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My nine year old boy came to me with a coin design a couple of weeks ago....

 

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I was amazed, we sat down for several days with the pantone book and illustrator.

 

Samples:

 

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The gecko98 name came from the fact that he loves indoor climbing as well as geocaching.

 

The coins will be 1" micros.

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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!

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$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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 :ph34r:

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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

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