Theotokos Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) We are very happy to announce our very first personal geocoin. It's been a long time coming but we are excited to finally have them from the mint. The coin is 1.75" with 3D feature and cutouts and is a reflection of us as a caching family. I tried to keep the message subtle yet meaningful and I hope we've succeeded. I only have (poor) sample pictures (which really don't do the coins justice) of the Shiny Gold and Antique Silver version. We also have them in Antique Copper and an Anitque Gold. The Shiny gold is a single coin which was made as a special gift for someone. The coin will also have a unique icon. I would like to make some of these available for sale and Tom at CH Quality Coins has been kind enough to allow us to use his site for the sale and shipping of these coins. This is going to make it much more convenient for us and those that may wish to purchase. The coins will be priced under $10 but not sure of the exact prices yet. If you are interested, please keep an eye on this thread and hopefully sometime tomorrow Tom will have some sales links posted and hopefully some better pictures for you. We really hope you like these coins as much as we do. Thanks for looking. Edit...changed the photos as the first were just too bad Edited May 21, 2008 by Theotokos Quote Link to comment
+Captain Zulu Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Great looking coin, Theotokos! Congrats! I'll be happy to order some! Quote Link to comment
+StevenWill Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Great Coin Love the outside twists! Will definitly order some when they arrive. Once again great coin and well done on your design. Steve Quote Link to comment
+T"n"T Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Beautiful coin John. Can't wait to get them in. I love the new design, we had talked about that I think and it looks great. Are you going to do cointest to see who knows what all the symbols mean? I won't answer. Quote Link to comment
+coreynjoey Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 That's one good looking coin! Congrats!! Quote Link to comment
RedShoesGirl Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 what a gorgeous coin! lovely design. lara Quote Link to comment
lorca.nl Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 that`s a great design, a beutiful coin Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Beautiful coin!! Will you be doing any trading? Quote Link to comment
+PsYkO.ns Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 he can't do the contest because us over at GC4C (who got a sneak peak at the design) bugged him to explain it... there would be way too many people to not admit... I as well cannot wait to see this coin out... and get a few myself... they are so simple and elegant and yet they have such a powerful punch... God Bless Theo, J Quote Link to comment
LoriDarlin Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I want one!!! perty perty!!! Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Beautiful coin!! Will you be doing any trading? Yes, I will be. The coins just arrived at the vendor yesterday and they are doing some mailings for me. Once that is done and we see what sells, they will be sending the rest too me and then I'll have some coins for trading - and more gifting. Quote Link to comment
+grodan & fiabus Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Very nice coin you have there, great job. grodan Quote Link to comment
+Geo-Gophers Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Beautiful looking coin....... Quote Link to comment
+T"n"T Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 he can't do the contest because us over at GC4C (who got a sneak peak at the design) bugged him to explain it... there would be way too many people to not admit... I had to tease him about it, because Tank asked when we were working on the coin prior to Dec. Quote Link to comment
+DaFunkyFrogs Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 VERY beautiful coin! Quote Link to comment
+North Fork Seeker Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) Great loooking coin. This may be the first one we buy to start our collection. The other 4 we have were donated to my son by members of the forum:) Edited May 22, 2008 by North Fork Seekers Quote Link to comment
+PengoFamily Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I really like it! Well done! Quote Link to comment
+Steinwälzer Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I really like this coin! Great job, congratulations! Quote Link to comment
MotoCycleBoi Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Great looking coin! Well done. Quote Link to comment
+mousekakat Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Wonderful coin with a wonderful message!! Just beautiful! We don't buy many coins due to financial situation, BUT, this one we'll be purchasing!! Naomi Quote Link to comment
+joranda Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Now that is a beautiful geocoin. Quote Link to comment
+MustangJoni Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Great job on this one! Quote Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 We are very happy to announce our very first personal geocoin. It's been a long time coming but we are excited to finally have them from the mint. The coin is 1.75" with 3D feature and cutouts and is a reflection of us as a caching family. I tried to keep the message subtle yet meaningful and I hope we've succeeded. I only have (poor) sample pictures (which really don't do the coins justice) of the Shiny Gold and Antique Silver version. We also have them in Antique Copper and an Anitque Gold. The Shiny gold is a single coin which was made as a special gift for someone. The coin will also have a unique icon. I would like to make some of these available for sale and Tom at CH Quality Coins has been kind enough to allow us to use his site for the sale and shipping of these coins. This is going to make it much more convenient for us and those that may wish to purchase. The coins will be priced under $10 but not sure of the exact prices yet. If you are interested, please keep an eye on this thread and hopefully sometime tomorrow Tom will have some sales links posted and hopefully some better pictures for you. We really hope you like these coins as much as we do. Thanks for looking. Edit...changed the photos as the first were just too bad Oh my GOD!!! That is a beautiful coin with great design!!!!! The shiny gold can even be used as brooche!!! I love it!!!!!!!! the outer is the wreath with thorns Romans put ti Jesus! The Inside is like a flower! It maybe my imagination but it looks like a flower! The flower of Christianity! The symbol is...one of the greatest symbols of Christianity! It was the a great Byzantine symbol from the times of Great Constantine! He was the first who saw it in the vision!! IC XC NIKA, stands for Jesus Christ Wins (conquers), in Greek! The "C" was used in medieval greek, but not any more! You know that I like your codename a lot, so.... it looks so great on the coin!!!! Congratulations my friend!!!! This is a unigue coin!!!! Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Nice personal coin design. Quote Link to comment
+Cheesy pigs Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 It's so beautiful! Well done on such a meaningful and gorgeous coin....(I'm now wishing you'd minted a few more of the shiny gold ) Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 he can't do the contest because us over at GC4C (who got a sneak peak at the design) bugged him to explain it... there would be way too many people to not admit... I had to tease him about it, because Tank asked when we were working on the coin prior to Dec. Yes, Tank really liked this design. I had a number of other phrases on it at one time and even some printing on the edge. Tank knew most of the meanings though. Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) It's so beautiful! Well done on such a meaningful and gorgeous coin....(I'm now wishing you'd minted a few more of the shiny gold ) I struggled with the metals to produce and on the GC4C site, most folks also suggested that I make the shiny gold. However, I wanted to make 1 special version of this coin and after much debate with myself, choose the shiny gold for that coin. Now the shiny copper looks really nice too so maybe down the road I might make a shiny copper version...who knows. Edited May 21, 2008 by Theotokos Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Oh my GOD!!! That is a beautiful coin with great design!!!!! The shiny gold can even be used as brooche!!! I love it!!!!!!!! the outer is the wreath with thorns Romans put ti Jesus! The Inside is like a flower! It maybe my imagination but it looks like a flower! The flower of Christianity! The symbol is...one of the greatest symbols of Christianity! It was the a great Byzantine symbol from the times of Great Constantine! He was the first who saw it in the vision!! IC XC NIKA, stands for Jesus Christ Wins (conquers), in Greek! The "C" was used in medieval greek, but not any more! You know that I like your codename a lot, so.... it looks so great on the coin!!!! Congratulations my friend!!!! This is a unigue coin!!!! Thanks for the compliment. Lol...I knew that after our discussion about the Greek caching name that you would get this one right away... Quote Link to comment
Lucecitka Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I really love this geocoin Quote Link to comment
+derschlings Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 This is a beautiful coin. I can't wait to learn about all it symbolizes. Hopefully will be able to make a trade. My portion of the budget for buying coins was "shot down" in the last fam budget meeting Quote Link to comment
+creacher Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Wow, what a stunning design! Will definitely be watching for this one... Quote Link to comment
+ThePetersTrio Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) My portion of the budget for buying coins was "shot down" in the last fam budget meeting Ouch! This is why I try not to have family budget meetings. To Theotokos - Your coin is stunning. I love the way you designed what I believe is the "crown of thorns" along the edge. Very unique. Good job. Edited May 21, 2008 by ThePetersTrio Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Edit...changed the photos as the first were just too bad Nice.... though you might want to smudge out the tracking# on the one on the left - if it is a tracking #. Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Edit...changed the photos as the first were just too bad Nice.... though you might want to smudge out the tracking# on the one on the left - if it is a tracking #. These are the sample coins so the tracking #'s aren't in any database but thanks for noticing. Quote Link to comment
+ThirstyMick Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Beautiful design. Congratulations on a well done, meaningful personal coin I'd love to hear about what the symbols represent. Maybe we can arrange a trade? Quote Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Oh my GOD!!! That is a beautiful coin with great design!!!!! The shiny gold can even be used as brooche!!! I love it!!!!!!!! the outer is the wreath with thorns Romans put ti Jesus! The Inside is like a flower! It maybe my imagination but it looks like a flower! The flower of Christianity! The symbol is...one of the greatest symbols of Christianity! It was the a great Byzantine symbol from the times of Great Constantine! He was the first who saw it in the vision!! IC XC NIKA, stands for Jesus Christ Wins (conquers), in Greek! The "C" was used in medieval greek, but not any more! You know that I like your codename a lot, so.... it looks so great on the coin!!!! Congratulations my friend!!!! This is a unigue coin!!!! Thanks for the compliment. Lol...I knew that after our discussion about the Greek caching name that you would get this one right away... My dear friend! Not only that! I know that you do not have name days celebrations, but today, we have the celebration of Constantine the Great and his mother Helen! It is a big celebrations here in Greece! No, my name is not Constantine! I am Nikos! As I posted before, the symbol is the one that Great Constantine saw in a vision, used it as his symbol and from then Christianity became the relegion of the Empire! From that time, Christians were safe! So...this day you created the thread with the beautiful coin, is connected to your coin too!!!! WOW!!! Quote Link to comment
YemonYime Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Very, very nice work on this coin. It's an excellent design! Quote Link to comment
+mousekakat Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Now here is probably one of the most unique requests you'll see in a while... BUT... Micke has been pining for a tattoo for a long time now and I've been vehemently opposed to the idea. However, we both took a serious shine to this coin and the design, and both of us have a devotion to the Theotokos, so this is one of the first things that I've seen that I really wouldn't mind him having if he absolutely MUST have a tattoo. So, with that being said, how would you feel about letting Micke use your design as a tattoo? Thanks in advance, Naomi Quote Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Now here is probably one of the most unique requests you'll see in a while... BUT... Micke has been pining for a tattoo for a long time now and I've been vehemently opposed to the idea. However, we both took a serious shine to this coin and the design, and both of us have a devotion to the Theotokos, so this is one of the first things that I've seen that I really wouldn't mind him having if he absolutely MUST have a tattoo. So, with that being said, how would you feel about letting Micke use your design as a tattoo? Thanks in advance, Naomi Hello Naomi! how are you? Does Mike want to use as tatto the design with the IC XC NI KA? If yes, it is going to be a great tatto!!!! If Theotokos give the permition, It will be a great tatto!!! See the wreath inside? I am talking about the laurel one! It means the glory of Christianity!!! WOW! The more I see this coin the more I am loving it!!! I wish tere were more Shiny gold ones! Gold and Red was the Emperor colors! Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Now here is probably one of the most unique requests you'll see in a while... BUT... Micke has been pining for a tattoo for a long time now and I've been vehemently opposed to the idea. However, we both took a serious shine to this coin and the design, and both of us have a devotion to the Theotokos, so this is one of the first things that I've seen that I really wouldn't mind him having if he absolutely MUST have a tattoo. So, with that being said, how would you feel about letting Micke use your design as a tattoo? Thanks in advance, Naomi lol...now that is an interesting request. Can I claim a first? You're free to use the design if you like and my only request is you post pictures when he heals. Quote Link to comment
danoshimano Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I just bought mine! Thanks for the hot tip. I just bought a pair! Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) The sales links are up... Antique Gold Antique Silver Antique Copper better pictures too Edited May 22, 2008 by Theotokos Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Title change at OP's request. Quote Link to comment
+LionsLair Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Got me one on the way! Nice coin! Quote Link to comment
+PengoFamily Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Got 1 of each...I am sooo excited!! :) Quote Link to comment
+gardengorilla Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Wow, did shipping to Canada go up that much? Almost $4.50 for one coin? Quote Link to comment
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