+Ozlem1014 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hi! I am a new cacher and I bought my first GeoCoin online to put in a cache. The butterfly... So I'm not sure what to do next. Any help? Quote Link to comment
+keewee Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) Welcome to the forums and to geocaching!! You should read the topics pinned to the top of this forum (Geocoin Discussions) and also the Knowledgebooks, which I think are linked somewhere in the pinned topics. Your geocoin will have a Tracking number engraved on it. To activate you need the activation code. If this was not supplied with the coin, then usually instructions to retrieve it are. If they weren't, you might be able to retrieve it from the Lost Activation Code page on geocaching.com Once you have both the Tracking ID and the Activation Code, you can then activate you geocoin here --> Trackables - there is an "Activate Trackable" box where you enter the Tracking ID for your geocoin. You will then be prompted along several steps for more information. Note that at one point you'll need to set the coin to be Collectible or Not... if you want it to travel, you set it to Not Collectible. Also on the Trackables page there are links in the Geocoins box to some documents that will be VERY useful to you. Good luck Edited February 25, 2013 by keewee Quote Link to comment
+keewee Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Oh, and when sending a geocoin out travelling it is highly useful to send out a copy of it's mission with it. This ensures people know that it is a traveller, not a keeper. Quote Link to comment
+Ozlem1014 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Welcome to the forums and to geocaching!! You should read the topics pinned to the top of this forum (Geocoin Discussions) and also the Knowledgebooks, which I think are linked somewhere in the pinned topics. Your geocoin will have a Tracking number engraved on it. To activate you need the activation code. If this was not supplied with the coin, then usually instructions to retrieve it are. If they weren't, you might be able to retrieve it from the Lost Activation Code page on geocaching.com Once you have both the Tracking ID and the Activation Code, you can then activate you geocoin here --> Trackables - there is an "Activate Trackable" box where you enter the Tracking ID for your geocoin. You will then be prompted along several steps for more information. Note that at one point you'll need to set the coin to be Collectible or Not... if you want it to travel, you set it to Not Collectible. Also on the Trackables page there are links in the Geocoins box to some documents that will be VERY useful to you. Good luck Quote Link to comment
+Ozlem1014 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Oh wow! Thanks! I wont collect. All my coins wanna fly!!! I will for sure do that. Quote Link to comment
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