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FOund coin-no code, can't find by name


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I must admit I am new to this and the answer maybe rather simple. I found a geocoin today in a cache.It is not listed in the cache's inventory. I tried looking it up by name- no luck. I want to do the right thing and log the coin, but can not find the info. NO ID #s or anything.

How did you decide what the coin name is? Can you post a picture of it or at least a description? Did you state in your log that you found a coin and that you don't know if it's a Geocoin? Somecacher may read the logs and respond.

 

Don't post a picture of a 6-digit number (no photos of Tracking Numbers, please, which may look like this number on an example TB in the GC Shop). Otherwise a photo of the coin would help identify it. As mentioned, tracking numbers can be around the edge of a Geocoin.

 

An actual Geocoin may not have text to "...log this at Geocaching...".

 

If the coin has a Geocacher name, and especially if that cacher found that cache, you could contact that cacher. It might be a signature item, and it's common to trade for those, with no particular tracking.

 

[EDIT}: Did you figure it out? You logged a Geocoin yesterday.

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9 hours ago, Klyriah said:

I have a similar problem and don't know what to do next. Here is pictures of the coin.

 

Kunarion called this "coin" on the money (pun intended).  :)

Simply a signature wooden nickel trade item or swag,  that was called  a "geocoin" by the owner, but has no tracking code.

What you do next is keep it if you'd like,  or pass it on as swag.    

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18 minutes ago, Greystonehomestead said:

Same!  Just found this last night.  It has a number but is a "G" and 4 numbers where you can see I have blacked it out.  Can I register this?

Same as above; this is not trackable on geocaching.com.

 

It looks like they request you send the location info (along with that code) to an email address.

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They work similar to pathtags. Many coins of the same design share the same code so it's not unique to that particular coin.

 

ETA: Of course being their own system who knows, it may be a unique code, but generally the wood nickel concept follows the same code-per-design style since they're easy to quick to print and distribute.

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4 hours ago, Greystonehomestead said:

Same!  Just found this last night.  It has a number but is a "G" and 4 numbers where you can see I have blacked it out.  Can I register this?

 

Well, not quite...   it is trackable, and not simply a signature item as swag.  Trackable somewhere, just not here.

 - Do you really want to go into a stranger's math study courses ?    :)

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