+Panther&Pine Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 What makes a mystery coin a mystery coin? I've always wondere, but never really thought about it till now. Quote
+TeamEccs21 Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Usually it's where they come from that's a mystery. Some kind and generous person has a coin minted and instead of selling or trading it the send it out anonymously to other cachers. When you receive one in your mailbox it is most likely addressed to you from you so you don't know who or where it came from. I have been lucky enough to receive a few and I'm very thankful. Quote
+JoenGPS Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 What makes a mystery coin a mystery coin? I've always wondere, but never really thought about it till now. It's a mystery who created the coin. It's a mystery who sent it or snuck it into you pocket if you receive one. It's a mystery who to thank! Very mysterious business .... Quote
+avroair Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) What makes a mystery coin a mystery coin? I've always wondere, but never really thought about it till now. Usually, they are paid for by an individual and minted in secrecy. Distributed into caches or mailboxes as gifts (rather than being sold or traded). And typically, they aren't advertised by the mystery giver. So it's a total secret. Edit to add: And all the mystery coiners meet once a year a hidden location to meet, greet and be merry! Edited June 28, 2011 by avroair Quote
+Droo Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 What makes a mystery coin a mystery coin? I've always wondere, but never really thought about it till now. It's a mystery who created the coin. It's a mystery who sent it or snuck it into you pocket if you receive one. It's a mystery who to thank! Very mysterious business .... :) Quote
+Panther&Pine Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 Okay, that is sort of what I thought was the case. But I wasn't 100% sure. And since teachers always say to ask your question since someone else probably has the same question. I thought I would. Quote
+SuperG Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 And all the mystery coiners meet once a year a hidden location to meet, greet and be merry! Everyone attended last year, and nobody was there. They all must have gotten the location wrong. Quote
+boiler-todd Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 How does this mystery person get a cacher's address? Do they use Santa's list of who is Naughty or Nice? Quote
+scificollector Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 How does this mystery person get a cacher's address? Do they use Santa's list of who is Naughty or Nice? Its very mysterious how they get your address. Sometimes its a person that you perhaps traded with in the past or they could pull your address off of the geocoin forum user address database (see here). In one case(Mr. Gray) they controlled my mind and had me send them my address. I think they use the mind-control more often then not as the envelope is usually addressed to you but is also from you. Quote
+GeoGerms Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Does anyone know if there is a list or thread displaying the mystery coins that are out there? Would be cool to check it out . Quote
+NOSNOW Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Does anyone know if there is a list or thread displaying the mystery coins that are out there? Would be cool to check it out . You can check out this post, It has a link with a nice list of coins. Quote
+GeoGerms Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Does anyone know if there is a list or thread displaying the mystery coins that are out there? Would be cool to check it out . You can check out this post, It has a link with a nice list of coins. That's exactly what I was looking for . Mahalo plenty! Quote
+scrapcat Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 This is so cool! I had never heard of this. I kinda had a similar experience... At a sizable event with 45 newly releasd caches and let another cacher sign a log before me so he wouldn't be separated from his group. He stepped away and, while I was signing the log myself, he slipped back & dropped a coin in my pack (my sister saw him do it). Awesome! Quote
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