California Geocoins

[+pnew]

I plan on ordering 5 before the deadline... just I don't know my shipping address until just before the deadline... if thats ok. (plan on paying through paypal as well)

[+HelBob Duo]

It is interesting the different styles of coins that are out there.

 

I noticed some people mentioned getting coin holders, which won't be included with these. If anyone wants the coin holders, they are sold on base at the Uniform shop for about a buck. If you want the holders but don't have access to the base, I am sure there are others that can get them for you.

 

Maybe the manufacturer can send the bag, coin, & sticker "unassembled" for those that would rather use the holders.

Edited August 9, 2004 by HelBob Duo

[+The Fishes]

I too would like to order 10 Geo coins. Thank you for all your trouble

Will also confirm with e-mail.

[+The Dillon Gang]

current total orders: 253

 

still have a couple of weeks to go. orders have slowed down a bit. expect them to pick up closer to the deadline.

[+Nero]

maybe this weekend at the picnic more people who havent already ordered some will.

[+dthigpen]

Just sent in Order Form and Payment (Via Paypal) for 15 coins.

[+The Dillon Gang]

current total orders: 268

 

still have a couple of weeks to go. orders have slowed down a bit. expect them to pick up closer to the deadline.

[+fly46]

My cache... err... cash... er.. check... will be in the mail monday.

[+The Dillon Gang]

coming to the deadline slowing but surely. current totals:

 

335 coin orders and payments

 

Still need 165 more to make the order possible.

 

head to this link to get your order form:

 

Geocoin Order PDF

 

if you are ordering just a few and have a better way to ship to you....drop me an email and we can talk.

Edited August 17, 2004 by The Dillon Gang

[+The Dillon Gang]

head to this link to get your order form:

 

Geocoin Order PDF

 

if you are ordering just a few and have a better way to ship to you....drop me an email and we can talk.

390 all ordered and monies sent in....still seeing a few emails about orders

 

Still need 110 more to make the order possible.

 

as soon as i get your order form, i have been sending an email to confirm the arrival.

 

if you have sent an order but have not received an email, I Haven't gotten it! send me another email.

[+The Dillon Gang]

head to this link to get your order form:

 

Geocoin Order PDF

 

if you are ordering just a few and have a better way to ship to you....drop me an email and we can talk.

422 all ordered and monies sent in....still seeing a few emails about orders

 

Still need 78 more to make the order possible.

 

as soon as i get your order form, i have been sending an email to confirm the arrival.

 

if you have sent an order but have not received an email, I Haven't gotten it! send me another email.

heres the update

[+The Dillon Gang]

Well...I have great news....we have met our goal of 500 coins to be ordered and then a few more.

 

if no one minds...i'll see if i can push up the date for orders...perhaps friday of this week.

 

for those who have yet to hear from me regarding your order

 

or

 

if you are planning on sending an order

 

Send an email to me at cageocoin@earthlink.net right away indicating how many and the check is coming soon or you are using Paypal.

[+Nazgul]

Cool! Sounds good to me.

[+dthigpen]

if no one minds...i'll see if i can push up the date for orders...perhaps friday of this week.

Awesome; looking forward to distributing my lot once they come in

[+Nero]

so.......

 

did the order get placed? how long does the minting take and when should we expect delivery...?

[+The Dillon Gang]

so.......

 

did the order get placed? how long does the minting take and when should we expect delivery...?

The coins have been ordered as of 1:00pm today. Pressed Metal has said it should take 2 -3 weeks to get the coins in my hands. After that, should hopefully be 2-3 days to package, address and mail it to all of you.

[+Nero]

thanks for the update! looking forward to them.

[+The Dillon Gang]

If you didn't get your order in on time, i order a few extra just in case. so send me an email if you missed the ordering and still want to buy some.

[+The Dillon Gang]

Announcing the arrival of......

 

The California Geocoin Order!!!!!

 

Yes. they are finally here with me. i hope to start packaging them up and sending them out to you this weekend

[+Nazgul]

Woohoo!

[+Nero]

uhhhhhhhhhhhh, ok..

 

when and where can they be picked up or whatever?

[+The Dillon Gang]

uhhhhhhhhhhhh, ok..

 

when and where can they be picked up or whatever?

i'm attempting to show up at Parsa's pizza event on friday. for those who can't make it, i'm trying to finalize a saturday distribution.

[+Nero]

yea, that friday event wont work for me, i work untill after 11pm friday nights. a saturday or sunday would be great.

 

ok off now to get my copy of the star wars trilogy on dvd...

[+The Foote]

For those of you that selected the Central Valley distribution I hope to have them ready and in my hands for distribution at The Central Valley Get Together. Oct. 2nd I will update on that page to let you know however.

[pirateXX]

Just curious, how many doubloons have been minted to date? I'm wondering how rare these treasures are.

[+The Dillon Gang]

there are about 1875.....the rare ones are the low numbers......or most likely the number you want.

[+Nazgul]

My coins arrived yesterday. Thanks!!!!

[+The Dillon Gang]

for those still interested...looking into purchasing more coins up to the number 2000. that would be approximately 125 more coins....then calling it quits and not minting anymore......

 

bob and the 3 kids and i have another ca geocoin in the works with more of the natural features of ca or better known landmarks on it.

[+Ellenbarger Crew]

Rc'd our geocoins, Thanks for all of the effort that you put into them!! We do appreciate it!!!

Edited September 26, 2004 by Ellenbarger Crew

[+Nero]

Yes! I would like to Thank Steve for all the work he did and time he out into getting another batch of these made up! i missed the first time around and was extremely happy to be able to get in on the second batch.

 

im glad everything worked out and ive already started placing some of my 20.

 

Chris

[+DesertRogues]

I would be interested in purchasing say, 20, of these last 125 geocoins.

If you still plan on doing this, please post and I will get some dinero to you.

Thanks for making this happen.

 

Garland

[+TeamGatosLocos]

Thanks, I got my coins and my dear daughter has already claimed one as her own. I would be into getting say 10 more and would love to see a new design and get some of those too. Thanks for your time and effort getting these out. I would love to see the new proposals! Natural landmarks would look great. What is on the CA quarter coming out soon? Anyone know? I think I heard it was a pic of John Muir and Yosemite but that may be my own idea!

 

Thanks again and again!

 

(formerly Kazmir) now TeamGatosLocos

[pirateXX]

TeamGatosLoco wrote:

What is on the CA quarter coming out soon? Anyone know? I think I heard it was a pic of John Muir and Yosemite but that may be my own idea!

 

Here is the Sierra Club's image:

Sierra Club Image of Ca. State Quarter

 

Here is the Gov's proclamation:

 

Proclamation

 

I am looking forward to seeing it minted.

Edited September 28, 2004 by pirateXX

[+The Dillon Gang]

I would be interested in purchasing say, 20, of these last 125 geocoins.

If you still plan on doing this, please post and I will get some dinero to you.

Thanks for making this happen.

 

Garland

About the last of the california geocoins of this design...yes i said LAST! there are 125 more to be minted. Because i wasn't thinking ahead......i didn't order these coins yet.....soo......

• the coins will cost 2.25
  
• Plus shipping of about .40 per coin
  
• To bring the total to 2.60 per coin
  
• ad about 2.25 to ship about 10 coins
  

Anyone still interested? the last number will be 2000.

 

After that there will be no more minted...until a new design is chosen

Edited September 30, 2004 by The Dillon Gang

[+Nero]

im good on current design for a little while i think.. how about a new thread for the new design and current ideas (i mean pics we can see of what it may look like) for the 2005 CA geocoin?

 

Chris

[+The Dillon Gang]

finishing up on the final price of the coins with pressed metal....however had a question for the masses.....

 

the last coin's number.....2000 or 2004(the year the coins were made)?

 

anybody have a preference? attach a value to?

[+The Dillon Gang]

put the order in to pressed metal for the last of the coins today. will have a concrete price by tomorrow (hopefully)

 

keep sending the emails if you are interested. right now about 70 coins are already spoken for.

 

bob and i decided to end the coins at number 2004...the year they wer made/distributed

[+Nero]

just a quick note.. i have several coinds i keep for my personal collection. and wanted cases for them to be kept nice in. i went to a local coin shop and picked up some "air-tite" holders, 38MM

 

these cases fit perfectly with no extra space on 3 of the 4 coinds i put in them...

 

joy of geocaching coin, california coin, and usa geocoin, the greenman coin from geocachetreasure.com however did not fit its just a bit bigger.

 

but these cases are really nice and will protect the coins well, they were $1.49 at the place i bought them (broadway coin & stamp in el cajon)

 

now i wouldnt suggest putting your coins you distribute in these necesarily, because I think they will end up in someones collection sooner, but to keep for your own collection they are really nice cases.

 

once again the 38MM AIR-TITE cases fit the CA geocoin perfect!

[+The Dillon Gang]

just put in the last order with Pressed Metal. there will be 228 more minted and available for purchase soon. i will be updating the price of the coin on the order form soon.

 

should be around 2.60 per coin plus shipping. will look at different shipping methods or email me to arrange a particular one.

 

the last number to be minted ever will be 2004...the year they were minted! kinda neat!!

[+The Dillon Gang]

Howdy all!

 

Giving you a chance to pick up the last 95 coins to be made. bob and i are not planning on ordering these again....

 

price on the coins is 2.60 per coin

 

shipping is

1 to 15 Geocoins ordered - $4.15

16 to 30 Geocoins ordered - $6.00

31 to 45 Geocoins ordered - $8.80

or email me to arrange a different method/price

 

send an email with your intentions and info to

 

cageocoin@earthlink.net

Edited October 30, 2004 by The Dillon Gang

[+The Dillon Gang]

Okay All! Bob and the 3 Bears has been pushing and nagging me to start the next version of the California Geocoin 2005. I'm looking for some ideas.

• ca symbols?
  
• famous landmarks?
  
• things that represent the north, central, and southern california
  
• theme - mountains, desert, beach
  

the plan is to do both sides with new graphics. (yes somewhere on there will be the geocaching.com logo)

 

want to try and not look like the new california state quarter.

 

start posting some ideas!!!!

[+Touchstone]

I'm biased, but I'd put Yosemite on the next coin somewhere. The view from Inspiration Point is pretty recognizable for most people. Or Half Dome from Sentinal Bridge.

 

There's my two cents and you can put it in the bank.

 

Thanks for getting the ball rolling DG You and Bobkatz did an outstanding job on the last minting.

[+Nurse Dave]

Or a north/south thing would be cool. The Golden Gate on one side and Hollywood sign on the other?

[+The Dillon Gang]

Or a north/south thing would be cool. The Golden Gate on one side and Hollywood sign on the other?

i like the north/south idea....flip sides of the coin...probably will work in the gc.com logo in somewhere smaller

 

...tracking? Marky?

[+Nurse Dave]

if we're paying for the die why put the gc.com logo on it? I figure if they are paying for the die like on the 2004 coin then they get their logo on it, if we are paying for it there isn't any reason to include them in approving the design which they have to do if you put their logo on it.

[+Marky]

...tracking? Marky?

It would be kinda cool to put calif.geocoin.net on one side. Probably the side with the tracking number. This assumes that they will be trackable, of course. I always thought that it was "coin"fusing to have the geocaching.com site on the coin, but have it tracked elsewhere.

 

--Marky

[+TeamTek]

Maybe I'm out of line, but maybe we can convince GC to make a section for state coins so people can try to collect them all......just an idea, dont even know if it's practical.

[+Kealia]

My two cents this time around....

 

Let's look into either KV Coins or D&R Designs for the minting this time. I've got a number of coins now and the Pressed Metal ones are starting to look a bit less-attractive given the things that the other companies do.

Things like the outer rings, ridges, and depth give the other coins a much nicer look than the flat PM ones.

[+Touchstone]

Definitely do the double sided this time. I don't see a need for the GC.com logo on the reverse, and only adds to the confusion about the tracking. Putting Marky's URL around one of the edges would also be a "must" in my book.

 

Another kind of neat feature I saw with the Idaho Coin is personalized etching with cachers usernames on the coin. Adds a bit more to the cost, but it could be a feature for those that want to pay for it.

[+Nurse Dave]

I thought the idea of customizing the coins for each person was neat, but just from what you can tell on a website I wasn't impressed with the quality of the coins from that company.