+Team Rampant Lion Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I am making another personal geocoin with the objective of getting more people out to my caches. It will not be trackable so, if I understand the rules correctly, I can only offer it for trade here. I will be making 100 geocoins - 20 antique gold and 80 antique silver. Once it is complete (it just went to production), each of my 3 kids will have 10 of the antique silver geocoins each to trade. All the rest will go into my caches including a new series of "monster caches" coming soon. Here is the design: The design idea came from emails I get suggesting that I add more warnings to my caches description. Generally, these are in jest as I already have pretty lengthy warnings about bears, ticks, terrain, hunting, etc... Here are some of the stories that motivated the selection of warning signs: Bear: Almost all of my caches need this warning, especially "Hibernate". Cliff: The "Evil Little Man Deep In The Woods" fits the bill best for this one. Bigfoot: Yes, believe it or not a cacher swears he saw Bigfoot at "Bounce". Swamp: Avroair, Lakelady and JoiseyGirl reported on their fun in the Whittingham Swamp. Snake: Rattlesnakes and copperheads are common at my higher elevation caches like "Strokes Forest Petroglyph Trail Challenge" Water: I always enjoy reading logs for caches where I have used Water as a strategic obsticle. If you are interested in a trade, drop me a note with an idea of what coin you would be willing to trade for this one. I'll show the kids to see if they are up for a trade. If you don't get a trade, come hunt for my caches or watch the NE Forums for some contests where I will offer the golds. Again, these just went to production so it will be 3-4 weeks before I have them in hand. PS - My kids still have a few of the first version available for trade (also non-trackable). Quote Link to comment
+tsunrisebey Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Looks great, neat stories beind the coin too. Would love to trade my personal for one. email sent Congrat's. Quote Link to comment
+mrjiffy Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Nice Coin, I would be interested in trading for both an Antique Gold and one Antique Silver. Email sent. Quote Link to comment
+3doxies Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Very nice! I would love to trade our personal for it. Email sent. Quote Link to comment
lordxtra Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Beautiful Coin......... Quote Link to comment
+LadyBee4T Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Very nice coin. Would love to make a trade! Quote Link to comment
+Team Rampant Lion Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 A couple people have emailed me wit a request to see what version #1 looked like. Here is a picture but these are all in my kids possession and they have only a few left to trade. Quote Link to comment
+GBOTS Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Soooo, nice to see someone going back to trade only coins. Quote Link to comment
+The Dream Cachers Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Email sent! Quote Link to comment
+PLnauta Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 we don't have bears, rattlesnakes, swamps but i must say that these coins ara absolutly great. The version 1 is hilarious, and the best thing is that the cacher don't leave the ammobox cool PL Quote Link to comment
+earthrooster Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I like this coin... I like it even more having read some of those logs! Maybe one day I'll get to your neck of the woods and hunt for a few of those. They sound fun I'd love to trade for one. Sending email... Quote Link to comment
+Cav Scout Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Your coin would be more desirable if only found in caches and not traded. I would go and look for one if it was that way. Those kind of coins are the best finds. Nice coin. Quote Link to comment
+geocachingdragon Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Both versions are very cool Quote Link to comment
+Team Rampant Lion Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Your coin would be more desirable if only found in caches and not traded. I would go and look for one if it was that way. Those kind of coins are the best finds. Nice coin. The gold version of the coin will only be available if found in a cache. My kids love the coins so "freeing" a handful up for trade here (30 tops) gives them some barter to grow their collections. It is also a great way for me to get chores done around the house. Quote Link to comment
+lindsychris Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 email sent, very nice design! Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I would like to trade for one. Or maybe find one in a cache. Quote Link to comment
+TeamEccs21 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 We would like to trade our personal coin for one of yours. Email sent Quote Link to comment
+Team Rampant Lion Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I would like to trade for one. Or maybe find one in a cache. Well I have to trade with you as you are one of the stories! Quote Link to comment
+Team Rampant Lion Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Just an update for those of you who have voiced interest in a trade. Things are moving a bit more slowly than I thought as I didn't count on Chinese New Year. I received the mint proofs last week and thought they looked good. I asked to see if a little more black highlight could be added to the silver coin to pull out the highlights on the lion. Once I get feedback on that we should be good to go and hopefully it won't be too long before the coin is in your hands. Here are some pics - thanks for your patience. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Very nice. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment
+bluecherry Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 This is a very nice looking coin. Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 These look great Kevin! Quote Link to comment
+GBOTS Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Very nice. I hope we can work out a trade Quote Link to comment
+Frank n Beck Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Very nice coin, email sent Quote Link to comment
+wywrdsn Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Nice coin, cant wait to get my personal coin so we can complete our trade Quote Link to comment
+BlueMotmot Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Please remember me for a trade!! Quote Link to comment
+earthrooster Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Nice! I'm looking forward to getting my hand on it :-) Quote Link to comment
+Team Rampant Lion Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 The word on the coins is now a March 3-4 shipping date (to me). For the trades lined up I will be ready to turn around and mail to you quickly. These are taking a bit longer than I had anticipated so I thank you for your patience. PS - My kids still have a few version #1 coins (above - Bear) they would like to trade for other personals. We do have these in hand. Quote Link to comment
+Team Rampant Lion Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) My new coins arrived today and I managed to get most of the trades packed up and out in time for today's mail. I am missing a few addresses so if you haven't given me that, please drop me a line. Also a few of you asked about trading for the earlier version of the coin (pictured about halfway up this thread - January 19th), we still have about ten left. Hope you enjoy them - drop me a line when they arrive. Edited March 1, 2008 by Team Rampant Lion Quote Link to comment
+wywrdsn Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Got it, my wife gave me a hard time for trading a trackable for a non trackable. She has seen the coin and is now happy I did it. Thanks as always a pleasure trading with you. Carry On Dean Quote Link to comment
+wywrdsn Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 TRL Mine is out to you, may you enjoy it as much as we enjoy yours. Wywrdsn Quote Link to comment
+Team Rampant Lion Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Everyone's coins are out the door. Thanks for the nice comments from those of you who have already received them. I'll soon be heading out the door to hide some new caches with the gold ones in them. Quote Link to comment
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