I just bought a trackable geocoin. Any advice on how to not get my geo coin stolen right off the bat?

[nickoooook]

Are there any procautions I can take to help boost my chances?

[RuideAlmeida]

11 hours ago, nickoooook said:

Are there any procautions I can take to help boost my chances?

 

Take it to Events and gatherings, allowing Discoveries only.

[+cerberus1]

13 hours ago, nickoooook said:

 Any advice on how to not get my geo coin stolen right off the bat?  Are there any procautions I can take to help boost my chances?

 

Why another name ?  It doesn't allow one to click on it without an error   (unless it's captured in a post).

A lot of travel for your first two caches...  

Most would say keep that trackable with you if you don't want it ever stolen.  There's no guarantee otherwise.

 - Most cases, we're dealing with humans...

 

[+Max and 99]

14 hours ago, nickoooook said:

Are there any procautions I can take to help boost my chances?

You found a geocache in Poland and one in Maryland today. In my opinion your chances of the coin not being stolen immediately are better if you place it in the geocache in Poland. 

Edited August 27, 2021 by Max and 99

[+dophe]

Could you substitute the coin with another item that has the same tracking number? If it goes MIA then fire off another substitute. 

[+Mausebiber]

Drill a hole into the coin to make it worthless.

 

[RuideAlmeida]

2 hours ago, dophe said:

Could you substitute the coin with another item that has the same tracking number? If it goes MIA then fire off another substitute. 

 

It works for other trackables, like TBs... but bad etiquette for a geocoin.

[+NanCycle]

42 minutes ago, RuideAlmeida said:

 

It works for other trackables, like TBs... but bad etiquette for a geocoin.

I disagree.  Or at least don't give a hoot about "etiquette". Go ahead and make a copy, laminate it and send it out.

Edited January 15, 2022 by NanCycle
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[+niraD]

15 minutes ago, NanCycle said:

I disagree.  Or at least don't give a hoot about "etiquette". Go ahead and make a copy, laminate it and send it out.

One of the nicest replacements I've seen for a lost geocoin was a washer sandwiched between photos of each side of the original coin, placed inside a plastic coin protector. No, it wasn't the original geocoin, but it was pretty nice.

[+kunarion]

On 8/27/2021 at 12:09 PM, Max and 99 said:

You found a geocache in Poland and one in Maryland today. In my opinion your chances of the coin not being stolen immediately are better if you place it in the geocache in Poland. 

 

The OP should keep it secure during transcontinental trips.  That's a long drive!