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You might be a Social Butterfly if... You walk the walk and talk the talk—as in you like to go to events! You are fully immersed in the geocaching community and Event Caches are totally your thing. You love meeting all of your fellow geocachers and have a knack for helping newbies fall in love with the game! To earn the Social Butterfly souvenir, earn 70 points individually on your Friend League starting October 29 at noon UTC through December 3 at noon UTC. This month earn higher points for attending Event Caches! https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2018/10/you-might-be-a-social-butterfly-if/?newsletter=PM

During this hot weather it is a good time to see butterflies. Especially while out on the trails. St Breward in Cornwall has a lovely walk by Lizmar and at a couple of the caches you have to go through two small meadows. The Small Copper is really prolific there. Anyway the 15 minute count is being done to asses climate red flags and also how its impacting wildlife. Using the butterfly as a sort of canary as they will decline in numbers as an early warning sign. Anywhere can be watched for 15 minutes and the results submitted via the 15 minute butterfly count website. You do need to register during the submission but this can be done on the trail via an app or later. Its taking place between now and the end of August. As we are all environment aware in geocaching I though as we reach the more remote areas of the countryside and local environs it would be useful for geocachers to take part. You can submit the type and nmber of each butterfly you see in 15 minutes. You can also submit as many 15 minute results as you wish. You can then use a map to show where you found them. Have fun and find website here if you wish to take part 15 minute butterfly count

Hi folks all, I have a Butterfly 2013 Cats Eye geocoin, purple ad gold but am trying to find more information on it such as the designer (was it Cats Eye?), the different editions that were available, the minting numbers for the different editions etc but cant seem to find anything. Is anyone able to give me some info on this coin please? I don't seem to be able to upload photos either so unable to provide a pic of it. Sorry

I was given a Butterfly 2012 Geocoin http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=4423615 It is a beautiful coin, but I was wondering if it is a product of someone's imagination or if it was based on a real butterfly and if so, what it is. Any enlightenment?

After 105 Hedgehog versions, it is time for a new design. The result is this cute Butterfly. On request, there is now a difference with the Hedgehogs: - XLE editions (20 pcs) - LE editions (30-50 pcs) The LE has less colors and the outer border area is uncolored. The 1st batch is already in production with in total 23 editions. Some are private and some a shop editions which are going to be sold here. There are expected to be finished by early march. Please contact me if you are interested in your own edition. There is a Google docs environment with detailed information, pictures, artwork, etc.

Just added this week, our newest version of the hinged Butterfly Geocoin...

The only racers in this race will be butterflies migrating from one GeoCoinFest to another. All Butterflies must be purchased at CacheAddict.com, they are listed here. All racers are listed for $6.50 and will be tagged with a plastic bubby indicating it is in the race and would like to be moved. Make sure to use discount code RACE for free shipping. Space is limited so get into this race quick!!! I will provide you with the tracking number in order to activate the coin and some HTML code to add to the coin page. This information will have a link to the race info and information about the race and that the Butterfly would like to continue its migration. Here is a picture of the Butterflies that will take this migration trip. PRE RACE RULES: PR-1 - A geocacher may enter up to a maximum of 5 Butterfly 2010 from Cache Addict in the race. PR-2 - Prizes will be awarded to the top racer based on greatest distance traveled and for most placements by different geocachers. PR-3 - If the same coin wins both categories, then the prize for most geocachers will go to the 2nd place coin in that category. PR-4 - In case of a tie in either of the categories, a tie breaker criteria will be established. PR-5 - All prize winners will be contacted for their mailing information so I know where to mail their prizes to. PR-6 - Racer standings will be updated on a regular basis. Race Information Mileage Standings: Butterfly Migration 2010-2011 Mileage Standings Geocacher Standings: Butterfly Migration 2010-2011 Geocacher Standings

Spring Has Sprung! Cointest Description: In celebration of spring, we are initiating a new cointest this week! Spring is a special time of year. Not only does it bring warmer weather, but it also brings longer daylight hours and most importantly of all - new caches! Spring is a great time of year to update or maintain your previously published caches. It is also a great time to give back to the geocaching community and publish new caches featuring a unique hide or ones that take fellow geocachers to exciting locations during their hunt for the find. This is the time of year that many people are offered their best chance at getting a "First to Find" prize potentially contained within a newly published cache. We would love to hear what your favorite aspects are in regards to spring-time caching! This could be anything from the warm weather to newly accessible caches revealed by melting snow. Let us know by posting your most favored element about spring caching in the spot below. Coin that will be up for grabs during this cointest: Edition: Satin Gold Measures Approx 3" Translucent enamel colors Hinged design Special edition Trackable on Geocaching.com A unique icon shows on your profile when you log a discovery. Here are the rules, regulations and details for this cointest: What can you win? A fully trackable unactivated Morpho Butterfly Satin Gold Geocoin. One lucky winner will have this coin mailed to their address of choice free of charge. Who can enter? Anyone and everyone! How can I enter? 1. Post what you like about geocaching in the spring in the comments on youtube. 2. Post what you like about geocaching on the Geocaching Vlogger's facebook page. https://www.facebook...ocachingVlogger 3. Post what you like about geocaching on the CacheboxStore.com facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cachebox-Geocaching-Containers-Travel-Bugs-Acc... 4. Post what you like about geocaching in reply to this topic. Can we make posts via this topic? Of course! We encourage everyone to participate in the discussion your favorite things about spring geocaching. How long will the cointest run? You can submit answers until Sunday April 1st 2012, 11:59pm MST. How will the winner be chosen? Winner will be determined by a random drawing. The winner will be announced as soon as contact has been established. If no contact has been established after 3 days, another winner will be chosen at random. This will continue until a winner has successfully been contacted. How many times can I enter? One entry per person please. This gives everyone with the correct answer a fair chance to win. ****************************** Logan Wealing Cachebox Geocaching Store

Hello, everyone -- Thought I'd provide an updated sneak peak of the Butterfly 2010 geocoin from Cache Addict. This is a followup to the Morpho Butterfly and is Mike's design (though I helped with the obverse as well as with color choices). The coins feature a central hinge and actually close up like a real butterfly does, and will come in a variety of platings and color combinations. These things are amazingly gorgeous in person -- they are little jewels. Mike tells me that the three versions you see here should be going up for reservations at Cache Addict in about a week. He'll also be bringing a bunch of these to Geowoodstock, including some editions you don't see here. So if you have a chance to go to the event, please make sure you check out his booth!

I am proud to introduce the Butterfly Kisses "Sunset" geocoin, a brand new version of a highly sought after coin! Gorgeous new sunset color enamels and a bright blue butterfly, all set in antique copper! I personally like this version even better than the original and want to thank cacheaddict for helping me make it a reality! In stock for immediate shipment at Sunset Geocoins Right now only 50 have been made in this finish with an additional 25 gold and 25 silver produced as a cacheaddict.com exclusive (Mike will post about those when they're available). Icon will be the same as the original Butterfly Kisses geocoin. Mods, if this thread needs to be merged with the original BK thread that's fine but please change the title so it's the same as this one. I wasn't sure how to handle it since Mike opened the original thread.

Hi All! while caching a while ago we came across a TB dog tag attached to a blue butterfly biner clip. Tied searching back the logs of the folks who dropped it off in teh cache we found it in - noone mentions dropping it off. When we try to log it - it says - "not activated yet" isntead of "does not exist in the system" Already recieved (on July,2 2010) an email from Eartha with basic troubleshooting (make sure the numbers/letters are right, etc) and now following her advice and posting this here in the forum hoping maybe someone will recognize it and will be able to activate it. If noone comes forward - we plan to get a new activation code. Thanks all. Here is what it looks like.

I have a Butterfly Cachekinz that I'm trying to activate and can't find out how. On the coincodes site, the cachekinz link is non-existent. Anyone know where I can get an activation code? Thanks!

After many months of off again, on again artistic block getting this design just how i want it I am now stuck on color combinations. I would love to hear your ideas. I will be using all translucent hard enamels and most likely minting this coin in polished gold. Any ideas? This coin means a lot to me I feel it relects my fun quirky side. I absolutely love butterflies, but i wanted to put a different spin on the normal butterfly look. I call this my fantasy butterfly. Thank you for any inspiration you can provide. Edit to add: These will be trackable on geocaching.com.

This cointest is open to everyone. The winner will be the first person to guess the correct answer and they can pick which version of my Fantasy butterfly they would like. One post per person/per hour. I will give clues to the answer as time passes if there are no correct answers, but for fun to start off your only clue is: Clue #1 - There is a hidden, personal message in the design, what is it? I am including a picture to help those of you who do not have a coin in hand to look at. fixed picture problem

There's nothing happier than sitting and watching a butterfly lightly flit from flower to flower. These lovely little creatures have such a short time to enjoy our wonderful world but they never seem to be in a hurry. Watching them teaches us to take things in stride. Don't panic over the little things and trust that everything happens for a reason. Make the most of the time you have, it may not be enough time but it can be the best time. The design for this coin was inspired by a child's coloring page. Butterflies have long been one of my favorite creatures because they are so cheerful. The text around the edge is a quote by Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1913. To me, the quote says everything. Life is too short to worry about what's going to happen next, enjoy the time you have. Size: 45mm or 1.75" Editions: Gold, Silver, Antique Silver, LE- Two-tone (black nickel and nickel) Designed By: Ronni Marcum Trackable: www.geocaching.com Special Features: Suncatcher Icon: *When sales reach 250 * Shipping & Handling to US & Canada - $2.99 for the first two coins, $.25 each additional ($1.50/order more for international orders) Reservations

I am very excited by this coin design. After 6 months of very hard work trying to get things just right (no I am not a perfectionist) here it is: Morph Butterfly {with hinged wings} Metal - Colors: Black Nickel - Blue Enamel Black Nickel Set - with translucent/glitter/glow enamels Nickel Set - with translucent/glitter/glow enamels Black Nickel - Pink Glitter (LE only 100 will be minted) Gold - Mixed enamel (speacial trades only, XLE only 20 will minted) Place your reservation here: Morph Butterfly I hope you enjoy!

We've been working with 3Sparks since March to create their dream coin... It's a trackable Morpho Butterfly with a Morpho butterfly icon!! Size: 45mm width, 3.5mm thick, 3D and 2D. This is not a stamped brass/copper coin, but it's still got a weighty feel - 'nuf said Qty: 400 coins minted on one edition. Paint: soft enamel on the 3D side and imitation hard enamel on the 2D side. Yup, those are blended colours on the 3D side! We will have a few of these for sale on Landsharkz.ca on or about July 19th or 20th and 3Sparks will also be selling some. Due to the frequency of our visits to the US, we're leaving our US shipping rate at the domestic rate all summer!

I have designed a suncatcher coin and I'm curious if there would be any interest in it. Here is the initial design for a 1.75" coin. According to Oak Coins they will need to simplify some of the details on the artwork to allow the metal in the inner piece of the suncatcher to be the width that is needed but it would be kept as close to this as possible. I am hoping to have 250 coins produced, 100 satin gold, 100 satin silver, and 50 (LE) copper. They would be trackable and have their own icon. Reminting in different finishes may be done in the future but never again in these finishes. 5-10 of each finish will be retained by me for cointests/gifts/my collection. I would have to pre-sell most of these to pay for the production. I know people are a bit leary of pre-sells but I will provide my eBay ID (same as my forum name) so you can check my feedback and will also provide full contact info with several different phone #'s that I can be reached at. Cost would be $10.50 each for the satin gold & silver, $14.50 for the LE copper. Postage not included of course. Postage would be $2 for the first coin, $.50 for each additional up to a total of $5. International postage would be $4 for the first coin, $.75 for each additional. If you are interested please PM me or e-mail me through GS with your PayPal address and contact info. If there is enough interest I will get the ball really rolling and will send invoices.

A few times a year we have a benefit to raise money for Relay For Life. This is for a great cause to help fight cancer and help with awareness. I have been a huge supporter of this for many years and try to raise as much money as possible each year. I have lost two aunts from cancer and watch my grandmother win her battle with breast cancer. A few months ago I decided to offer up my CRYSTAL BALL GEOCOIN SET I had in my personal collection. It went GREAT! This time I am going through ebay to get better results. PLEASE SEE THE AUCTION HERE Remember this is for a great cause and hopefully someone can get this set to add to there collection. Thank you tw3nty3ight

I announced this to the CRAKE mailing list a while ago, but haven't posted here yet. The Monarch geocoin, a design many months in the making, is finally ready to go. Well almost - there's a minor color tweak, and then I'll place the order. If all goes well, the coin along with a lapel pin will be available later in June with shipping late June/early July. The front is a Monarch (of course). Bonus points if anyone can guess whether its a male or female butterfly . The back is the lifecycle, including common migration paths and overwintering sites. Given Central Texas is smack in the middle of one of the paths we get to see these guys when caching, and with any luck we'll be able to get a few of these moving in caches so we'll get to see them year-round! Here's the sample: Details: 2" Black Nickel (only version available) GC Trackable Custom icon Stay tuned for ordering info!

I'm wondering if anyone knows the cachers "jesta and butterfly." I'm trying to track down a missing TB, and they were the last to acknowledge it. They may be newbies, having some problems logging the TB. An e-mail to them received no response. (Their cache page says they live in 'South Portland,' but I don't know if it is Maine or Oregon, so this message is cross-posted in the New England forum.)