+The Moop Along Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) I normally don't open threads for new releases at The Geocoin Store. I mean, they're good friends, but I feel bad jamming their product around the boards. However, that being said, I just popped into the store to find this: Fortune Favors the Bold, another STUNNING design from Mackey himself. At 5MM thick and $8.50 each (WOW) I can't imagine this one is going to sit around very long. Nice job Chris (and Mike) TMA Edited May 30, 2008 by Flying Spaghetti Monster Quote Link to comment
+intolerable Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Well, I know I'm not complaining that you posted... would have missed this one! Quote Link to comment
+coreynjoey Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yea, thanks for posting, just placed my order! Quote Link to comment
+creacher Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Very nice ... very nice indeed! Thanks for the info Moop! Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yes, thanks for posting this....that is one fantastic looking coin. Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Didn't know they'd been posted until Frozen Buns called me last night to ask how long they'd been up! I was a bit surprised, but it's been a long time in the making and the first coin I've ever done with a full 7 elevation layers in the design Now comes the fun part... Who can tell me what the symbols mean first? The 5 shamrocks are easy, but do you recognize the other ones? Who said that quote? Be the first to get them all correct and you might get something extra nice in the mail someday soon! Quote Link to comment
+darnjoeSNARG Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I had to grab 2... Thanks for posting, b/c I would have missed it. Quote Link to comment
+MustangJoni Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 We spotted that on sale yesterday and ordered immediately! Man, that is pretty! Great work Chris! Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 OOOO . . . AAAHHH . . . WOWIE, ZOWIE! This coin is AWESOME Yes I m shouting Quote Link to comment
+nashuan Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thank you for posting the info. I would have missed it myself. Just placed an order. Quote Link to comment
ELTADA Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) This is my first post on this forum though I have been absorbing TONS of information for a little while now. I am starting to think that geocoins are going to be the fate of my pocketbook...! oh well. The quote on the coin is Benjamin Disraeli (an author and politician who lived in England in the 1800s). Not sure about some of the symbols (though I do see the horseshoe on there)...and the lion has been associated with courage. EDIT: Ok, I am going to take a stab a few of the symbols (I think they are an interpretation by the coin designer)... Symbol on the right hand side is a revised swastika (originally meant as a good fortune symbol before Hitler got his hands on it) that has been "cracked"?? The symbol in the top left is a pair of scissors (often related to changing fate)..even with an "f" worked into it! Not sure if I'm right on any of them but it's fun trying to guess! Love this coin...might have to be my second coin ever purchased! ELTADA Edited May 30, 2008 by ELTADA Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks for the info TMA as I'd've missed it too. Terrific design ... awesome price. Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) I believe the one on the top right to be a Celtic good luck knot. Is the X with the F a Celtic Rune symbol meaning love and good fortune? Edited May 30, 2008 by Theotokos Quote Link to comment
+UOTrackers Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) Didn't know they'd been posted until Frozen Buns called me last night to ask how long they'd been up! I was a bit surprised, but it's been a long time in the making and the first coin I've ever done with a full 7 elevation layers in the design Now comes the fun part... Who can tell me what the symbols mean first? The 5 shamrocks are easy, but do you recognize the other ones? Who said that quote? Be the first to get them all correct and you might get something extra nice in the mail someday soon! The Chinese Good Luck Knot - Seen at approximately 1 O'Clock A Swastica from Niven's tablet number 1231 at approximately 4 O'Clock The Five Good Fortunes at 6 O"Clock (These five good fortunes are: Wealth, Health, Longevity, Love, and Virtue.) A Horsehoe at 7:30 Gibo Auja (A Runic Symbol for Luck) at 11:00 Now if only I had a larger image to see some fo the finer details! Thanks for the fun Chris I love this coin, but then again, I LOVE every coin you make!!! Edited May 30, 2008 by UOTrackers Quote Link to comment
+GPX Navigators Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Been waiting for the counterpoint to Tempting the Fates to arrive. Gorgeous Chris. Indeed. Quote Link to comment
+tsunrisebey Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Me likes Might have to trade for one... Quote Link to comment
+Six Little Spookies Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) The Chinese Good Luck Knot - Seen at approximately 1 O'ClockThe Parasol A Swastic from Niven's tablet number 1231 at approximately 4 O'Clock The Five Good Fortunes at 6 O"Clock (These five good fortunes are: Wealth, Health, Longevity, Love, and Virtue.) A Horshoe at 7:30 I'm still searching for the last one... I'm going to go with UOTrakcers on the last one: Gibo Auja (A Runic Symbol for Luck) at 11:00 This may also be a rune giving protection. The "We make our Fortunes.." Quote is indeed from Benjamin Disraeli. But don't forget the last quote: "Fortune Favors The Bold" is from Virgil. Edited May 30, 2008 by Six Little Spookies Quote Link to comment
+UOTrackers Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I'm going to go with ELTADA on the last one: The symbol in the top left is a pair of scissors (often related to changing fate)..even with an "f" worked into it! The last one was the hardest for me to find, but then I came across this It looked runic to me when I looked at it first so I got out my own set of runes but they are just letters, next I tried runes for the number 7 then I finally saw this!It was a lot of fun searching though, I could probably name about 20 lucky symbols now! Quote Link to comment
+Six Little Spookies Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 UOTrackers, your post came up while I was writing mine. After a quick google search you have me convinced it's a rune. I've edited my original post already. Sorry ELTADA, I do like your theory though. Quote Link to comment
Flying Spaghetti Monster Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Edited the title for the OP, as it appears that weepy-eyed kitties can't spell right. Maybe it's time to have it de-clawed? Quote Link to comment
+The Moop Along Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Edited the title for the OP, as it appears that weepy-eyed kitties can't spell right. Maybe it's time to have it de-clawed? Spelling certainly does not favor the bold. . . . Quote Link to comment
+Celtic Cache Trio Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Hey Mr. Mackey, there is a special package in the mail for you as of today. Quote Link to comment
+tsunrisebey Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Edited the title for the OP, as it appears that weepy-eyed kitties can't spell right. Maybe it's time to have it de-clawed? Neutered might be a better answer Quote Link to comment
+The Moop Along Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Edited the title for the OP, as it appears that weepy-eyed kitties can't spell right. Maybe it's time to have it de-clawed? Neutered might be a better answer Wow. Talk about off topic Goofballs . . . Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) The guesses are close enough on most and of course the quotes have been accounted for. Only one (and probably the most hotly debated) is still up for grabs. Famous for it's use in cultures around the world and long before it became known as the swastica, there were a few names for this symbol. More importantly, what it depicted. I'll give a hint, too... it's name includes the word "Fate" in it It was really big with natives of North America until Hitler came along Edited May 30, 2008 by fox-and-the-hound Quote Link to comment
YemonYime Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Edited the title for the OP, as it appears that weepy-eyed kitties can't spell right. Maybe it's time to have it de-clawed? Neutered might be a better answer Wow. Talk about off topic Goofballs . . . Hey, good thing Chris is more meticulous than you, otherwise it could've been "Fortune Favors The Bald". Might've effected sales a bit. Chris, IMO, this is by far the best you've done. I mean, I'm talkin' Gotta-go-find-where-my-sock-blew-off-to good. More than excellence on this one...sublimity. Quote Link to comment
YemonYime Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) The guesses are close enough on most and of course the quotes have been accounted for. Only one (and probably the most hotly debated) is still up for grabs. Famous for it's use in cultures around the world and long before it became known as the swastica, there were a few names for this symbol. More importantly, what it depicted. I'll give a hint, too... it's name includes the word "Fate" in it It was really big with natives of North America until Hitler came along Well, there is a swastika-ish design up in the top right celtic knot. Very misunderstood symbol now, and exactly because of Hitler. ETA: Is it called the fylfot? Edited May 30, 2008 by YemonYime Quote Link to comment
Theotokos Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 The guesses are close enough on most and of course the quotes have been accounted for. Only one (and probably the most hotly debated) is still up for grabs. Famous for it's use in cultures around the world and long before it became known as the swastica, there were a few names for this symbol. More importantly, what it depicted. I'll give a hint, too... it's name includes the word "Fate" in it It was really big with natives of North America until Hitler came along Wheel of Fate? Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 The guesses are close enough on most and of course the quotes have been accounted for. Only one (and probably the most hotly debated) is still up for grabs. Famous for it's use in cultures around the world and long before it became known as the swastica, there were a few names for this symbol. More importantly, what it depicted. I'll give a hint, too... it's name includes the word "Fate" in it It was really big with natives of North America until Hitler came along Wheel of Fate? Close, it was also called the Sun Wheel. I'm looking for the other name. "The .... ..... .. Fate" Quote Link to comment
YemonYime Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Last guess I can come up with is the Wind Wheel of Fate. This shall conclude my googling for this session. Quote Link to comment
+UOTrackers Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 The Stone of Fate or the Tablet of fate. Was it not Nivens Tablet? Quote Link to comment
+derschlings Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 okay, guys, it's the "Fickle Finger of Fate" ... I really have no clue, but it's just the Urologist coming out in me any chance you're gonna make this one in ant gold and ant copper? this is simply stunning! Quote Link to comment
+UOTrackers Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) OK how about the Four Forces of Fate? That's my translation from this: NIVEN'S MEXICAN STONE TABLET No.1231 This symbolises the four great primary forces issuing directly from the central creator. Each force has an arrowhead showing activity from west to east indicating the circular motion which occurs throughout the universe. The four forces as manifest in our solar system are: 1. A propelling force from the Sun to carry the Earth along her orbit. 2. A repellant force from the Sun to prevent the Earth being pulled into the Sun. 3. An attractive force from the Sun to prevent the Earth from flying out of the Solar System. 4. A magnetic force from the Earth that has an affinity with forces 1 and 3. This last force is different for each planet, and enables them to maintain their respective orbits around the Sun. Edited May 30, 2008 by UOTrackers Quote Link to comment
+dark_onyx1982 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Very pretty! I just ordered two. Quote Link to comment
+FLIPPER&CO Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yep, couple of these beauties heading down under, thanks for the heads up on the new listing. cheers Gayle & Mark Quote Link to comment
ATMouse Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I can't get my head around the letters on the outside,between the symbols...does it spell something? Quote Link to comment
+UOTrackers Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I can't get my head around the letters on the outside,between the symbols...does it spell something? PROSPERITY Quote Link to comment
ELTADA Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 hmmm...did some searching and the only other name I could find was the Fylfot Cross - so I will guess: The four feet of fate But I see that doesn't quite fit in the blanks that fox-and-the-hound laid out... Quote Link to comment
RedShoesGirl Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 gosh, i have to quit visiting this forum, another must have coin! ordered just one. lara Quote Link to comment
NewGeocoins.com Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 What a cool coin, you outdid yourself this time Chris. WOW. Quote Link to comment
+derschlings Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I just gotta say again how gorgeous I think this coin is! My coin budget has shrunk dramatically, but this one just had to make it into the mix. Ordered one. Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 (edited) I think you're thinking to hard on the origin of the symbol. I'm looking for the meaning of the symbol. Particularly what it "pictures". You can almost see it just in the shape Hopi, Navajo, Niven all expressed 3 common elements. 4 Times/Seasons, 4 Directions and ... Edited May 31, 2008 by fox-and-the-hound Quote Link to comment
+kehunt64 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 (edited) Ordered mine, nice coin Would love to see it made in ant. copper. Edited May 31, 2008 by kehunt64 Quote Link to comment
+Lazer Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 This is a beautiful coin. I ordered one! (And several others, the geocoinstore has several coins for cheap today!) Quote Link to comment
+TMOCM Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 All I can say is NICE geocoin! Glad my geocoin friends were thinking of me when they ordered this one, might not have seen this thread and would have missed out. Quote Link to comment
+BRoKeN W Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Well with RW being in the Air Force and "Aduentes Fortuna Juvat" (Fortune Favors the Bold) being the motto of the 366th Air Expeditionary Fighter Wing here in Idaho, where he works, we'll have to add this coin to our seeking list. Very nicely done Chris! Quote Link to comment
+UOTrackers Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Who can tell me what the symbols mean first? The 5 shamrocks are easy, but do you recognize the other ones? Who said that quote? Be the first to get them all correct and you might get something extra nice in the mail someday soon! OK Chris, let me try this again. Symbol: The Chinese Good Luck Knot - means good luck. Symbol: A Swastica (Nivens Tablet, The Four Forces of Fate) Wind Symbol: The Five Good Fortunes Wealth, Health, Longevity, Love, and Virtue Symbol: A Horsehoe Symbol: Gibo Auja "We make our Fortunes..." Quote is from Benjamin Disraeli. "Fortune Favors The Bold" is from Virgil. Letters intersperced within the design spell out PROSPERITY I think you're thinking to hard on the origin of the symbol. I'm looking for the meaning of the symbol. Particularly what it "pictures". You can almost see it just in the shape Hopi, Navajo, Niven all expressed 3 common elements. 4 Times/Seasons, 4 Directions and ... But Niven wasn't a people, he was a person who discovered the tablets. The people he referred to were unsubstantiated (if I read it right) he called the people Mu, from the lost Island of Mu. I think what your getting at however is four elements? Earth Aire, Fire & Water. The swastica could resemble a windmill meaning wind, but from one translation I found NIVEN'S MEXICAN STONE TABLET No.1231 This symbolises the four great primary forces issuing directly from the central creator. Each force has an arrowhead showing activity from west to east indicating the circular motion which occurs throughout the universe. The four forces as manifest in our solar system are: 1. A propelling force from the Sun to carry the Earth along her orbit. 2. A repellant force from the Sun to prevent the Earth being pulled into the Sun. 3. An attractive force from the Sun to prevent the Earth from flying out of the Solar System. 4. A magnetic force from the Earth that has an affinity with forces 1 and 3. This last force is different for each planet, and enables them to maintain their respective orbits around the Sun. it would be closer to ether, the element of space. I guess the horseshoe could be Earth. but so could the rune. I'm officially confused. I think each symbol could easily represent more than one element, if that's what your going for. Quote Link to comment
+LadeBear68 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I have stopped buying coins for the most part but I just couldn't pass this one up. Quote Link to comment
+Moobeat Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Already ordered mine, but I'll be heard pressed to release it! Quote Link to comment
+Geo-Gophers Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 That's a beauty.....supposed to be easing up on coin buying at the moment, but couldn't resist this. Quote Link to comment
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