California Geocoins

June 1, 2005

Ordering is now closed. Al the coins are spoken for. I am starting a wait list. if we get enough iinsterest i will add to the order. If you are still interested, send me an email at cageocoin.net indicating how many you would like

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY MORE MONEY IF YOU NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST BELOW

PDF of Coin Orders

June 1, 2005

sorry it double posted me

Edited June 1, 2005 by The Dillon Gang

June 2, 2005

Thanks for the nod on the web page, Dillon Gang! I'm glad I could help get this great looking coin into the hands of geocachers everywhere. Say, does that mean that I get a low numbered coin when I order mine?

more than likely...perhaps #2

That sounds great! Thanks Dillon Gang!

June 3, 2005

Here's the updated list of who has paid and who i'm waiting for.

Order List

For those who missed the above comment and have sent money...i will contact the vendor on monday and arrange for a larger order so that i can include yours. please be patient....

if you are interested in ordering coins....please send an email stating how many you want and i will let you know if i have enough coins for your order.

June 8, 2005

Folks, I sincerely apologize for my lack of follow-through with the order of the California Trackable Wooden Nickels. My newborn baby became extremely ill and was int eh hospital for over a month. Needless to say, the nickels took a backseat.

I will be contacting the nickel company today for exact pricing, and I'll post back here once I figure out how much each nickel is going to cost. (Trust me, they'll be dirt cheap).

1.4k · June 8, 2005

Doh, that sucks man. I know that's a pretty hard way to start out with a new kid. I hope you got great care and everything is okay.

5.7k · June 8, 2005

Mark, I hope all is well with your family now. That must have been scary.

We look forward to ordering some when you get all the details worked out.

--Marky

June 8, 2005

Ok, I certainly didn't expect these to be this cheap.. At a minimum order of 2000 (I can order more if demand is higher), each trackable wooden nickel will cost roughly $ 0.31 a piece! It would be a tad cheaper, but shipping these isn't as cheap as it apparently used to be. If more than 2000 nickels are demanded, the price per nickel from the manufacturer drops slightly.

I will begin accepting orders immediately at $ .31 (that's 31 cents) a peice for each trackable wooden nickel. Once I've received enough orders to meet the 2000, I will begin collecting the payments from each person neccesary to process the order for the company making these.

To place a preliminary order, please complete the "form" below and email or fax it to me. If neccesary, I will take orders via mail. PM me for an address if that's the case for you:

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT PLACE A PRELIMINARY ORDER UNLESS YOU SERIOUSLY INTEND TO FOLLOW-THROUGH WITH A PURCHASE. Doing so makes it difficult for everyone else in the long run.

Last Name:

First Name:

Shipping Address:

Contact Ph # (optional):

Contact Email:

# of Nickels I'd Like ($.31 cents each):

Email or Fax this completed form to: markrmccoy@gmail.com with the phrase "Wooden Nickel Order" in the subject line, or fax it to me at 206-350-6279.

June 8, 2005

Mark, I hope things are going well with the kid now! That's a pretty rough deal and you have my sympathies.

I was just about to email you an order for the nickels when I realized that I have no idea what these things will look like. Is there a final design or something you could post?

June 8, 2005

I sincerely apologize for not posting the pictures.. It just slipped my mind. Thanks for the comments about my baby. She's improved 110% now.

Here's the nickels in larger size, and then again in smaller size to give you an idea of what we are looking at (not to scale obviously, just an idea of size):

FRONT

BACK

1.4k · June 8, 2005

I'll order some anyway, but I find many people don't know about the flat rate boxes you can get from the post office. So even that many coins shouldn't cost more than $15 to send.

June 8, 2005

I agree with you, but so many businesses these days that operate retail via telephone and/or mail/internet seem to "roll in some extra income" into the shipping and handling costs. Oh well. This place is still cutting us a heck of a deal, so I can't complain.

June 8, 2005

It is good to hear that your daugther is doing better.

WOW!, .31 each. You can't beat that.

I will order 100. Already sent an email saying as such.

The design looks GREAT!!!

THANKS!!!!!

June 8, 2005

Orders are rolling in almost as fast as I can count them! Don't wait too long to place your order or you may have to wait until Batch II is produced.

1.2k · June 8, 2005

I would like 100 please. Sent off order form to your email address.

Thanks

5.7k · June 8, 2005

I'll take 500. I like to watch these things move around, and with more out there, they will be more likely to be moved than kept. Note that our coin club (Bay Area Coin Club) may do a bulk purchase, which will include my order of 500 (if this will help shipping, etc.).

--Marky

June 8, 2005

Only orders sent to my email address using the form above will be accepted, becuase I can't keep track of it otherwise. Glad to see such a large order, Marky. It definitely helps.

June 8, 2005

Just a quick aside, if you DID NOT receive a reply from me after emailing me your preliminary order request, then I did not receive it! I will respond to EACH order email with a confirmation.

June 9, 2005

Order sent to your email address. For 50 coins.

They look great.

June 9, 2005

Sent in my request for 100. 31 cents a piece is a great price!

June 9, 2005

my order is on the way.....

June 9, 2005

I just placed my order for 50. These will make a nice compliment to the coins. Thanks!

June 9, 2005

I just emailed you with an order for 25. Cool looking nickel.

June 9, 2005

50, please. Email to follow...

June 9, 2005

Ok folks, I've received a plethora of orders ranging from 10 nickels to 500. Thankfully we are able to process this order faster than originally thought at the $ .31 price. Your order includes shipping. I'll be taking preliminary orders until 9:30am tommorrow PST for batch I. After 9:30am tommorrow I will switch from "preliminary" to "payment," and you'll each be receiving an email with an invoice and instructions to process payment for your order of wooden nickels.

EDIT: Yes, I will be accepting PayPal and Cashier's Checks or Money Orders. No personal checks, and please no hard cash unless you are comfortable waiving the liability of actually sending hard cash through the mail system. I will begin accepting payments tommorrow.

Edited June 9, 2005 by acPilot

June 9, 2005

Whew, good thing I checked the forums today.

Email sent for 50 nickels.

Mark, I am volunteering to help you sort and mail these out. I live nearby and would not mind helping.

June 10, 2005

Updated the order list of who's paid, who i'm waiting for, and the wait list

Order List

June 10, 2005

Ok folks, invoices have gone out to everyone who wanted a Wooden Nickel. Orders are still being taken, so if you are interested in placing your order before Batch I goes to press, please follow the instructions in my post above.

If you placed and order and did not receive a confirmation or invoice email, please get with me ASAP as your order will not be processed unless it has been confirmed. Thanks! :laughing:

June 13, 2005

Ok folks, this is a last chance opportunity to place an order for California Trackable Wooden Nickels. If you are interested and didn't get a chance to place an order, please send me an email to: markrmccoy@gmail.com Otherwise you'll have to wait until BAtch II is processed, and at the moment I am unsure as to when that will exactly be.

Thanks!

June 22, 2005

News to those who are in on the first order of the New Ca Geocoin....

KV coins says that they will be sending them to me on July 1. Hope to get them packaged and sent out by the following weekend.

June 22, 2005

News to those who are in on the first order of the New Ca Geocoin....

KV coins says that they will be sending them to me on July 1. Hope to get them packaged and sent out by the following weekend.

Hey, July1 is my birthday. Yay!

July 5, 2005

Here's the pic of the actual coin....kvcoins said they are on their way from texas to us this week. look to see them in your mailbox hopefully by next weekend.

5.7k · July 5, 2005

Looking real good. I'll have to post that to the tracking site.

--Marky

July 9, 2005

Are there issues with the tracking site?

Someone just logged an ownership note of a (?new) coin with the same number(0823) as one of my "original" CA coins which I registered on the site last year. I got an email about it (presumably because all my coins are on my "watchlist"?), so I went to check and the history for my coin is also intact as idnum=823.

Ironically it's a coin I just placed in a cache yesterday.

July 14, 2005

The California Geocoins are Here!!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :laughing:

July 15, 2005

The California Geocoins are Here!!!!!!

I will be in Disneyland on Sunday And Monday. We should get to the hotel ( Best Wastern Stovalls Inn) on Fri.. If you live in the area perhaps we could meet up sometime.

Richard of GeoCrickets

July 19, 2005

Are there issues with the tracking site?

Someone just logged an ownership note of a (?new) coin with the same number(0823) as one of my "original" CA coins which I registered on the site last year. I got an email about it (presumably because all my coins are on my "watchlist"?), so I went to check and the history for my coin is also intact as idnum=823.

Ironically it's a coin I just placed in a cache yesterday.

I'm seeing the same thing. Last year, I registered 2004 coin # 0321. Now I see another coin #0321 registered to another person. When my coin was recently found, it was logged under the other #0321.

What's going on???

July 19, 2005

Are there issues with the tracking site?

Someone just logged an ownership note of a (?new) coin with the same number(0823) as one of my "original" CA coins which I registered on the site last year. I got an email about it (presumably because all my coins are on my "watchlist"?), so I went to check and the history for my coin is also intact as idnum=823.

Ironically it's a coin I just placed in a cache yesterday.

I'm seeing the same thing. Last year, I registered 2004 coin # 0321. Now I see another coin #0321 registered to another person. When my coin was recently found, it was logged under the other #0321.

What's going on???

This years coins have the number CA5xxxx perhaps the peoplwe are not using the prefix. I have my coins but have not dropped any in caches yet nor have I registered them.

July 19, 2005

Just wondering if they have been mailed yet?

July 19, 2005

Are there issues with the tracking site?

Someone just logged an ownership note of a (?new) coin with the same number(0823) as one of my "original" CA coins which I registered on the site last year. I got an email about it (presumably because all my coins are on my "watchlist"?), so I went to check and the history for my coin is also intact as idnum=823.

Ironically it's a coin I just placed in a cache yesterday.

I'm seeing the same thing. Last year, I registered 2004 coin # 0321. Now I see another coin #0321 registered to another person. When my coin was recently found, it was logged under the other #0321.

What's going on???

This years coins have the number CA5xxxx perhaps the peoplwe are not using the prefix. I have my coins but have not dropped any in caches yet nor have I registered them.

I think the problem may be with the tracking site. When I enter one of my coin numbers here:

http://calif.geocoin.net/track/

The pages comes up saying no owner for the coin exists.

If I go to the search page:

http://calif.geocoin.net/track/search.php

and search for the coins registered to me, the coin history is listed correctly.

5.7k · July 19, 2005

I think the problem may be with the tracking site.

Yes, most likely this has something to do with the changes I made regarding the alpha numeric IDs. :anicute:

I'll try and figure out what is going on.

--Marky

5.7k · July 19, 2005

I think the problem may be with the tracking site.

Yes, most likely this has something to do with the changes I made regarding the alpha numeric IDs.

I'll try and figure out what is going on.

--Marky

Okay, I think it is fixed. The leading zero(s) I was putting on numeric IDs wasn't jiving with the new database definition for the ID. I've (hopefully) removed all the leading zero stuff and it seems to be working now.

Note: For the new ID numbers, make sure you enter all the digits (i.e. CA0123 and CA123 are two different IDs).

--Marky

5.7k · July 19, 2005

I cleaned up the database and removed all the entries with leading zeros, so all should be well. If you see anything that looks wrong, let me know.

--Marky

July 20, 2005

Spent some time on saturday with Devhead and Family, Fishin Jack, and the whole Dillon Gang stuffing envelopes. Added some geocoin info cards and envelopes into the mix.

Spent an hour today getting to know the US Postal Service employees here in San Diego. They said any longer and I'd have to don a blue shirt and work the counter with them. Check out the following link to see whose coins are on the way. Watch a mailbox near you for the coins.

Geocoin Mailed List

July 20, 2005

Small correction:

bob & 3 bears and John and Jess are not getting coins mailed to them...they are picking them up (i think)

okay...there are a few more...forgot to delete those who are picking up in san diego. your coins are bagged and there will be a pickup this weekend. (hopefully sunday)

Edited July 20, 2005 by The Dillon Gang

July 20, 2005

Most Excellent. (I sound llike Keanu Reeves). Thanks for all the hard work. Can hardly wait to get them.

TeribbleTs

1.1k · July 20, 2005

Thanks Steve and all those who helped you out. I can't wait to get my coins in the mail and hopefully i will get some time to distribute a few here in the Phoenix area.

Chris

July 20, 2005

Spent some time on saturday with Devhead and Family, Fishin Jack, and the whole Dillon Gang stuffing envelopes. Added some geocoin info cards and envelopes into the mix.

Spent an hour today getting to know the US Postal Service employees here in San Diego. They said any longer and I'd have to don a blue shirt and work the counter with them. Check out the following link to see whose coins are on the way. Watch a mailbox near you for the coins.

Geocoin Mailed List

Thanks Steve for all the hard work you did, and thank you to all who helped get them out. I will be looking forward to finding them in my mailbox.

July 21, 2005

All the coins have been mailed out as of today. expect to see them within the next couple of days. If not, send an email to cageocoin@earthlink.net

July 21, 2005

Got mine in the mail today. These are a thousand times better than I imagined they would be. Thanks Steve, and everyone else who helped. These are awesome. :rolleyes: :lol: :lol:

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