modernman Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Has anyone tried organizing pictures of coins made by individuals? By this I mean not just designed but also made (using a home foundry, CNC machine, casting, etc) Just wondering if their would be any interest in this topic. Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Organizing? No, individuals who are handy in the ways of molten or even pounded metal have posted their creative processes in different threads, though. I'm sure a catalog of such work would be of great interest. Quote Link to comment
Odyssey Voyager Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 i sure would like to see a picture collection. Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here is one well known list. It might scratch the surface of geocoin. Team Fisur also has a large collection of signature items on their website. Here's the trackable wiki page. The Non (or Un) trackable wiki page. The Collector's list. That should keep you busy all day.... Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 (edited) it keeps me busy all day! Pictures are hard to come by - I am shamelessly plundering ebay for pictures. All help appreciated on the wikis ( and these ones are backed up and archived once a month ) PS eartha you might want to update your links - trackablegeocoins.wetpaint.com PPS i can't seem to work out how to search the tags from the homepages but once i go to a properly tagged coin i can click on the handmade tag and bring up all the similarly tagged items http://untrackablegeocoins.wetpaint.com/tag/handmade Edited October 14, 2009 by forthferalz Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I grabbed Team Fisur's link from their website, and the wiki link from another thread from yesterday, so I thought that was up to date, and then I grabbed the collector link from the wiki link. I don't keep a list stored anywhere. It was just handy because someone recently posted it, and I happened to see it and know where it was. Thanks for clarifying that. Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ok i worked out how to make the tags easy to search on the wiki by adding them all to the home page. now you can just click on the tag 'handmade' ( or any of the others ) at the bottomish to bring up a list of every page (2!) that are similarly tagged. Eartha - put the links somewhere in the pinned thread FAQ? Quote Link to comment
modernman Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Thanks for the links. I figured I couldn't be the first one to think of something like this. I'm glad someone is keeping track of these things I imagine years from now these records might have some historical value. Quote Link to comment
+scavok Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 ... http://untrackablegeocoins.wetpaint.com/tag/handmade Keep in mind that not all handmade geocoins are untrackable Scavok Handmade 2007 Scavok Handmade 2008 Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I suppose that raises another question regarding handmade items - safety. Especially if you are leaving them in a cache they should probably try to comply with some sort of standards. For things which are to be handled by unsuspecting folk or risk become embeded in the natural environment I would suggest you do not use lead. Quote Link to comment
+dhenninger Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I have used silver solder many times with pretty good results. Low melting temperature and lead free Quote Link to comment
+scavok Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) I suppose that raises another question regarding handmade items - safety. Especially if you are leaving them in a cache they should probably try to comply with some sort of standards. For things which are to be handled by unsuspecting folk or risk become embeded in the natural environment I would suggest you do not use lead. There is always the concern - if you read the original thread on the coin there is info I've posted about the process they are smelted, shaped, stamped and then coated/sealed before being sent out. The outside acrylic and epoxy coating ones I would expect to have as much contamination as the china manufactured coloring in mass produced coins As for the natural environments remember that pretty much every fisherman with a weight on their line is soaking a little lead pellet in what is probably an acidic environment (polluted rain), but it's not an envirnmental concern. A lead coin in a tupperware container is even less so. Just for perspective I myself tried the soldering metal too, but found it too soft (like hammering mashed potatoes). Is this a different type you are referring too? Edited October 22, 2009 by scavok Quote Link to comment
+scavok Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 anyway... back to the topic ... Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) http://www.beckydavis.com/dave/ nurse dave has really really nice photos http://www.epa.gov/lead/ Edited October 22, 2009 by forthferalz Quote Link to comment
jjunk Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 these are the geocoins i like to have a sig. item to leave in the cache.. jjunk http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjunkala/?saved=1 Quote Link to comment
+Tennessee Jed Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) Here are some of my favorite homemade coins Compare the size with a regular geocoin. The aluminum owl coin is trackable and the other metal is bronze (very heavy). Edited November 22, 2009 by Tennessee Jed Quote Link to comment
TEAM FeOl Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Hey Geocacher We have homemade our own GeoCoin, for use in exciting and challenging caches, or as a gift at events ... They are not traceble ! Now I want to ask if there are others who have made their own coins, who migt be interested in swapping / exchanging coins whit us ? to create a unique collection of homemade Geocoins ??? The best geo greetings TEAM FeOl fenger-olesen.dk/geocoins.html Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Hey Geocacher We have homemade our own GeoCoin, for use in exciting and challenging caches, or as a gift at events ... They are not traceble ! Now I want to ask if there are others who have made their own coins, who migt be interested in swapping / exchanging coins whit us ? to create a unique collection of homemade Geocoins ??? The best geo greetings TEAM FeOl fenger-olesen.dk/geocoins.html All non-trackable geocoin trading takes place in the pinned trading thread at the top of the geocoin forums. And only there. Quote Link to comment
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