team moon unit Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Not a new one, but one none the less! Send me your info, and we'll trade with ya! Quote Link to comment
+slowdownracer Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 It's been three months since anyone has posted on this thread. Anybody have a new nickel to trade? We're still here too, but nothing new to trade either. Quote Link to comment
+iclight0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) i have a nickel to trade email me info. thanks iclight0 click on address below pic to see other side. you can email me at iclight0@hotmail.com http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab305/i...0nickel/001.jpg Edited January 18, 2010 by iclight0 Quote Link to comment
+Boots... Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I haven't produced any nickels in quite a while, but I recently bought some 1.5" circular labels, and so it's got me to thinking about it again. Does anyone here buy their blank wooden nickels online? I am looking for an online source that can do a whole lot better than the $3 for 22 nickels that I get at the local craft store. There are lots of sellers online, but wondered if anyone had any suggestions? Since this is a 1.5" label, I am looking for a blank that does NOT have the rounded, beveled edges (that I so prefer to the flat sides, but oh well!). Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment
+n8turgrl Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Seeing this thread has reminded me of the wooden nickel collectors that are out there. I have about 20-30 wooden nickels and poker chips various shapes, styles and from different people. I was originally going to place them all in a new cache but figured before I did that I would see if any of you want them. Email me if you're interested and i'll give you a list of the ones I do have. Maybe we can work out a trade of some sort, a coin of your choice for multiple wooden nickels/poker chips. Quote Link to comment
+JoenGPS Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 PM sent... There is nothing in your seeking list! Quote Link to comment
+Boots... Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Seeing this thread has reminded me of the wooden nickel collectors that are out there. I have about 20-30 wooden nickels and poker chips various shapes, styles and from different people. I was originally going to place them all in a new cache but figured before I did that I would see if any of you want them. Email me if you're interested and i'll give you a list of the ones I do have. Maybe we can work out a trade of some sort, a coin of your choice for multiple wooden nickels/poker chips. Getting out of the Wooden Nickel game, N8urgrl? Quote Link to comment
+The Amigos Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 O.K., I know the answer is probably in here somewhere, but I honestly didn't want to read through 38 pages to find it. Does anyone know who still makes Wooden Nickels? I would love to get some more made. I had thought about doing the Poker Chips like a lot of folks are doing, but I really like the look and feel of the Wooden Nickels. Any help is appreciated!!! Quote Link to comment
+Boots... Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 O.K., I know the answer is probably in here somewhere, but I honestly didn't want to read through 38 pages to find it. Does anyone know who still makes Wooden Nickels? I would love to get some more made. I had thought about doing the Poker Chips like a lot of folks are doing, but I really like the look and feel of the Wooden Nickels. Any help is appreciated!!! There are actually quite a few places that do it, but to be honest, I really didn't want to go wading through these 38 pages to find the link either. A google search for wooden nickels brought up a few that do it. I bought wooden nickel blanks from www.wooden-nickel.com, and affixed my own labels to them. Quote Link to comment
+drneal Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 O.K., I know the answer is probably in here somewhere, but I honestly didn't want to read through 38 pages to find it. Does anyone know who still makes Wooden Nickels? I would love to get some more made. I had thought about doing the Poker Chips like a lot of folks are doing, but I really like the look and feel of the Wooden Nickels. Any help is appreciated!!! There are actually quite a few places that do it, but to be honest, I really didn't want to go wading through these 38 pages to find the link either. A google search for wooden nickels brought up a few that do it. I bought wooden nickel blanks from www.wooden-nickel.com, and affixed my own labels to them. e-mail sent ILYK Quote Link to comment
+GeoWyrm Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 O.K., I know the answer is probably in here somewhere, but I honestly didn't want to read through 38 pages to find it. Does anyone know who still makes Wooden Nickels? I would love to get some more made. I had thought about doing the Poker Chips like a lot of folks are doing, but I really like the look and feel of the Wooden Nickels. Any help is appreciated!!! I am interested in getting some wooden nickels made too - any advice? Does it matter that I am located in Canada (i.e. are there companies that are based in Canada that make them or are there any companies that will not ship to Canada). Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment
+opalsns Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 You can get wooden blanks on ebay and make your own, fun if you have kids, But on the web , there are several companies that print nickels in any colors and pics. Quote Link to comment
+North Fork Seeker Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Looking for someone to make me some wooden Nickels send Geonickel a design I liked and have never heard back from them are there any others out there with prices similar to theres. Quote Link to comment
+drneal Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Looking for someone to make me some wooden Nickels send Geonickel a design I liked and have never heard back from them are there any others out there with prices similar to theres. e-mail sent ILYK Quote Link to comment
+kini_ont Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 O.K., I know the answer is probably in here somewhere, but I honestly didn't want to read through 38 pages to find it. Does anyone know who still makes Wooden Nickels? I would love to get some more made. I had thought about doing the Poker Chips like a lot of folks are doing, but I really like the look and feel of the Wooden Nickels. Any help is appreciated!!! I am interested in getting some wooden nickels made too - any advice? Does it matter that I am located in Canada (i.e. are there companies that are based in Canada that make them or are there any companies that will not ship to Canada). Thanks in advance! email sent here as well Quote Link to comment
+Bitterseed Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) Geowooden Nickles Trading Coins for Geocachers - GWNT's Geocaching for me can bring on a bit of Nostalgia while looking for the cache. Walking through the woods is something I would do all the time as a kid and at age sixty two there is no way I would try to clime up a steep wooded hill. Yet, that geocache is up there some where and I'm going to find it. It's what motivation can do to get you off the couch. I remember being fascinated with a Captain Video code ring from the late fifty's. When I saw The Pocket Decoder from TheCachingPlace.com, I had to get me one including all the available code wheels. I started geocaching to better my heath, but now in the short time I've been at it, geocaching has took on life all it's own. Seems I'm always reminded of things I have not thought about for many years. The one thing I keep forgetting to put in my cache bag is SWAG items. I try to put something in the cache box even if I don't take anything out. So I put in the logbook a dollar. I have my first geocoin on it's way and wonder how far it will go or if I will see it again in my hand. I would like to collect geocoins from other cachers but how do I collect the coins that has been around the world when the idea is to put it in the next cache box and send it on it's way again? A hobby I had that was vary popular in its day was CB radio. Back then I had to have a FCC license with call letters, my QSL was KLK-3208 , “This is the Martin Bird Call, calling from”, ...where ever. This was before the time truck drivers know what a CB was. That made for a sub hobby much like travel bugs and letterbox stamps. Collecting hundreds of QSL Cards from CB Jamborees and other CB'ers I would meet. QSL cards are a ham radio operator's calling card and are frequently an expression of individual creativity — from a photo of the operator at his station to original artwork, images of the operator's alter ego. They become the individual pride of its owner much like Geocoins. The collecting of QSL cards of especially interesting designs has become an add-on hobby for CB'ers and my bed room was wallpapered with them. I thought this would be a great way to go for SWAG items. Not QSL cards but individual custom made Geowooden Trading Nickles to put in a cache box. I looked up custom made metal coins and found out, and as cool as they were, I would have to mortgage my house to keep in stock for Stuff We All Get to put in the cache. Then I remembered something else from the past. “Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels”. On December 5, 1931, the Citizen's Bank of Tenino, Washington state failed and created a shortage of money. This left the merchants of the area unable to get change A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce resulted in the local newspaper printing up the first issue of wooden money in the United States. Several other places, mostly in the Pacific North-West, issued wooden money after that. I think Congress today is about to reinstate the wooden nickles for money. So what doe's all this have to do with Geocaching? Why not have individual made Wooden Nickles with the cachers name and alter ego to put in cache boxes ,trade and collect? I don't know how will this would catch on but I have some made up over one hundred at about the cost of a large geocache box. I will be placing my Geowooden Nickel Trading Coins in my cache finds. Geowooden Nickel Trading Coins could be the next QSL's of Geocaching. <unauthorized sales link removed by moderator> Now that I have got all that out, I would like to hear from you folks what you might think of GWNT's. Edited April 20, 2010 by Eartha Quote Link to comment
+DJ.J.ROCK Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Well, for your first question... It would be cool to collect coins that have traveled around the world, but unfortnatly, you can't!! Active coins that are traveling belong to others and I don't think any collector would like their coins to stop moving. To collect coins you have to buy them unactivated, now you could release them and hope one day they will return to you but its never knowen what will happen to it once you let it go. A lot of realeased geocoins get stolen, and most of us drill a hole or holes in them so that it will increase the chance of it continue to travel and eliminate them from being re-sold. We also attach tags , although none of this stops them from disapearing. Most collectors keep their coins they buy to trade or release, so that is reallythe only way to collect. Wooden nickels have been around for awhile, there is a thread here for trading them, and I have collected quite afew from caches also. A lot of peps with wooden nickles leave them as you said as calling cards in caches, also you will find trinkets with names on them called sig items some peps collect those as well or send them along in a coin trade. You also might look into pathtags where they have a serial number to track where they are and are much more affordable to make. Hope your first coin does well out in the wild and welcome to the geocoin addiction! Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Since wooden nickles are not geocoins, and are not travel bugs, I'm merging this with the already open wooden nickle trading thread. And removing the unauthorized link. Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Geowooden Nickles Trading Coins for Geocachers - GWNT's So what doe's all this have to do with Geocaching? Why not have individual made Wooden Nickles with the cachers name and alter ego to put in cache boxes ,trade and collect? I don't know how will this would catch on but I have some made up over one hundred at about the cost of a large geocache box. I will be placing my Geowooden Nickel Trading Coins in my cache finds. Geowooden Nickel Trading Coins could be the next QSL's of Geocaching. <unauthorized sales link removed by moderator> Now that I have got all that out, I would like to hear from you folks what you might think of GWNT's. Now that I have merged your post with the wooden nickle thread, you can see how it caught on years ago. It's not a new idea, and we don't allow sales of non-trackable wooden nickles. This thread is grandfathered in, meaning it is allowed to remain, but this is the only thread people may post their nickles in, for trade, not for sale. No sales links please. Quote Link to comment
+drneal Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 coming soon to a cache near you (well, only if I happen to leave one in a cache near you, so maybe not !) ILYK Quote Link to comment
+DaFunkyFrogs Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 coming soon to a cache near you (well, only if I happen to leave one in a cache near you, so maybe not !) ILYK very cool, Dr Neal... Quote Link to comment
+drneal Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 coming soon to a cache near you (well, only if I happen to leave one in a cache near you, so maybe not !) ILYK very cool, Dr Neal... thanxx! Quote Link to comment
+drneal Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 that's not my sig item above! I saw a few posts concerning sig items and wooden nickels, so I thought I would give this post a bump. ILYK Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 new sig item! ILYK Is that a pathtag? Very nice. I have yet to find a pathtag in a cache. Quote Link to comment
+Toojin Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 new sig item! ILYK Is that a pathtag? Very nice. I have yet to find a pathtag in a cache. That would be CavScout's personal geocoin from several years ago. Pathtags are round, about the size of a quarter. For information, go to the pathtag site Quote Link to comment
+wadekrew Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 If anyone wants to trade send me a message with your mailing address and what one you want and I'll send it out to you. FRONT BACK Also if you want to make your own DIY Wooden Nickel you can find out how here: Do It Yourself Wooden Nickels Quote Link to comment
+BriToGi Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) (EDIT: I found some shops now :-) Hi there from Germany :-) Does anybody of you have an idea where to get blank wooden nickels that are larger than 1.5" but smaller than 2"? My favorite would be something like 1.75". I googled for hours and hours, but i did not found a shop selling other sizes than the standards... Hope you can help me... btw.. very nice self made coins here in the topic :-) Tobias Edited November 8, 2010 by BriToGi Quote Link to comment
+U_Dac Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Hello, Just discovered this thread... I have signature wooden nickels (see profile pic/avatar). It's not much, but if any of you collectors are interested, please let me know. Quote Link to comment
+GrnXnham Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Hello, Just discovered this thread... I have signature wooden nickels (see profile pic/avatar). It's not much, but if any of you collectors are interested, please let me know. email sent Quote Link to comment
+GrnXnham Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Time to bring this thread back to life for the 37th time! Quote Link to comment
+slowdownracer Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Some of us old traders are still lurking around these parts. My nickel pictures used to be visible in this thread, but maybe not anymore. I'll try posting them again later, but I'll send you a photo of them when you reply to my e-mail, which I will send next. Thanks for reviving this thread, and happy trading !!! Quote Link to comment
+rav_bunneh Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I decided to make my own geocoin. It is more like a wooden nickel, really. It isn't trackable, of course, just something to leave in geocaches I visit. :3 Quote Link to comment
+keewee Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I decided to make my own geocoin. It is more like a wooden nickel, really. It isn't trackable, of course, just something to leave in geocaches I visit. :3 Hi rav_bunneh, Good job - they look great. This is what you would call your "sig item" (short for signature item) - your calling card when caching. Quote Link to comment
+rav_bunneh Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi rav_bunneh, Good job - they look great. This is what you would call your "sig item" (short for signature item) - your calling card when caching. It will be my sig item now. I made a batch of them tonight. So I'll be dropping them in the caches going forward. :3 Quote Link to comment
+Har_D Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 So how did you make them? I've been thinking about making a wooden nickel too but not sure what the best way is. Quote Link to comment
+Degai Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hello rav bunneh-I think you have a very nice sig item. Good job. I know when I go Geocaching (and believe me, I haven't had any time, lately to do it) I love to find someone's sig item! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment
+rav_bunneh Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 So how did you make them? I've been thinking about making a wooden nickel too but not sure what the best way is. I got some wood circle blanks at my local craft store and used a rubber stamp to carefully imprint each one. Then used a fine point pen on the other side to write my name. I'm still thinking about if I want to varnish them or not. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 A teenage geocacher in my area made some really nice signature wooden nickels. Those are the best kind to find! Good job with the ones you made! Quote Link to comment
+Shadow's Friend Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I decided to make my own geocoin. It is more like a wooden nickel, really. It isn't trackable, of course, just something to leave in geocaches I visit. :3 They are adorable! Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 So how did you make them? I've been thinking about making a wooden nickel too but not sure what the best way is. I got some wood circle blanks at my local craft store and used a rubber stamp to carefully imprint each one. Then used a fine point pen on the other side to write my name. I'm still thinking about if I want to varnish them or not. I vote for varnish or even a sanding sealer to make the ink a bit more water resistant.... nothing worse than a wooden nickel whose ink and design has run into a soggy mess. Quote Link to comment
+Edsfind Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 i did the same thing great idea, i got a treasure chest stamp from the craft store and some wood nickles, put my name on it and also numbered them, like 1 of 100 2 of 100, i'll post a picture later. Quote Link to comment
+CCWelch Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 So how did you make them? I've been thinking about making a wooden nickel too but not sure what the best way is. I got some wood circle blanks at my local craft store and used a rubber stamp to carefully imprint each one. Then used a fine point pen on the other side to write my name. I'm still thinking about if I want to varnish them or not. definitely varnish, wood does not hold up well in moist places without a sealant on it. Geocaches are not always the driest places. Speaking from experience, varnish away. Quote Link to comment
+mpilchfamily Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I've thought about doing something similar. I'd use a wood burning set to engrave my sig and i'd probably make a emblem out of paper clips or other sturdy wire and use it as a brand. Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 So I was just thinking about wooden nickels. I read in a another thread that you use wooden disks for a base. I would like to know what kind of pen to use and what kind of varnish to use. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
eseurat Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 This is a good article to get you started. It states the type of pen and you could probably use any wood sealer. In the comments below the article, one poster noted that rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab worked well to transfer the image. Hope this helps:) Wooden Nickel Project Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I just bought some for .60 cents per plus a 16$ set up fee. To me it is worth the money, I don't always have the time or inclination to make that sort of thing. The ones I got are done with some sort of laser/drill something, not paint. They should be in tomorrow's mail so I'll let you know how they turned out. Quote Link to comment
+mpilchfamily Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I've thought about wooden nickels as well. But would want a more permanent means of adding a design. Such as using a wood burning tool to draw a design. For something that could be more easily repeated i'd create the design out of metal. Then heat the design and brand the nickel with it. Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'm still wondering how these are trackable. Quote Link to comment
+mpilchfamily Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Yes this is kind of posted in the wrong section. But one could purchase a block of tracking numbers and put them on the coins. But wood nickels are better suited as a signature item to leave at caches. Quote Link to comment
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