kg4kpg Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 When and where? Most other states are going strong with them. Are there any yet, can anyone submit a design? I have gc.com stuff(patches, decals), I'd like to see state stuff made. Walking stick medallions would be nice from every state i visit. gc.com tag on top then every state I hunt in below it. Auto quality decals, coins. If I had the resources I would do it but I'm out of the country for a while. Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment
+Team Tecmage Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I asked the same question in Indiana. With a lot of help, we are putting together a design. One thing that we have been told, if we skecthout an idea, a lot of the coin companies have graphic support and can turn that sketch into a solid design. The Utah cachers have an association and they are putting something together as a group. Idaho did it by committee, Michigan, etc. Check out the Alaska thread. Good Luck Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Speaking from experience, since I am in Utah and part of that organization. You need to have someone that is willing to take the ball and run. It is a big commitment to put together but if you are as passionate as I was about getting them done then you should have no problem. My recommendation would be to do your research so you get a feel of what is out there and what can be done. Do you have an organization for your home town/state? Or are you going to front the cost of the whole project? I Put together a proposal broken down to the pennies of what it would cost and submitted it to UTAG ( www.utahgeocachers.com ) for their backing and got the go ahead. Good luck and I hope to be purchasing some new coins from you soon, In fact put me down for 4 coins. That will help you get the orders going. Damenace Quote Link to comment
thefabfive Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Count me in for 5 coins as well. I have info on companies that make coins and who they have made coins for. foster33@sbcglobal.net Quote Link to comment
kg4kpg Posted March 25, 2005 Author Share Posted March 25, 2005 I would love to carry the ball here but I'm overseas for several more months so I have no way to manage a project like this. Maybe when I come home. Quote Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Unless you have a local or stage geocaching organization, I recommend "just do it." Working on a coin up here in Alaska is actually serving as a catalyst for more Event Caches, talk of organizing one or more regional groups, etc. We had 30 cachers show up for the inaugural "Interior Alaska Cachers Anonymous" Event Cache last Saturday, which far exceeded our expectations. If you check out the Alaska Coin Thread in the Northwest forums, you'll see how much enthusiasm there is for coins. We've gotten a minor amount of grief about not having a design out yet, but we just started this concept three weeks ago, so you may want to develop a design first, then post. It's been a fun process and it's pulled a lot of cachers together up here. Drop me a line if you want more details of what's worked and what hasn't. Pepper and Moun10bike have also been most helpful. Quote Link to comment
thefabfive Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I don't live in SC, but I can start it if you like. I am doing my own coin now and have talked with most of the major companies. If nobody wants to do it, I will get them made and sell them. Best thing for design is to start a thread and put the ideas out there. Many talented people in the GC arena and they do some good drawings as well. Let me know. Quote Link to comment
+jamrasc Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I'm in SC, but have no idea how to go about making a coin and getting it minted. I do have an idea for a design. I think the shape of our state with a palmetto tree on it would look good. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Please put me in for 2. I'm probably going to have mine made at KV Coins. Their prices seemed to be pretty good, and they can do the effects I'm gonna need. Quote Link to comment
+Nurse Dave Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Hehe, no designs. Nobody actually doing it, yet orders are being placed. Quote Link to comment
CoyoteRed Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I think going to poll the SCGA steering commitee members and see what they think. Quote Link to comment
thefabfive Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Ok, since nobody (except those wanting to order) is going anywhere on this, I will take it. Please send any design ideas to me at foster33@sbcglobal.net and after a few design and modifications are done, I will post the results for voting on the final design. Quote Link to comment
CoyoteRed Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 (edited) Might want to wait to see if they ban GPSs in South Carolina first. Oh, and dancing is the work of the devil. That should be banned, too. EDIT: you're not even in South Carolina and you're gonna produce the SC coin? Edited April 14, 2005 by CoyoteRed Quote Link to comment
thefabfive Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 As far as I know, they haven't banned the promoting of Geocaching by anyone yet... Quote Link to comment
thefabfive Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 The Bill is to not allow geocaching only in certain places (or I misread it): TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-605 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERMS "GEOCACHE", "GEOCACHING", AND "LETTERBOXING", TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO ENGAGE IN GEOCACHING OR LETTERBOXING IN CEMETERIES, ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES, OR ON THE HISTORIC PROPERTIES OF THE STATE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY. It appears that it will only make it illegal in Cemeteries, Archeological Sites or on Historic Properties of the State. I can understand those restrictions, but I did not read they were outlawing geocaching. Other's view? Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Seems pretty cut-and-dried to me. Quote Link to comment
thefabfive Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I have been getting flak about saying I would produce a coin in a state that I don't live in. If SC cachers don't want me to do it, I won't. I am trying to promote caching, no matter what state it is in. It is such a great alternative to the other options that kids, families or adults have to choose from. Enough said. Coins seem to make people more aware and usually spur more events. Quote Link to comment
+thumperness Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Please make one, and I want one!! oh please, oh please oh please! Quote Link to comment
CoyoteRed Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 I think most of the folks here are concentrating on getting a bill killed that would severely limit geocaching. Anyone who thinks this bill is a good idea and wouldn't impact geocaching much doesn't know much about SC caching. We got rid of as many of our cemetery caches without explicit permission as we can identify and lost nearly 10% of the cache population. The cemeteries are a drop in the bucket compared to historic sites as defined in the bill. Two thirds of my caches would be made illegal over night. You start looking at which ones would go and which ones would stay, and you'll start to see the scope of these restrictions. A good 50% of all caches in SC would have to go and that is a conservative number. Some people complain their state has a large amount of NPS land and is thus offlimits. That is nothing compared to the historic sites and districts that would be off limits to us. No, we've got much larger fish to fry than a state coin. Some of us have already discussed it and we will be looking into creating a coin, but not until this legislation is behind us. Quote Link to comment
thefabfive Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Fine, sounds like this will be tabled for now. Quote Link to comment
kg4kpg Posted April 18, 2005 Author Share Posted April 18, 2005 I have been getting flak about saying I would produce a coin in a state that I don't live in. If SC cachers don't want me to do it, I won't. I am tryingto promote caching, no matter what state it is in. It is such a great alternative to the other options that kids, families or adults have to choose from. Enough said. Coins seem to make people more aware and usually spur more events. I will work on some ideas for it. I wont actually be there until February after I return from Iraq but I could care or less where your from, if you want to help out and run with it it's fine by me. We can lynch the nay-sayers. I'll do what I can to help. Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment
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