Alaska Trackable Geocoins Now On Sale

[+Ladybug Kids]

After receiving feedback from a few cachers that the ordering information for the 2006 Alaska geocoins is buried too deeply in this topic, I'm opening a new topic with the information at the top.

 

GeocacheAlaska! is proud to announce that the 2006 Alaska Geocoins are now available for online sales in the US and Internationally.

 

Like last year, the proof quality coins are availabe in three versions: bronze, 1 ounce 0.999 silver, and 1 ounce 0.999 silver with 24K gold relief. This year, the coins are also gc.com trackable and come with a custom icon: .

 

We are also selling antique bronze and antique silver geopins based on the coin design:

 

The posted photos really don't do the coins justice, so we'll post new images once glennk721 works his photographic magic.

 

Use the following links to purchase your coins:

United States

All Other Countries

 

A list of received orders with there mailing date (if applicable) is posted here.

 

I am traveling for work this week and will not be able to update the website until Friday night (9/15) for Saturday morning (9/16). All orders received by September 15 will be mailed by September 16.

 

Activation codes may be retrieved from Oakcoins' geocoin activation page.

 

Note that the $1.50 charge that appears on the invoice for "Shipping" is actually a one-time packaging and handling fee to cover the cost of the mailer, postage for the weight of the mailer, the PayPal fixed transaction fee, labels, and other miscellaneous expenses. All coin and pin prices include the cost of postage for the coins and pins.

 

Questions??? E-mail coinsales@geocachealaska.org.

 

In advance, thanks for your support of this project.

[+scobey]

One thing to emphasize is there have already been a lot of questions and answers in this thread. Check there and I'll bet your question is answered.

[+nscaler]

Got my AK coins today!

Beautiful!

Thanks for the pins too.

[+Crowesfeat30]

Beautiful Coin! Too bad I cannot afford one of the .999 pure Silver coins but I might be able to buy a couple of the bronze ones!

 

CF30

[+CENT5]

Got my coins in the mail today. The Bronze and silver are beautiful and the gold relief coin is positively OVER THE TOP!!!!!!!!

 

Good job and thx Mike []

[+hybridgeek]

The bronze is so beautiful! Thanks!

[+Ladybug Kids]

A question came up about the order coins are being shipped.

 

The plan was to ship in the same order that orders were received as stated on the webpage. However, some of the mailing label sheets apparently got shuffled in the flurry of the first couple of evelope stuffing sessions. Also, we ran out of on-hand (in Fairbanks) gold relief coins and then silver coins, but we kept stuffing envelops until we filled every order that could be filled including orders that were for only bronze coins and/or pins.

 

I'm on the road for work through Friday and will be stopping through Anchorage on the way back to Fairbanks on Friday evening. Scobey, Northwes and I will fill ALL orders received through about 1900 ADT on Friday and get them into the mail.

 

There are about 25 of the gold relief and 90 of the silver coins left from the original run of 100 gold relief and 200 silver coins. Once these coins are sold, we'll order up an additional mint run to fill subsequent orders which will take about two weeks to produce. As stated on the webpage, we will mint up to a maximum of 150 gold relief and 400 silver coins, but we may not mint them all.

 

There are also about 500 bronze coins of the original run of 1000 available, so there are plenty of them available.

[+horsegeeks]

We just ordered the full set and sure wish we had done the same last year. They're great

[+NorthWes]

As posted previously on the other thread about the Alaska 2006 Geocoins...

 

Geocache Alaska coordinators are scheduled to package and mail Alaska geocoin and pin orders on Friday evening (the 15th of September). Materials are in place, and the Alaska Mint has a coin shipment ready for pickup on Friday... Check the order list here to see if your order is in place for fulfillment.

 

Orders placed between now and Friday at 5pm Alaska time won't show on the order list due to travel logistics, but we'll do our absolute best to get those new orders included in the shipment going out on Friday evening the 15th! The order list will then be updated to reflect your order's current status. We're not going home until all orders in place are filled! (By the way, all dates shown on the order list page are for 2006...)

 

Don't wait until it's too late to order your 2006 Alaska geocoins - the premium editions (gold and silver) are moving especially fast. Still plenty of bronze available, but the numismatic collector-grade coins seem to be irresistable once folks see them. Take advantage of special volume pricing on the antique gold & antique silver geopins, too!

[+scobey]

As posted previously on the other thread about the Alaska 2006 Geocoins...

 

Geocache Alaska coordinators are scheduled to package and mail Alaska geocoin and pin orders on Friday evening (the 15th of September). Materials are in place, and the Alaska Mint has a coin shipment ready for pickup on Friday... Check the order list here to see if your order is in place for fulfillment.

 

Orders placed between now and Friday at 5pm Alaska time won't show on the order list due to travel logistics, but we'll do our absolute best to get those new orders included in the shipment going out on Friday evening the 15th! The order list will then be updated to reflect your order's current status. We're not going home until all orders in place are filled! (By the way, all dates shown on the order list page are for 2006...)

 

Don't wait until it's too late to order your 2006 Alaska geocoins - the premium editions (gold and silver) are moving especially fast. Still plenty of bronze available, but the numismatic collector-grade coins seem to be irresistable once folks see them. Take advantage of special volume pricing on the antique gold & antique silver geopins, too!

 

You still have a few more hours to get your order in before we mail out tonight!!

[+NorthWes]

All those who had orders in by 8pm Alaska time on September 15th will be happy to know that your geocoins are now in the hands of the US Postal Service! Daddy Ladybugs got them to the Anchorage Airport post office by 10pm (and then got himself to Alaska Airlines in time to catch a flight home to Fairbanks too!). I had the privilege of assisting with the international orders - Alaska geocoins are on their way to Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia tonight, as well as all across America!

 

Less than two dozen gold relief coins left - time to get my hands on a couple too...

[+Ladybug Kids]

With LOTS help from Scobey, Mrs. Scobey, Geminigirl, and Northwes, all orders were filled tonight. Thanks, all!!!

 

There are three more orders that came in after the close of label printing on Friday night that I will fill from Fairbanks this weekend.

 

As Northwes stated, we still have twelve of the first 100 gold relief coins left. As stated on the cache page, we will mint up to a maximum of 150 of these limited edition coins.

 

Those wanting to verify order and mailing status can look here.

[+Ladybug Kids]

All orders received between last Friday (9/15) night's envelope stuffing party and 6:00 p.m. ADT on Sunday will ship on Monday morning. The next mailing will probably occur on Saturday, September 23, but I'll try to keep up during the week.

[+nscaler]

Ordered 2 gold inlay - $50 each versus $74.95 for equivalent gold inlay coin from the Alaska Mint.

[+Ladybug Kids]

Updated order receipt and mailing information as of 1800 hours tonight is posted here.

[+horsegeeks]

We received our full set of Alaska coins today and they are gorgeous. Thanks very much for offering them

[+chaosmanor]

Updated order receipt and mailing information as of 1800 hours tonight is posted here.

Thank you for posting this! I thought that I had ordered some, but discovered that I didn't, apparently. So I just took care of that oversight

[danoshimano]

Just placed my order. I hope the gold relief are not sold out!

[+Ladybug Kids]

There are still several hundred of the first 1000 bronze coins left, many silver coins, and a limited supply of gold relief coins. I'll post a more "exact" number once I know how many coins sold yesterday at the Peninsula Meet and Greet in Soldotna, Alaska.

[+Ladybug Kids]

Just a quick note to let folks know I have to travel out of town for work until Thursday. I will post updates on orders received and get them mailed by Friday night, Saturday the latest.

 

Have a good week!

[+CT Trampers]

Wow! Shipped 09/15 from Alasaka, and received yesterday. Talk about fast turnaround!!

 

Got two of the .999 silver and one of the .999 silver with gold.

 

They are SO beautiful, thanks so much for making them available-

[+scobey]

Wow! Shipped 09/15 from Alasaka, and received yesterday. Talk about fast turnaround!!

 

Got two of the .999 silver and one of the .999 silver with gold.

 

They are SO beautiful, thanks so much for making them available-

 

I wish the mail got here as fast as it gets from here to CT

Edited September 19, 2006 by scobey

[+Ladybug Kids]

Remaining inventory update:

 

1. We have ten (10) of the original 100 gold relief coins available for sale. We will mint up to a maximum of 150 gold relief coins. I will place an order for an additional twenty gold relief coins today. Production time for the additional coins is about two weeks.

 

2. There are fifty (50) of the original 200 silver coins available for sale. We will mint up to a maximum of 400 silver coins, but it looks like the final mintage will be significantly less than that.

 

3. There are still plenty of bronze coins left of the original 1000 coins minted. We will NOT mint additional bronze coins. This is a change from the original stated limit of 2000 coins. I'll change the web page when I get home from Anchorage to reflect that change.

 

Effective October 1, the price of the bronze coins will increase 50 to 75 cents each because there will be fewer coins over which to spread the fixed expenses (die cost, artist fees, custom icon, etc.), so get your orders in and beat the increase!

 

Thanks, all, for your continued support of this project!

[+Ladybug Kids]

All orders received as of Wednesday, September 20, are going into the mail today! I will update the shipping status webpage tonight...I have to go work for a living.

[+Ladybug Kids]

The order status page has been updated as up 2000 hours ADT tonight.

[+Ladybug Kids]

The order and shipping status page has been updated as of 1800 hours ADT this evening.

 

We still have five gold relief available for immediate shipping with another batch on order with deliver due in about two weeks. We also have about seventy silver coins and 350 bronze coins on hand.

 

We reduced the maximum number of bronze coins that will minted from 2000 to 1000 and the number of silver coins that will be minted from 400 to 300. We'll still mint up to a maximum of 150 gold relief coins if that many are ordered.

 

As announced earlier, the bronze coins will be going up in price at the end of the month.

[+JFandC]

I received my order this week. The silver and gold version is spectacular. I love it a lot

[+forthferalz]

Thanks for offering these really special coins;

I have placed my order and have gold comapss rose plus others to trade for anything from this edition - please contact me with offers

[+Ladybug Kids]

Thanks, all, for the positive comments about the Alaska geocoins!

 

I have to go on the road for work for a few days, so the next updates and shipping will happen on Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

[+freespirit1402]

ooh had a sneak peek at your mailing list and i see my xmas pressie from zr7 is on its way, many thanks

[+freespirit1402]

thats quick postage! its here. ty!!!

[+koikeeper]

Received my coins yesterday... Beautiful!!

[+Ladybug Kids]

ooh had a sneak peek at your mailing list and i see my xmas pressie from zr7 is on its way, many thanks

 

I don't think you were supposed to do that . Santa might leave you a lump of coal instead .

[+OshnDoc]

received my coins yesterday as well. Some of the nicest ones I have seen. Would love to get my hand on a Silver with Gold Leaf from 2005. Anyone out there willing to sell or trade one of those?

Edited September 26, 2006 by OshnDoc

[+Ladybug Kids]

thats quick postage! its here. ty!!!

Wow! Alaska to the UK in only five days!

 

I also had a report of Alaska to Southern Arizona in only three days (including a Sunday)!

 

Those postal Alaska huskies are really running hard!

 

I'll be loading up another sled and sending it on its way on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on exactly when I get back home.

Edited September 26, 2006 by Ladybug Kids

[+Nero]

thats quick postage! its here. ty!!!

Wow! Alaska to the UK in only five days!

 

I also had a report of Alaska to Southern Arizona in only three days (including a Sunday)!

 

Those postal Alaska huskies are really running hard!

 

I'll be loading up another sled and sending it on its way on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on exactly when I get back home.

 

Yep, mine arrived in Phoenix, AZ in only 2 days from when it was mailed. i just figured everything from alaska was sent air?

[+Ladybug Kids]

Yep, mine arrived in Phoenix, AZ in only 2 days from when it was mailed. i just figured everything from alaska was sent air?

We let the dogs take things as far as they can. They aren't prone to breaking down, aren't finicky about fuel (they'll eat almost anything), and love to run!

 

Actually, you bring up a good point...this time of year, the mail get transferred from from dogsled to southbound migrating waterfowl (Canada geese, swans, sandhill cranes) at various locations and those birds are really motivated to keep moving before their tailfeathers get frozen into a pond somewhere.

Edited September 26, 2006 by Ladybug Kids

[hobo dude]

Mine were in when I got home today but I can not seem to activate the coin. Is there a problem with the GC site?? I retrieved the code fine.

[Team Sidewinder]

Got my one 2006 Alaska coin today and it is a sweet coin. Too bad I didn't order more. I like this one the best of my Alaska coins. A very nice job and those involved should be very proud.

team sidewinder

[+Ladybug Kids]

Mine were in when I got home today but I can not seem to activate the coin. Is there a problem with the GC site?? I retrieved the code fine.

For those wondering what's up, Hobo Dude and I are swapping PMs.

[+Ladybug Kids]

Got my one 2006 Alaska coin today and it is a sweet coin. Too bad I didn't order more. I like this one the best of my Alaska coins. A very nice job and those involved should be very proud.

team sidewinder

Thanks for the kind words!

 

There are still more coins where that one came from .

[+whitebear]

I like my coins so much I put in a second order .The gold plated coin is really sweet if you are on the fence put off buying something else & get one of these!Looks alot like my Husky .Another thing you guys are really fast on shipping ordered ny coin Thursday & they were in Canada here on Tuesday ....That is fast!

[+scobey]

I like my coins so much I put in a second order .The gold plated coin is really sweet if you are on the fence put off buying something else & get one of these!Looks alot like my Husky .Another thing you guys are really fast on shipping ordered ny coin Thursday & they were in Canada here on Tuesday ....That is fast!

 

And I can't wait to get yours

[+Ladybug Kids]

I made it home from Anchorage and got caught up on coin shipping. The updated list is here.

[+freespirit1402]

thats quick postage! its here. ty!!!

Wow! Alaska to the UK in only five days!

 

I also had a report of Alaska to Southern Arizona in only three days (including a Sunday)!

 

Those postal Alaska huskies are really running hard!

 

I'll be loading up another sled and sending it on its way on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on exactly when I get back home.

 

well it certainly impressed me! good on them huskies!

 

as for santa leaving me coal lol...well he had told me i was getting it for xmas i think mainly to ensure i didnt go off half-cocked and buy it myself since i had been drooling over it for days. so when it arrived i was allowed a minor 'my precious' moment before it was taken off me again til xmas day

[+Ladybug Kids]

Coin availability update:

 

250 bronze-the total production number has been reduced to 1000 as noted earlier.

 

50 silver-the total production number is currently limited to 300, but it may soon be reduced to 200.

 

15 silver with gold relief. Depending on how sales go, we may not mint the final 25 to hit the maximum mintage of 150.

 

All bronze and silver coin orders will ship within two days of order receipt. We're still waiting for the latest order of 25 gold relief coins to come from the mint and expect them by the end of next week (October 6).

 

Prices are going up slightly after the weekend due to reduced production numbers and higher precious metal prices.

 

Many thanks to all who have supported this project to date!

[+geminigirl]

Coin availability update:

 

250 bronze-the total production number has been reduced to 1000 as noted earlier.

 

50 silver-the total production number is currently limited to 300, but it may soon be reduced to 200.

 

15 silver with gold relief. Depending on how sales go, we may not mint the final 25 to hit the maximum mintage of 150.

 

All bronze and silver coin orders will ship within two days of order receipt. We're still waiting for the latest order of 25 gold relief coins to come from the mint and expect them by the end of next week (October 6).

 

Prices are going up slightly after the weekend due to reduced production numbers and higher precious metal prices.

 

Many thanks to all who have supported this project to date!

 

Thanks LBK for offering these coins. Your hard work is appreciated

Edited October 1, 2006 by geminigirl

[+Ladybug Kids]

An order receipt and shipping list updated as of 1600 ADT today is posted here.

 

All orders received as of that time will ship tomorrow with the exception of two gold relief orders that will ship as soon as we get the next batch of those coins from the mint at the end of the week.

 

I also updated the webpage to reflect the final mintages (and number left) of each coin:

 

Bronze: 1000 (~250 left)

Silver: 200 (48 left)

Silver w/ Gold Relief: 125 (13 left)

[+scobey]

An order receipt and shipping list updated as of 1600 ADT today is posted here.

 

All orders received as of that time will ship tomorrow with the exception of two gold relief orders that will ship as soon as we get the next batch of those coins from the mint at the end of the week.

 

I also updated the webpage to reflect the final mintages (and number left) of each coin:

 

Bronze: 1000 (~250 left)

Silver: 200 (48 left)

Silver w/ Gold Relief: 125 (13 left)

 

I'd better decide how many more gold and silver I want.

[+nielsenc]

An order receipt and shipping list updated as of 1600 ADT today is posted here.

 

All orders received as of that time will ship tomorrow with the exception of two gold relief orders that will ship as soon as we get the next batch of those coins from the mint at the end of the week.

 

I also updated the webpage to reflect the final mintages (and number left) of each coin:

 

Bronze: 1000 (~250 left)

Silver: 200 (48 left)

Silver w/ Gold Relief: 125 (13 left)

 

I'd better decide how many more gold and silver I want.

The Gold is a *very* nice coin.