+JWID Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 For those of you that are into collecting/trading/tracking Canadian geocoins, there is a new one coming out on Thursday. Fully trackable on geocaching.com with a unique icon. Only 500 coins will be minted. Here are the details: Southern Ontario Cachers Coin at The Caching Place Southern Ontario Cachers GC Trackable with Icon 1.5" Antique Silver 500 coins available Price $7.50 Preorder starts Thursday, March 30 Eastern European time 2:00 am (March 31) Central European time 1:00 am (March 31) Greenwich Mean time 12:00 am (March 31) USA Eastern Standard time 7:00 pm USA Central Standard time 6:00 pm USA Mountain Standard time 5:00 pm USA Pacific Standard time 4:00 pm Thanks. JWID Quote Link to comment
Sliver & Lucy Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I'll be onto that one for sure ! very Nice Quote Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 (edited) From the web page: --- "USA Eastern Standard time 7:00 pm USA Central Standard time 6:00 pm USA Mountain Standard time 5:00 pm USA Pacific Standard time 4:00 pm" "The coin is shipped from our Salt Lake City, Utah location. " --- There really ought to be some rules about stuff like this. I'm aware of the Central Ontario Geocachers, I'm aware of the Ontario Geocaching Association, and the Golden Horseshoe Geocachers. This is the first I've heard of a group called the "Southern Ontario Geocachers", and they appear to be based in Utah - which is an odd location for such a group. Google hasn't heard of them either from the searches I did. Neither has Wikipedia. The last Ontario geocoin minted in the USA at least had someone from Ontario participating. So far, I'm NOT impressed. Maybe I should mint a coin for France, after all - I've never been there, or cached there, nor do I know anyone there -- but this doesn't seem to matter at all to Groundspeak. Edited March 28, 2006 by northernpenguin Quote Link to comment
+blackjack65 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 "The coin is shipped from our Salt Lake City, Utah location. "Could it be that it is produced by Ontario geocachers,but that the store they go through is in Utah? But I guess that if this was the case, they would have seen your post alreafy, and would have replied to it. Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yes, The Caching Place is in Utah, it is the distributor and the place with the contacts overseas. We are firmly planted in Southern Ontario as a small group of like minded cachers that enjoy Geocoins as much as Geocaches. Thanks. JWID Welland, Ontario Quote Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yes, The Caching Place is in Utah, it is the distributor and the place with the contacts overseas. We are firmly planted in Southern Ontario as a small group of like minded cachers that enjoy Geocoins as much as Geocaches. Thanks. JWID Welland, Ontario That's a relief! Still, too bad the coins can't be minted in Ontario - but I suppose that's the way it is with so many things these days (think GC.com Jeep contests...). I was just down in your neck of the woods yesterday. Magellan really blew it on the maps on the Niagara side of the Welland River though - my eXplorist was zero use getting me to Canel Lock Box, as it kept directing me to use roads that didn't exist. Never did find the route into that one. I'm curious to know about the "Southern Ontario Geocachers" - can you tell me more about who you are? It's not every day you learn there's another caching group not too far from home. - northernpenguin Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 (edited) Well NorthernPenguin, I'm not sure how involved you are with Ham Radio, but the Southern Ontario Caches group is loosely based on a couple fo the QRP groups that I am a member of. These groups are basically a small group of people with similar interests. The formulation of the group focusses on having fun and doing what we enjoy doing. There are no rules, no executive, no meetings, no money ... you know none of the crap that you can sometimes see grow in other organizations. That tends to get in the way of what the group often is trying to do. It can stand in the way of actually enjoying your hobbies. In this case we all enjoy the outdoors, hiking, geocaching and geocoins. This coin design started out as a Canadian coin, something that could allow other coin collectors the change to add a Truly Canadian design to their coin icons. With the coming design for the coin commemorating the 1st geocache in Canada, and persistant rumours of a new official Canadian geocoin coming from the west, we decided that our idea of "Keepers of the Caches" was still interesting enough to go with, and decided to focus on the Southern Ontario aspect. It is generic enough to allow for future coins in a series if the coins are well received, and is still strong enough to stand on it's own merit as a single coin. We personally have no concerns or problems with the coins released for Ontario to date. The one created from the guys in GA is excellent! Res2100's coin is also very nice! Of course our own JWID coin is still one of my favourites and one of the first coins to be minted as a personal signature coin in Ontario. I am also looking forward to the new Bouncy Bunny coins as well as the 2006 Toronto coins. Like I had said, we like geocaching and geocoins. Hope that helps to introduce us and let you see where the coin idea is coming from. I noticed that I never posted a pic of the new Beaver coin in this thread, so here it is so that it can be easily seen. See Ya on the Trails! JWID Edited March 28, 2006 by JWID Quote Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Well NorthernPenguin, I'm not sure how involved you are with Ham Radio, but the Southern Ontario Caches group is loosely based on a couple fo the QRP groups that I am a member of. These groups are basically a small group of people with similar interests. The formulation of the group focusses on having fun and doing what we enjoy doing. There are no rules, no executive, no meetings, no money ... you know none of the crap that you can sometimes see grow in other organizations. That tends to get in the way of what the group often is trying to do. It can stand in the way of actually enjoying your hobbies. I'm a relative newbie on the Ham Radio scene, but I'm involved with a couple clubs around here. Glad to see you guys are having fun, and I'll have to look you up on the Fonthill repeater sometime. I do like the design of your geocoin there, it does reflect Ontario rather well. My original concerns were that the coin didn't appear to have a Canadian connection and now I see it does, so I'm happy. Can you PM me with information about the group, I may want to try and visit one of your meetings - be it physically or over the radio. '73 - northernpenguin Quote Link to comment
+Swifteroo Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Some time ago I picked myself up a Poker Chip that indicated it was produced or distributed by the "Southern Ontario Geocachers" group. I held on to it and still have it today after about 2 years. Now I finally know it's origin! Yippee!! Swifteroo Central Ontario Geocachers Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Sorry Swifteroo ... that one's not one of ours The members of our group are all new geocaching.com members from the past 12 months. Maybe there's two of us groups? JWID Quote Link to comment
+The Blue Quasar Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Swifteroo: The "Southern Ontario Geocachers" poker chip was created at a time before OGA, when we initially were going to call ourselves SOGA. I can tell you who made the chip... but since they read the forums and even post, maybe they will tell you. I would say, but maybe they don't want it known... The Blue Quasar Quote Link to comment
+blackjack65 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I can tell you who made the chip... but since they read the forums and even post, maybe they will tell you.What is a poker chip anyways, in relation to a GeoCoin?Is it a less expensive version, because it's made of plastic, or such materials? With my nickname, it's obvious I am interested in this possibility. ;-) Quote Link to comment
+The Blue Quasar Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 The 'poker chip' was just something that the person made as a signature item... like Buttons and Beaux have their 'button' they put in every cache to name an example. While the one I saw was a nice chip compared to the thin plastic ones, I don't think it was a clay one. I think Amazon Annie still has one, as does Logger and Trail. I've only seen theirs, as they found them and kept them. I wish I had one! But otherwise, they aren't trackable or anything... it was just something that someone made (actually without telling SOGA/OGA about it either LOL) The Blue Quasar Quote Link to comment
danoshimano Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I like that coin, because it actually looks like a coin (the obverse, at least). Most of them look like pins or buttons. The beaver is very well done. Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 I agree danoshimano. The 3D imaging gives the token an actual coin feel to it. The glossy, expoxy coated full colour tokens are nice, but lack that coin feel. That's why I designed our personal coin with the 3D image of the Welland Canal lift bridge on the obverse, and this one kept the same 3D image feel for the beaver side. The logo on our personal coin is 2D but has the colouring to a minimum. The opposite side for the Keepers of Ontario's Caches coin has the Ontario Coat of Arms, so it is still a strong image, but in 2D colour as well. Thanks. JWID Quote Link to comment
+Scratch-n-Win Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Today is the day!!!!! For those of you that are into collecting/trading/tracking Canadian geocoins, there is a new one coming out on Thursday. Fully trackable on geocaching.com with a unique icon. Only 500 coins will be minted. Here are the details: Southern Ontario Cachers Coin at The Caching Place Southern Ontario Cachers GC Trackable with Icon 1.5" Antique Silver 500 coins available Price $7.50 Preorder starts Thursday, March 30 Eastern European time 2:00 am (March 31) Central European time 1:00 am (March 31) Greenwich Mean time 12:00 am (March 31) USA Eastern Standard time 7:00 pm USA Central Standard time 6:00 pm USA Mountain Standard time 5:00 pm USA Pacific Standard time 4:00 pm Thanks. JWID Quote Link to comment
+blackjack65 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Preorder starts Thursday, March 30 Eastern European time 2:00 am (March 31) Central European time 1:00 am (March 31) Greenwich Mean time 12:00 am (March 31) USA Eastern Standard time 7:00 pm USA Central Standard time 6:00 pm USA Mountain Standard time 5:00 pm USA Pacific Standard time 4:00 pm You should include time for the Maritimes. Quote Link to comment
+Old Sailor Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Got my 2 ordered ......Thanks Quote Link to comment
+Scratch-n-Win Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 How long are they on sale for? Preorder starts Thursday, March 30 Eastern European time 2:00 am (March 31) Central European time 1:00 am (March 31) Greenwich Mean time 12:00 am (March 31) USA Eastern Standard time 7:00 pm USA Central Standard time 6:00 pm USA Mountain Standard time 5:00 pm USA Pacific Standard time 4:00 pm You should include time for the Maritimes. Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted April 1, 2006 Author Share Posted April 1, 2006 How long are they on sale for? There are only 500 coins being minted, and once they are gone they are gone. Last count I heard was when the 1/2 way point was crossed early this morning. JWID Quote Link to comment
+Scratch-n-Win Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 How are the sales going now? How long are they on sale for? There are only 500 coins being minted, and once they are gone they are gone. Last count I heard was when the 1/2 way point was crossed early this morning. JWID Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) How long are they on sale for? There are only 500 coins being minted, and once they are gone they are gone. Last count I heard was when the 1/2 way point was crossed early this morning. JWID I was able to get one no problem on Tuesday 4 April. Looks good, can't wait until it arrives. Edited April 6, 2006 by TheWhiteUrkel Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted April 8, 2006 Author Share Posted April 8, 2006 Thanks for the update Urkel. Looks like the final 140 or so remain. First come first served. Thanks. JWID Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted April 9, 2006 Author Share Posted April 9, 2006 Thank you to everybody for making the whole coin experience for us a success. As of Saturday April 8th, it looks like we are now SOLD OUT. Thanks again for your support. JWID Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 These wonderful coins are now shipping!!! There was a computer glitch and there are actually 100 coins still available. Sales cut off at 400 coins for some reason. Keepers of Ontario's Caches Coin at The Caching Place Southern Ontario Cachers GC Trackable with Icon 1.5" Antique Silver 500 coins minted, 100 still available due to counting error Price $7.50 Thanks. JWID Quote Link to comment
+Scratch-n-Win Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Strange!! These wonderful coins are now shipping!!! There was a computer glitch and there are actually 100 coins still available. Sales cut off at 400 coins for some reason. Keepers of Ontario's Caches Coin at The Caching Place Southern Ontario Cachers GC Trackable with Icon 1.5" Antique Silver 500 coins minted, 100 still available due to counting error Price $7.50 Thanks. JWID Quote Link to comment
+slippery_1 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I sent in my request to order today and it wasn't rejected, so hopefully I'll get one soon. I'll update. Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) WOW! The coins are shipping ... and shipping fast! I got mine today. The light in the room gave the photos a bit of a bronzy look ... but the coins are antique silver. There are still 62 coins remaining at the link in the original post. Get them quickly, because they look great! Thanks. JWID Edited April 17, 2006 by JWID Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 and I now get to announce once again ... SOLD OUT Thanks to everybody for your support it has been a fun ride. I released a Limited Edition Copper version of the coin this weekend, and I look forward to seeing more traveling from cache to cache in the near future. Thanks! JWID Quote Link to comment
+Old Sailor Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Got mine today, very nice. Quote Link to comment
+res2100 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 I got mine today too and am very pleased with it. Quote Link to comment
+Keith Watson Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I would have to say, my two are some of the nicest geocaoins I have seen. The Ontario coat of arms really stands out. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I would have to say, my two are some of the nicest geocaoins I have seen. The Ontario coat of arms really stands out. Hey, what's going on here, I'm an American (minted and shipped from within the USA), and I don't even have mine yet! How'd they get to Canada faster? Just kidding here, and I'm sure there's no problem, but Jeesh, you'd think I'd have received mine first. Glad to hear they're arriving though, and apparently to rave reviews. Quote Link to comment
+Geofellas Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Has anyone had any problems receiving their coins? Mine (I ordered 2) were supposedly shipped April 24th but never arrived. Quote Link to comment
+JWID Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 I haven't heard of any difficulties, but if you contact TheCachingPlace directly, they are really good people to work with and I'm sure they'll have an answer for you. JWID Has anyone had any problems receiving their coins? Mine (I ordered 2) were supposedly shipped April 24th but never arrived. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.