+Captain Gore-tex Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Go on, do share ... is there a gore tex coin then? As a matter of fact there is, just arrived. Have a look HERE Quote Link to comment
+pirate_matt Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 here is the new coin. the casino geocoin it is trackable and the icon is my avatar! if anyone is interested in one let me know. we will be selling them at £5 plus shipping but will also be trading a few. http://img.geocaching.com/user/display/c98...7664c7fcc13.jpg Shame you never put your name on it hence making a personal coin someone else said that they would be interested in trading only if it were a personal coin. what is this thing with having your name on the coin? am i missing something I suppose it is a question of what mkes a coin a Geocoin. There is mothing to attach your design to geocaching other than its trackability. It is an easy way to attach it to the sport/hobby/obsession by making attached to you - which you obviously have by using your avatar as an icon thats fair enough. we decided the coin looked cleaner without having our names on it but we are planning a personal coin in the future so watch this space Quote Link to comment
+Birdman-of-liskatraz Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Pre-orders are now being taken for the brand spanking new Cornish Geocoin. The pre-order form is available here Confirms that ... a) Yes they will be trackable they will have their own icon Quote Link to comment
+Jan and the Percey Boys Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 here is yet another english coin available http://geocoinshop.de/ger/Coins/Elementary...Cache-large.gif Bob Quote Link to comment
+pirate_matt Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 here is yet another english coin available http://geocoinshop.de/ger/Coins/Elementary...Cache-large.gif Bob very random Quote Link to comment
+Jan and the Percey Boys Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 here is yet another english coin available http://geocoinshop.de/ger/Coins/Elementary...Cache-large.gif Bob very random Maybe but at least it is caching related and someone has the courage to put his name to it!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 That's a nice one, where is it available please? Having done a few Sherlock caches and been to Conan Doyles grave in the course of caching, it will make a nice souvenir. Quote Link to comment
+pirate_matt Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 here is yet another english coin available http://geocoinshop.de/ger/Coins/Elementary...Cache-large.gif Bob very random Maybe but at least it is caching related and someone has the courage to put his name to it!!!! fair comment Quote Link to comment
+studlyone Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 That's a nice one, where is it available please? Having done a few Sherlock caches and been to Conan Doyles grave in the course of caching, it will make a nice souvenir. Ive only seen it on: geocoinshop.de May be an idea for you to drop Jan and the Percy boys an e-mail about it though. Ian Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Anyone interested in possessing their very own “Limited Edition” Lancashire Geocoin will be pleased to know that we still have 62 of them available of the original 250. For those that didn’t know, they are trackable and do have their very own icon! For further information please visit the website below. Cheers, John. www.jam2.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 anyone who would like to WIN a coin? I have a few little games a foot ( testedby jnpb- thanks!) http://feralcaching.wordpress.com/2006/12/...-sydney-stroll/ www.cachinggames.com -could use a few morenon US members wishing a happy christmas to all Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 7 more have now gone..........so only 55 left !! When they’ve gone they’ve gone !! For those that didn’t know, they are trackable and do have their very own icon! Merry Christmas to one and all ! John Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 6 more have now gone..........so only 49 left !! John Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 (edited) 7 more have now gone..........so only 42 left !! John www.jam2.co.uk Edited January 2, 2007 by Marsh and About Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 The news from the Ebay community is that the Lancashire Geocoin has been sold out for some time !!! However, I’ve just looked in the box, and now that another 8 more have gone..........we now have 34 left !! When they’ve gone they’ve gone !! For those that didn’t know, they are trackable and do have their very own icon! John. Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 5 more have gone..........we now have 29 left !! When they’ve gone they’ve gone !! For those that didn’t know, they are trackable and do have their very own icon! John. www.jam2.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 ...............and then there was 24 !! When they’ve gone they’ve gone !! For those that didn’t know, they are trackable and do have their very own icon! John. www.jam2.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 (edited) 4 coin set US$34 www.hogwildstuff.org - be quick if yu want to purchase as there are only 100 sets and less than 50 each of the round coins copper/silver, less than 70 of the shaped koalas gold/copper. Southbyday is trading LE silver koalas. I have been sent some sydney coins to trade. Edited January 18, 2007 by forthferalz Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 here is yet another english coin available http://geocoinshop.de/ger/Coins/Elementary...Cache-large.gif Bob Got mine today, and very nice they are too. Thx for the tip off. Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 HayLin won an Around the World In 80 Caches geocoin at the Hogmanay Hangout event. It has turned out that the coin is 1 of 8 original proof coins, and is a collectors piece. As this particular coin isn't trackable on GC.com she has donated it to go towards my fund raising page. I have now listed the coin on ebay and I am hoping that collectors will bid a nice high sum for it? If you are interested then please bid, or if you know any collectors that don't frequent the forums then please pass this message along to them. Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 What a pity this wasn't discovered before the event, in which case it could have been sold on Ebay for the purpose it was donated, i.e. fundraising for the Scottish Spinal Injuries Charity in Billy Twiggers name! I think a number of people donated coins in the belief that their value would have been maximised ... Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 What a pity this wasn't discovered before the event, in which case it could have been sold on Ebay for the purpose it was donated, i.e. fundraising for the Scottish Spinal Injuries Charity in Billy Twiggers name! I think a number of people donated coins in the belief that their value would have been maximised ... I FULLY believe that their values where maximised. We raised well over £200 at the event alone. I also believe that a raffle would probably have raised less than £100 and an auction would have dried up before everything went. To my knowledge you are the only person to air such a grievance, and this is the first I have known anyone has had a problem with how we raised money using the donations?? I am willing to be proved wrong on this of course! For the record, I have asked avroair's permission to sell the coin on in this way, and I have his full support. Also the current owner which is HayLin has kindly donated it towards my fundraising event. Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Please, let's not get into a wrangle over this. Everyone has been very generous, and everyone has made efforts to raise funds for charity. A lot of money has been raised. There was a lot of organisation to do for the Hogmanay event - and those who had to organise the fund raising activities really didn't get a chance to socialise at the event as they were kept permanently busy! It will really detract from the goodwill and the spirit of things if people start to argue about how things were done. Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 It has turned out that the coin is 1 of 8 original proof coins, and is a collectors piece. Yes, like I said, what a pity nobody realised before it went into the tombola!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Please, let's not get into a wrangle over this. Everyone has been very generous, and everyone has made efforts to raise funds for charity. A lot of money has been raised. There was a lot of organisation to do for the Hogmanay event - and those who had to organise the fund raising activities really didn't get a chance to socialise at the event as they were kept permanently busy! It will really detract from the goodwill and the spirit of things if people start to argue about how things were done. You are quite right. Sorry! Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I think we got a bit off track there, as this thread is about coins! So just in case anyone has missed it, remember this coin is still making money for a sick children's charity at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 What a pity this wasn't discovered before the event, in which case it could have been sold on Ebay for the purpose it was donated, i.e. fundraising for the Scottish Spinal Injuries Charity in Billy Twiggers name! I think a number of people donated coins in the belief that their value would have been maximised ... In my opinion, I made it quite clear how funds were being raised on the event notes. If anything was misleading I apologise. The money raised at the event went to the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southern General, money donated online went to Spinal Injuries Scotland. I'm sorry if this wasn't clear. Overall we raised £1300 between the two charities so thanks for everyone who donating anything! Quote Link to comment
+Team Clova Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 To my knowledge you are the only person to air such a grievance, and this is the first I have known anyone has had a problem with how we raised money using the donations?? I am willing to be proved wrong on this of course! I totally applaud the actions taken by the Edinburgh cachers to raise money for the Spinal Injuries unit helping Billy Twigger, however I can see where some people may have reservations. The individuals and companies involved in donating the coins/TB tags/membership/GPS etc, all did so in the knowledge that they were supporting the spinal injuries unit. Looking at the prizes donated, it would not be unreasonable to put an e-bay value of £400-500 on the items before taking into account any particularly rare coins. According to the cache page the tombola raised £140 out of a total of £228 which was a fair amount of money for a group of 30ish caching teams to raise Perhaps for a future fundraiser the tombola or raffle organisers should maybe look more fully at how they can raise the maximum amount of money for their cause? May I also take a moment to congratulate HayLin for her thoughtfulness and wish HaggisHunter all the best in the challenge he has set himself Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 (edited) To my knowledge you are the only person to air such a grievance, and this is the first I have known anyone has had a problem with how we raised money using the donations?? I am willing to be proved wrong on this of course! I totally applaud the actions taken by the Edinburgh cachers to raise money for the Spinal Injuries unit helping Billy Twigger, however I can see where some people may have reservations. The individuals and companies involved in donating the coins/TB tags/membership/GPS etc, all did so in the knowledge that they were supporting the spinal injuries unit. Looking at the prizes donated, it would not be unreasonable to put an e-bay value of £400-500 on the items before taking into account any particularly rare coins. According to the cache page the tombola raised £140 out of a total of £228 which was a fair amount of money for a group of 30ish caching teams to raise Perhaps for a future fundraiser the tombola or raffle organisers should maybe look more fully at how they can raise the maximum amount of money for their cause? May I also take a moment to congratulate HayLin for her thoughtfulness and wish HaggisHunter all the best in the challenge he has set himself This is fair enough as regards a future event, but in relation to the recent event it's really missing the point. From the start it was clear to those who donated that it would be for a raffle/tombola, and not by raising money on ebay. It was never about raising the maximum amount of money from selling each of the items that were donated. I'd like people to consider what this kind of discussion will do for Ewan and his family. So far, they have been bouyed up by the positive responses that they have read on the geocaching community forum. How are they going to feel about people getting into disagreements about this fundraising event?? I, for one, am never going to get involved in a fundraising event, as it's guaranteed that someone somewhere won't like what I decide to. Rather than applaud what the event organisers have done (as Team Clova have done), there has been criticism. That's appalling, in my view. Edited January 22, 2007 by Firth of Forth Quote Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Before people start criticising. They did something, they raised money. FoF is right, having a pop does nothing to help and may even put people of making an effort in the future. Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I am now selling a Scotland Geocoin. Proceeds from this will also go towards the Sick Kids. Quote Link to comment
The Red Kite Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I am now selling a Scotland Geocoin. Proceeds from this will also go towards the Sick Kids. What a great gesture!! Best of luck with the walk. Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I am now selling a Scotland Geocoin. Proceeds from this will also go towards the Sick Kids. What a great gesture!! Best of luck with the walk. Thank you very much for your comments. The coin has now been sold and the Sick Kids got a donation over 3 times the winning bid. Thank you to that anonymous cacher, it is deeply appreciated. Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Does anyone have a 1,000 finds geocoin to sell? Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Yep, the company that manufactures them has them available online Geo-Achievement coins Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Yep, the company that manufactures them has them available online Geo-Achievement coins Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Not for sale just yet - but thought you might like a heads up. New "geocoins around the planet" personal coins http://www.ellandel.com/geocaching/page5.html available in a few days and reservations Australia 2007 geocoins Quote Link to comment
+pirate_matt Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Just a note to say that I have a new geocoin out. info can be found Here Quote Link to comment
+ryme-intrinseca Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I've been looking into this 'personal coins' business - this is not the first time I've thought about it, I posted on this thread a while ago. However, now I'm hooked to coin collecting (you know who you are! ) I'm thinking about it again and with the exchange rate as it is at present, it doesn't seen as expensive as I first thought it might. I have a plethora of questions (ooh, big word!) - would anyone who has had their own coin made be willing to help me out? Should I post them here, or email individuals? One general question - can you have anything you like on your coins (providing it is not copyright or 'unsuitable' of course)? Are the coins for individual counties made by anyone in particular, or could I make a Dorset coin? If I did this, would I be treading on the toes of any of you veteran coin-type people? Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 (edited) looking to trade for a best of british (Brittania) 2007 please. offering: goudacat LE shiny silver 1/25 tasmanian devil nickel SoftEnamel Ellandell australia (silver/gold) Ellandell singapore (silver/gold) dragonfly 07 translucent blue/yellow/green karma fairy LE rightwhale LE Australia 2007 geocaching dragon 2007 gold Dear santa coinament red christmas ornament 2005 (imperfect) wahine eyespy huskies gold/silver TNT red dragon BN GID TNT ice dragon glitter Edited September 16, 2007 by forthferalz Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 You have mail Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 (edited) Dupe post! Edited September 16, 2007 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 The Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008 Commemorative Coin/Geocoin is now in full production, and is therefore available for pre-order. We expect to take delivery in the next 5 to 7 days !! Trackable with own Icon. Please see our website for full details! cheers, John and Brian www.lancashire-geocoins.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Nice looking coins, order made Quote Link to comment
+Marsh and About Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Nice looking coins, order made Order received! many thanks. John www.lancashire-geocoins.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Eclectic Penguin Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I'm completely new to the world of producing my own Geocoin and I was wondering what advice some of the more experienced have. Are there any pitfalls to consider (e.g. customs) and any recommended mints? The coin I hope to produce is a personal one which will be based on the following graphics: I'm hoping it'll be a shaped coin in the outline of the graphic. The text & stuff on the back isn't fixed yet but that's the general outline of what I propose. Quote Link to comment
+Lotho Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Looks set to be a nice coin. Sorry i cant help you though, having never had a coin produced. Quote Link to comment
+Bambography Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Same from me. One thing that might be worth thinking about is swapping the serial code box and the 'You can track me..." text. This will fit to the shape of the coin better and give a little more space around the web address so that the colouring sits around it nicely. Quote Link to comment
+Matrix Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Katie wants to be the first customer if you do produce one Hywel Quote Link to comment
+Dark_Faerie Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Here's one supplier I found in the USA whilst browsing the web last week http://www.oakcoins.com/?geoswag they do pin badges too. The coin looks great. I found my first geocoin yesterday, it is a lightbulb shape that some one had made. Unfortunately it doesn't say who made it. Quote Link to comment
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