Fairy... I do I do i do belive in Geocoin Fairy. I do I do i do belive in Geocoin Fairy. I do I do i do belive in Geocoin Fairy. I do I do i do belive in Geocoin Fairy. I do I do i do belive in Geocoin Fairy. I do I do i do belive in Geocoin Fairy.
  16. Congratulations to all recent finders.
  17. Congratulations to all the other new CCC geocoin owners
  18. hey i think price too high but will like to trade ....
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