+avroair Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 I live in the Pacific Northwest which is famous for it's annual Salmon Runs. My city happens to have a Salmon Hatchery as well as a regional Festival called Salmon Days that runs the first week of October. Thought it would be fun to design a migrations themed coin since travel bugs and geocoins migrate to their destinations through traveling from cache to cache. The coin features a number of animals that migrate. Seven are featured on the coin, spreading the word of geocaching. Trackable: YES Unique Icon: YES Size: 2" Thickness: 3 mm Versions: This will be the Geoswag club coin for September, there will also be an event version in different colors and well as a version for the geoswag website. Might also do a spring edition. Here is a really bad sample photo since it's hard to see the turtles and other details under the enamel. So here's the bare metal mint submitted artwork: Quote
+MoonCatKDT & Peanut Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 .... All I can say is WOW this coin is incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
+yanagi Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Oh my god, what a BEAUTY This will be a MUST have in my collection and for sure this will be one of my favorite coins!!!!! Congratulations for the wonderful design! Quote
+The Flying Ks Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 So where can we buy this amazing coin? It is beautiful! Quote
+keewee Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 WOW WOW WOW - that is one beautiful geocoin!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job Mark!! Quote
+avroair Posted July 27, 2011 Author Posted July 27, 2011 WOW WOW WOW - that is one beautiful geocoin!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job Mark!! Thank you. As I mentioned in my email my inspiration for the coin comes from the children's book: On the Day you Were Born (Debra Fraiser), one of my favorites. I read it to my daughter all the time. On one of the pages the news of a newborn's birth is passed from animal to animal (migration). I wanted to design a coin that celebrated the wonderful and mysterious idea of migration. With the animals migrating from North to South on the coin. It will be the September geoswag club coin as well as a geoswag store version. Quote
+keewee Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) WOW WOW WOW - that is one beautiful geocoin!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job Mark!! Thank you. As I mentioned in my email my inspiration for the coin comes from the children's book: On the Day you Were Born (Debra Fraiser), one of my favorites. I read it to my daughter all the time. On one of the pages the news of a newborn's birth is passed from animal to animal (migration). I wanted to design a coin that celebrated the wonderful and mysterious idea of migration. With the animals migrating from North to South on the coin. It will be the September geoswag club coin as well as a geoswag store version. That is so cool! A great concept for the geocoin. And I really like the underlying compass! Almost a secret element as you don't notice it as am too busy looking at the animals. So how are my answers in the cointest? (I'm impatient! ) Edited July 27, 2011 by keewee Quote
+anne.and.eli Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Oh man, those turned out amazingly well!! Great job. Quote
+mamoreb Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Sorry, I have been away from the forum for a while, and didn't notice that there was one cointest topic and one regular topic about this coin. This coin looks truly amazing! Is there a chance that we'll have info about the different versions (colours) before the deadline for geoswag club registration for September (whenever that might be)? Quote
Geocoin Design Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 It turned out great, Mark... Tks for showing me the mint art last week Quote
GregsonVaux Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 That is a really great looking coin and I love the topic, so count on me to buy one. Actually, I have a number of folders on my computer with coin ideas in various stages of completion and one of them is a migration coin, but it is quite a bit different than yours. Atavistic concepts like migration always move me at a deep level. There is something about instinct that strikes me as spiritual. Quote
+frogcooke Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Really love this coin. Awesome design. (i've been browsing and actually, all your coins I've seen are really lovely.) Quote
+avroair Posted August 4, 2011 Author Posted August 4, 2011 The colors and metals have been picked for the four versions available at this time: Geoswag edition Geoswag Coin and Pin club edition (September) Event edition Artist edition There will probably be a version available for next Spring when all the animals are migrating back North (or South in the southern hemisphere). Quote
+yanagi Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Sorry but I'm just too curious: when do you lift the secret which colors and metals for which version? Quote
+steben6 Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Beautiful coin. I will take one of each please including AE. Quote
Geocoin Design Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 The colors and metals have been picked for the four versions available at this time: Geoswag edition Geoswag Coin and Pin club edition (September) Event edition Artist edition There will probably be a version available for next Spring when all the animals are migrating back North (or South in the southern hemisphere). Mark, That is a beautiful design and the color is stunning. Well Done! ~J Quote
Geocoin Design Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I just noticed something on the art that's missing, but is shown on the coin - Do you see it? That's not final art you're showing is it? <grinning> Quote
+LewisClan77 Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I just noticed something on the art that's missing, but is shown on the coin - Do you see it? That's not final art you're showing is it? <grinning> I have spotted it. There is actually 5 or 6 of them that are missing. And if you look close you'll notice that the ones that ARE there are in a different order. Quote
+MoonCatKDT & Peanut Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I just noticed something on the art that's missing, but is shown on the coin - Do you see it? That's not final art you're showing is it? <grinning> I have spotted it. There is actually 5 or 6 of them that are missing. And if you look close you'll notice that the ones that ARE there are in a different order. I see it too I love the 'whats the difference games' Quote
+avroair Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) I just noticed something on the art that's missing, but is shown on the coin - Do you see it? That's not final art you're showing is it? <grinning> I have spotted it. There is actually 5 or 6 of them that are missing. And if you look close you'll notice that the ones that ARE there are in a different order. I see it too I love the 'whats the difference games' Yep. The artwork wasn't final, I added a couple of arctic terns and butterflies. Edit to add, I also flipped the whale and redid it. Edited August 9, 2011 by avroair Quote
+avroair Posted September 15, 2011 Author Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) The coin club Sept coin version is shipping this week. I don't have any of these in hand right now. But my event and artist editions arrived today and I will try and take some good pictures tomorrow morning. They turned out great! A couple of changes were made to the details. The turtles now have ridged plates on their backs rather than just flat metal and the geese on the back now have wing feathers rather than just blank metal. I thought these details would add a little to the coin. Edited September 15, 2011 by avroair Quote
+steben6 Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 And you are sending my AE when? :laughing: :laughing: Quote
+keewee Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 Hi Mark - would love an AE also, if possible please. Quote
+yanagi Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 Sorry but I'm just too curious: when do you lift the secret which colors and metals for which version? I'm still very curious about the color/finish combinations! Quote
+ice13-333 Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 Hope to be able to order some... Quote
+mamoreb Posted September 16, 2011 Posted September 16, 2011 I was fortunate to get to join the coin & pin club for September anyway - can't wait to see which edition will land in my mailbox. The last tweaks sound brilliant! Quote
+avroair Posted September 16, 2011 Author Posted September 16, 2011 Sorry but I'm just too curious: when do you lift the secret which colors and metals for which version? I'm still very curious about the color/finish combinations! Emma is away on vacation, I will post photos when I get them from her. The nerve to actually want a vacation! Quote
+avroair Posted September 17, 2011 Author Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) Front of the Artist Edition. Hoping to get sun tomorrow so I can take a better photo: And the backside: Edited September 17, 2011 by avroair Quote
+avroair Posted September 17, 2011 Author Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) Event edition: And the backside: If I remember rightly the Geoswag club version is more dark blue like the samples. Edited September 17, 2011 by avroair Quote
+steben6 Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 These are absolutely beautiful! :wub: :wub: Quote
+mamoreb Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Yes, gorgeous! I can't wait to see my club coin - and to figure out if I should try to get one of those in these photos as well... The gold plating is great! Quote
+ST13PILOT Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 The club coin is a little darker but still really nice! We're liking it a lot! Quote
+avroair Posted September 27, 2011 Author Posted September 27, 2011 The club coin is a little darker but still really nice! We're liking it a lot! Yes, they came out a bit dark. But I think you can still see the detail. The spring version will be lighter, I promise. Quote
+steben6 Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 When will the geoswag version come out? Quote
+avroair Posted September 27, 2011 Author Posted September 27, 2011 When will the geoswag version come out? Some time in October. Probably after GCF. Quote
+LadyBee4T Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 I definitely like that event version. Maybe I can trade for one.... Quote
+LadyBee4T Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Here's an image: Is that the geoswag version? If so I still hlike the event version the best and of course I can't go Quote
+avroair Posted October 5, 2011 Author Posted October 5, 2011 Is that the geoswag version? If so I still hlike the event version the best and of course I can't go The event version is antique silver. If I have any left over after the event email me. I will also be bringing what's leftover to Geocoinfest next weekend. Quote
+LadyBee4T Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Is that the geoswag version? If so I still hlike the event version the best and of course I can't go The event version is antique silver. If I have any left over after the event email me. I will also be bringing what's leftover to Geocoinfest next weekend. Can't go to Geocoinfest so I'll just have to catch you midweek and hope that you dont' sell out! Quote
+avroair Posted October 25, 2011 Author Posted October 25, 2011 They are available on the Geoswag presales page Quote
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