Signature Items

[+phoenix-rose]

Hi all,

 

I just got started geocaching after a month of waiting on a GPS to get here from seller on eBay. I have to say, I'm loving it totally!

 

Now comes the couple questions I want an answer to. I've started seeing a few signature items in some of the caches I've located. Most seem to be the pin type buttons or labels on old poker chips.

 

My thought was having a custom designed wooden nickle for my signature item, (I can do graphic design and custom art) because they're relatively inexpensive and I can design it. Have you found these hold up well? Do cachers like them as much as the pin back buttons? Do you suggest numbering signature items or simply getting them and not worrying about the numbers?

 

Is/are custom signature items truly worth the investment or is it better to keep trading other things like I keep seeing in caches (ex. matchbox cars, mcd's toys, etc.)?

 

What have you found are the best/worst signature items in caches?

 

Thanks!

 

~Rose

[+The Dillon Gang]

signature items are colected by many. i haven't seen many push back pins, but have seen a couple of really great nickels. some even have geocoins. is it worth the investment...up to you!! geocaching is what you bring to it and what you receive from it that makes it fun.

[+Nurse Dave]

I have never seen a wooden coin smudged or anything if that's what you're asking. I would rather find sig items in caches, but the boys like neat toys. But then again, they are into the collection too, so now they say "SIG ITEM!" when we see something with a name on it in a cache.

 

Here's our collection.

[+dblrngr]

I just got my sig item. nothing grand, but I like it..... it is a large key chain with my avatar on it. I'm working on another item right now !

 

I did not number mine. I'm new to the game also, but the few wooden coins I've come across are inside a small baggie and they have all been in excellent shape.

Edited June 27, 2005 by dblrngr

[+phoenix-rose]

Ok so a Wooden Coin it is.

 

I'm coming up with a design - and since it's cheaper I'm thinking for now of ordering a "stamp" to stamp the logbook with and also just getting blank coins and stamping them. I can then take some perm markers to color in the logo/number etc.

 

Nurse Dave - that's a great collection - thanks for tons of ideas on design and things like smooshed pennies that I hadn't ever thought of. I may wind up going that route eventually - I've never seen any of those in UT - but it's possible they're not in the caches I've found.

 

When these are done, I'll email you and contribute one to your collection if you'd like :-D.

 

~Rose

[+Nurse Dave]

When these are done, I'll email you and contribute one to your collection if you'd like :-D.

 

~Rose

"IF"???

 

Always willing to swap.

[+phoenix-rose]

Nurse Dave,

 

found a way to make sig items out of sculpty clay, and have one of mine and one of roommate's reserved just for you. Dropped ya an email if you'd care to respond so I can get these to you.

 

Thanks again!

 

(if anyone else wants one, I'm more than willing to trade - drop me an email and we'll see what we can do.)

 

~Rose

[hirlas]

Hey Nurse Dave, nice collection you have there!

 

send me an email with your address and I'll mail you a few coins to add to your collection!

 

info@geocoins.net

 

www.geocoins.net

 

-Hirlas

[+globalgirl]

Here's our collection.

Uh, and pray tell where 'O where is thy globalgirl bitty passport and globe we traded at the legendary A.P.E. cache???

 

Come to think of it - looks like you never virtually "grabbed" it online. Please log it HERE.

[+ShowStop]

When these are done, I'll email you and contribute one to your collection if you'd like :-D.

 

~Rose

"IF"???

 

Always willing to swap.

Drop me an e-mail and I'll send you up one of my sig items. It looks just like my avatar.

[+RustyBeerCan]

Look its ShowStop

they got one of the best I have seen ! (alot of work to make those)

I found one in Nevada or California ?