+fam.bergum Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 My nine year old boy came to me with a coin design a couple of weeks ago.... I was amazed, we sat down for several days with the pantone book and illustrator. Samples: The gecko98 name came from the fact that he loves indoor climbing as well as geocaching. The coins will be 1" micros. Quote Link to comment
+XopherN71 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 (edited) I'm envious... I can design, I just can't afford Looks great, where will the tracking number be? Where it says Gecko98? And how cool is that, to turn a 9 year old's illustration into something like a coin... awesome! Edited April 18, 2008 by XopherN71 Quote Link to comment
+grodan & fiabus Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Kjempeflott!! Very nice coin. So nice to make him a coin from the drawing. I mostly collect animalshaped coins but I can always make an exception, there is an animal on so I think I´ll have to get this. grodan Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's totally cute! Any chance of getting one or two by trade, sale or cohersion?? LOL Quote Link to comment
+larry739 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 nice would you be trading or selling? Quote Link to comment
+gardengorilla Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Wow, he must be so proud! I would definitely love to have one or two! Are you trading or selling? Quote Link to comment
+tom4props Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Very Nice! A budding designer!! Lots of detail in those 1 inch micros too! Quote Link to comment
+joranda Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 What a great looking coin. That is great that you did that for him. Quote Link to comment
+sweetlife Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 email sent. We love kids coins sweetlife Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 These are cute! I'd love to trade for one. Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 He will sell some, trade some and also release a few If anyone want to purchase please have a look at our presale at: Polished Gold Polished Nickel Black Nickel We will close the presale at May 1. Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 He will sell some, trade some and also release a few If anyone want to purchase please have a look at our presale at: Polished Gold Polished Nickel Black Nickel We will close the presale at May 1. $8.49 for a micro is really pricey. I hope I can trade for one. Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 $8.49 for a micro is really pricey. I hope I can trade for one. Yep, I have reduced the price to 7.70. I did a typo when I calculated the tax. But I can assure that there will not be much money left when the international shipping plus Norwegian tax is payed. Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 These are Very cute and nice! Is the icon Unique or common? Quote Link to comment
lorca.nl Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 he is a real artist it`s a really nice coin.... Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Would still like to trade for a black nickel one. $6 US is the most I'll pay for a 1" coin. Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Would still like to trade for a black nickel one. $6 US is the most I'll pay for a 1" coin. Strange that 6 dollar is your limit. I pay $6.90 for them... So if I sold them for $6 i would loose 90 cent per coin. Quote Link to comment
+AtwellFamily Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Would still like to trade for a black nickel one. $6 US is the most I'll pay for a 1" coin. Strange that 6 dollar is your limit. I pay $6.90 for them... So if I sold them for $6 i would loose 90 cent per coin. That is a bit pricing from the coin company. The geotags I sell are 1.25" at $4 and even if you needed a personal mold it would be a bit more than $5 for 1.25". Good luck, I like the design and hope to trade for one as well. Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Would still like to trade for a black nickel one. $6 US is the most I'll pay for a 1" coin. Strange that 6 dollar is your limit. I pay $6.90 for them... So if I sold them for $6 i would loose 90 cent per coin. That is a bit pricing from the coin company. The geotags I sell are 1.25" at $4 and even if you needed a personal mold it would be a bit more than $5 for 1.25". Good luck, I like the design and hope to trade for one as well. The mint charges 5.49 per coin. Then as we live in Norway we have to tax 25% on everything. That makes the difference. I pretty sure that my mint gives me the best pricing. I this is my third coin and I have asked several companies for a quote. Sometimes the price on 250 coins can have a 1000 dollar difference between mints. I'm really happy with "mine" ,great price and very good service. I'm rely sorry that some of you find it pricey, but I cant sell them with a loss. I hope we can close the discussion about the cost now. If the demand is as low as it seems the total mint will be 100 coins. In that case a icon would break the budget. I'm really sorry for this. Hallgeir Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 It's a great story and a wonderful way to enjoy geocoins as a family! I hope my son takes as much interest when he's old enough to understand. Congratulations and best wishes on the success of your coin for both of you. Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 It's a great story and a wonderful way to enjoy geocoins as a family! I hope my son takes as much interest when he's old enough to understand. Congratulations and best wishes on the success of your coin for both of you. Thanks Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 I placed the order at the mint Apr 28. There will be 110 coins minted. 4 more sets are available for presale at here I will keep you updated. Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 The coins will be ready at the mint ready to ship by May 30. Quote Link to comment
+Sallies Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 These are great coins. My grand-daughter will love them. Congratulations to your son. I have ordered a set. Thanks Quote Link to comment
paganfrog Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 id ask to do a trade, but i dont have anything to trade with yet. is this his first coin design? i like it :-) Quote Link to comment
+fam.bergum Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Coins are shipped to all of you that have purchased the coins. We got them today, and the Gecko himself have been helping me packing. He even took his packpack and bicycled to the postoffice with them!! Thank you all for your orders. Hallgeir Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Are you trading them? I have a musketeer micro or something else for trade. BN would be cool. Quote Link to comment
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