New Central Australian Coin now on Pre Sale

[+gibbo003]

I am copying what Google Earth tells me: 25º 20'55.74" S 131º 03'06.10" E

 

If this is far off, well, I don't know how to convert what GE tells me.

 

 

This is on the rock, from what I can tell.

Did I get your position correct????

[+gibbo003]

As the Aboriginal people aren't too fond of whities climbing on their sacred ground, I will put my marker at the base of the rock amongst the scrub and little rocks for cover

 

S25 20.261 E131 1.995

 

This has actually been in my minds for days now. Even if the placement is virtual (which I think is well within my understanding of this cointest,) I would think that just off the rock would be most appropriate.

 

My guess? S 25 20560 E 131 0304

 

Sorry your coord's seem a little odd on this one, also as the climb is only virtual and I have hidden the coin virtually you will need to climb the rock to find the coin. Please have a second go. Cheers gibbo003

 

Doh! That means i've lost out on my chance of a special coin! (...and here was me thinking I was being smart and cunning )

Cheesy pigs do you think you will need to win a special coin.

[+gibbo003]

A LE version of our new Uluru-Kata Tjuta Geocoin (that will not be sold on pre sale) has been hidden somewhere on Ayres Rock Northern Territory, Australia.

 

 

To win the coin all you will have to do is post the coordinates of were you think the coin is virtually hidden.

 

Only one post per geocaching team please.

 

This competition is open to all and will run until the pre sale starts on Coins&Pins later this month.

I will select the closest answer and announce the result.

The coin will be posted to the winner as soon as they arrive from Coins and Pins.

 

Please submit all coordinates in this format (sample only) S25 20.706 E131 2.184

 

Good Luck and Happy Hunting.

Edited September 19, 2009 by gibbo003

[+jezarocks]

My guess:

S25 20.996 E131 2.401

[+jezarocks]

Whoops (double post due to forum error).

Edited September 19, 2009 by jezarocks

[ATMouse]

I am copying what Google Earth tells me: 25º 20'55.74" S 131º 03'06.10" E

 

If this is far off, well, I don't know how to convert what GE tells me.

 

 

This is on the rock, from what I can tell.

Did I get your position correct????

 

Whoot!!!!!

 

Perfect!!!

 

Thank you very much.

[+Droo]

As the Aboriginal people aren't too fond of whities climbing on their sacred ground, I will put my marker at the base of the rock amongst the scrub and little rocks for cover

 

S25 20.261 E131 1.995

 

This has actually been in my minds for days now. Even if the placement is virtual (which I think is well within my understanding of this cointest,) I would think that just off the rock would be most appropriate.

 

My guess? S 25 20560 E 131 0304

 

Sorry your coord's seem a little odd on this one, also as the climb is only virtual and I have hidden the coin virtually you will need to climb the rock to find the coin. Please have a second go. Cheers gibbo003

 

Doh! That means i've lost out on my chance of a special coin! (...and here was me thinking I was being smart and cunning )

You and me both. I had assumed it was an actual hide.... silly me.

[+gibbo003]

As the Aboriginal people aren't too fond of whities climbing on their sacred ground, I will put my marker at the base of the rock amongst the scrub and little rocks for cover

 

S25 20.261 E131 1.995

 

This has actually been in my minds for days now. Even if the placement is virtual (which I think is well within my understanding of this cointest,) I would think that just off the rock would be most appropriate.

 

My guess? S 25 20560 E 131 0304

 

Sorry your coord's seem a little odd on this one, also as the climb is only virtual and I have hidden the coin virtually you will need to climb the rock to find the coin. Please have a second go. Cheers gibbo003

 

Doh! That means i've lost out on my chance of a special coin! (...and here was me thinking I was being smart and cunning )

You and me both. I had assumed it was an actual hide.... silly me.

 

Any team that would like to change their position on the rock please feel free to do so and I will move your pin. But be careful you may be moving away from the prizes.

 

Oh did I say prizes, there may be more than one coin.

 

Good luck and happy hunting.

[+Droo]

you will need to virtually climb the rock to find the coin. Please have a second go. Cheers gibbo003

I guess I didn't see this part in the original instructions.... all the same it's been fun going through all the Panoramio photos checking out the details of Ayer's and the Olgas (Uluru and Kata Tjuta to be precise). This place is a photographer's dream if you don't mind loads of other folks. The nearby hotels are pretty swank. I'd love to go... any caches nearby???

Edited September 19, 2009 by Droo

[+anne.and.eli]

Oh! I also assumed it was really hidden, and when I read up about the rock saw that they preferred people to not climb it. So I chose a scenic area that I'd love to go photograph!

 

If virtual climbing is allowed () then I would like to change my location to this:

S 25 20.623 E 131 1.848

 

Which appears to be the location of a pool on top of the rock.

 

Thank you again for a fun cointest! What a fun idea!

[+gibbo003]

A LE version of our new Uluru-Kata Tjuta Geocoin (that will not be sold on pre sale) has been hidden somewhere on Ayres Rock Northern Territory, Australia.

 

 

To win the coin all you will have to do is post the coordinates of were you think the coin is virtually hidden.

 

Only one post per geocaching team please.

 

This competition is open to all and will run until the pre sale starts on Coins&Pins later this month.

I will select the closest answer and announce the result.

The coin will be posted to the winner as soon as they arrive from Coins and Pins.

 

Please submit all coordinates in this format (sample only) S25 20.706 E131 2.184

 

Good Luck and Happy Hunting.

[JohnMac56]

My Guess would be:

S 25 20.490 E 131 1.909

[+gibbo003]

Competition will be closing on the 30th of Sept and I will then list the winners of the coins.

 

Cheers gibbo003 and good luck

Edited September 23, 2009 by gibbo003

[+forthferalz]

ooh i like this sort of comp

 

25° 20.848'S 131° 2.353'E

 

I took my son to Uluru in a special year after big rains so the whole place smelt like honey - it was his birthday and we saw a BIG fireball across the night sky.

[+gibbo003]

A LE version of our new Uluru-Kata Tjuta Geocoin (that will not be sold on pre sale) has been hidden somewhere on Ayres Rock Northern Territory, Australia.

 

 

To win the coin all you will have to do is post the coordinates of were you think the coin is virtually hidden.

 

Only one post per geocaching team please.

 

This competition is open to all and will run until the pre sale starts on Coins&Pins later this month.

I will select the closest answer and announce the result.

The coin will be posted to the winner as soon as they arrive from Coins and Pins.

 

Please submit all coordinates in this format (sample only) S25 20.706 E131 2.184

 

Good Luck and Happy Hunting.

[+kini_ont]

Thank you for the cointest, it was a test of using a combination of Wkik & Google Earth my quess is

S 25 20.680 E 131 01.569

[+Crow-T-Robot]

Very cool contest. I had a blast climbing up and peering over the edge. I think I found something at:

 

S 25° 20.988 E 131° 2.187

 

Thanks for the fun!

 

Bruce

[+gibbo003]

A LE version of our new Uluru-Kata Tjuta Geocoin (that will not be sold on pre sale) has been hidden somewhere on Ayres Rock Northern Territory, Australia.

 

 

To win the coin all you will have to do is post the coordinates of were you think the coin is virtually hidden.

 

Only one post per geocaching team please.

 

This competition is open to all and will run until the pre sale starts on Coins&Pins later this month.

I will select the closest answer and announce the result.

The coin will be posted to the winner as soon as they arrive from Coins and Pins.

 

Please submit all coordinates in this format (sample only) S25 20.706 E131 2.184

 

Good Luck and Happy Hunting.

[JohnMac56]

Just pre-ordered a set of these online! Now I just have to hope that my guess is the winner so that I may have the complete set...

[+ECplus3]

I'm thinking it is right here:

S25 20.703 E131 02.545

 

Shall I send you my address?

[+gibbo003]

I will be away for the weekend so will not be able to update your coordinates. The cointest will stay open until after the weekend so good luck and we will have a few winners soon. Cheers gibbo003

[+UFgatorgirl]

i am going to guess

s 25 20 43.72

e 131 02 46.60

 

this is fun. thanks for the creative idea

[+Blueflashlight]

Well, I tried to convert my coordinates to the format you used, but it still didn't look correct. So here is what Google Earth gave me for my spot:

 

S 25 20'39.63

E 131 01'54.82

 

Great idea for a cointest! Thanks!

[+R0gue]

Hi gibbo003,

 

Great coin! Please accept my entry for the cointest as:

S25 20.653

E131 01.909

 

Thanks,

R0gue

[+gibbo003]

Updated.

 

[+anne.and.eli]

S 25 20.623 E 131 1.848

 

My pin seems to have disappeared.

 

Thanks for hosting such a fun and original cointest! And the coin is beautiful as well!

Edited September 27, 2009 by anne.and.eli

[+gibbo003]

S 25 20.623 E 131 1.848

 

My pin seems to have disappeared.

 

Thanks for hosting such a fun and original cointest! And the coin is beautiful as well!

Hi anne.and.eli, your pin is still there just lost in the maze of other pins. Cheers gibbo003

[+anne.and.eli]

Haha Fair enough! Thanks!

[+hefalumps]

Hope we have scraped in ... Hefalumps clambered to S25° 20.534 E131° 2.281 on the rock Awesome idea Gibbo

[+longtomsilver]

Updated.

 

 

That is a fun competition and I would like to post my coordinates too.

 

S25° 20.538

E131° 02.194

 

Good luck to all competitors and be sure I never had luck to win something, so might it be now.

[Trudders]

Lucky Hefalumps told us about this!! We are Ninja We have now scaled The Rock and this is where we think the coin could be S25° 20.889 E131° 1.964 Thanks for the comp Gibbo

[+gibbo003]

Uluru - Kata Tjuta Geocoin

 

http://www.coinsandpins.com/index.php?cPath=25

 

Coin Specifications:

 

* Measures 1.75" diameter

* Solid and Translucent colors

* 3-D designs on both sides

* Trackable on Geocaching.com

* An icon unique to this coin will show on your profile when you log a discovery

 

Pre Sale has started

 

Cheers gibbo003

[+Eartha]

Merging with thread already opened for this geocoin, remember, one coin, one thread.

[+gibbo003]

Time to announce the winners of the LE Uluru - Kata Tjuta coins.

 

In first place:

aka Momster (XXLE Two Tone Gold & Silver Uluru - Kata Tjuta Geocoin)

 

In second Place:

 

bramasoleiowa (LE copper Uluru - Kata Tjuta Geocoin)

 

If the winners could PM me with a postal address I will send the coins as soon as they arrive from C&P.

The pre sale will finish on the 4th of Oct so I should have them in the post in about 3 weeks time.

 

Thank you all for playing and hope everyone one that played is able to get hold of one of our coins.

 

Cheers from gibbo003 and all the Australian, Northern Territory Geocachers.

[+catsnfish]

Congratulations to the winners and thanks for a fun cointest!!

[+kini_ont]

Thank you for a fun cointest gibbo003 and congratulations to the winners nice coin

[+anne.and.eli]

Congrats to the winners on a beautiful coin!!

 

And than you gibbo for a fun, informative and novel cointest.

[+aka Momster]

Time to announce the winners of the LE Uluru - Kata Tjuta coins.

 

In first place:

aka Momster (XXLE Two Tone Gold & Silver Uluru - Kata Tjuta Geocoin)

 

In second Place:

 

bramasoleiowa (LE copper Uluru - Kata Tjuta Geocoin)

 

If the winners could PM me with a postal address I will send the coins as soon as they arrive from C&P.

The pre sale will finish on the 4th of Oct so I should have them in the post in about 3 weeks time.

 

Thank you all for playing and hope everyone one that played is able to get hold of one of our coins.

 

Cheers from gibbo003 and all the Australian, Northern Territory Geocachers.

 

Seriously? Thank you, gibbo003! I am so excited. It is a beautifully designed coin and to be able to see it in hand, wow. It is going to be such a difficult wait. Honestly, I don't know how designers survive the time it takes for proofs and coins to arrive from the mint.

 

Thank you for the fun Uluru - Kata Tjuta cointest, gibbo003. It was a blast exploring Ayres Rock in Google Maps. --aka Momster

Edited September 29, 2009 by aka Momster

[YemonYime]

Congrats to the winners! And thank you gibbo003, for the reason to virtually explore Ayers Rock!

[+FScout]

Congrats to the winners and thank you for the very interesting and fun cointest.

[+EscapeFromFlatland]

Time to announce the winners of the LE Uluru - Kata Tjuta coins.

 

In second Place:

 

bramasoleiowa (LE copper Uluru - Kata Tjuta Geocoin)

 

 

Oh wow! I had almost forgot about the contest, too! Getting PM sent.

Thank you gibbo003!

[+Droo]

Congrats to the winners.... but isn't bramasoleiwa's tack covering Yemon Yime's?

[+gibbo003]

Congrats to the winners.... but isn't bramasoleiwa's tack covering Yemon Yime's?

 

bramasoleiwa's tack 56 metres from the coin, Yemon Yime's tack 334 metres.

 

aka Momster within 1 metre of the prize.

[+Crow-T-Robot]

Congrats to the winners and thanks for the fun cointest, gibbo! I still want one of these beauties!

 

Bruce

[+gibbo003]

Congrats to the winners and thanks for the fun cointest, gibbo! I still want one of these beauties!

 

Bruce

 

Everyone will need to be quick the pre-sale ends on the 4th Oct.

[+gibbo003]

Time to announce the winners of the LE Uluru - Kata Tjuta coins.

 

In second Place:

 

bramasoleiowa (LE copper Uluru - Kata Tjuta Geocoin)

 

 

Oh wow! I had almost forgot about the contest, too! Getting PM sent.

Thank you gibbo003!

PM received and your coin will be in the post in a few weeks.

[+gibbo003]

Pre Sale ends tonight so if you would like some of these coins you will need to be quick. Cheers gibbo003 and thanks for looking.

[+Crow-T-Robot]

The coins I ordered arrived yesterday. I ordered one in silver and one in gold and I can't tell which is prettier. This is a picture of the gold:

 

Really beautiful coins. Thanks for putting them out there!

 

Bruce

[+gibbo003]

The coins I ordered arrived yesterday. I ordered one in silver and one in gold and I can't tell which is prettier. This is a picture of the gold:

 

Really beautiful coins. Thanks for putting them out there!

 

Bruce

 

I am very happy you like them. cheers gibbo003

[+aka Momster]

Gibbo003, I resent the information by both PM and e-mail. Hopefully one of them will work this time!

 

The coins really are beautiful. The silver version's front gives me the impression of looking at Ayers Rock by moonlight, but it is a toss-up which one is prettier overall. Can't wait to see them side-by-side with the LE version! Thank you , gibbo003!