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Arcticabn · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: Arctic Airborne's Geocoin

As was promised to a few at the Spring Picnic and on line, when the time came the first announcement would be made here.

I am in the final stages of designing my personal geocoin. I am designing it to celebrate my 4000th find.

Below is the artist rendering of the coin.

Here's some of the details.

Coin material will be shiny gold.
1.5" Diameter 3.5mm thick
Front
Rim color is Maroon with the shiny gold letters raised in the enamel.
The paratrooper and parachute will be various shades of green on the Red, White and Blue Flag Background. I didn't want the image to be landing directly on the flag so the ground is two tone tan.

Back
Rim color is Maroon (Color of a Paratrooper's Beret)
Lettering is raised shiny gold.
The world is raised gold with blue enamel for the ocean. The rest of the fill is black.

The inside text represents my 1st and my 4000th cache finds.

The coin will be trackable on GC.com but WILL NOT have it's own icon.
The coins will not be individually serial numbered, they will only have the GC.com tracking number.

Minting Run - 100 coins

Tentative Price:
To MnGCA $8.50
GC.com $9.50 (probably)

Price will include shipping.

My goal: Sell 80 coins to recoup my costs which leaves me 20 coins which I can either release into the wild or give away. So other then paying for the coins I will release there is no profit. But if sales are quick on GC.com I may go for a second minting in which I would make a small profit. Just being honest.

When will it happen? Well I plan to hit my 4000th find while in Alaska at the end of July. The order for the coin would go in upon my return around the first week of August. Why wait? Well what if I don't find the waypoint I have on the coin? So in the event I DNF it, I can change the waypoint. I will find my 4000th cache in Alaska. Count on it!
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pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 962 Location: Edina

Nice looking coin!

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

Uhh, you're first find wasn't GC3EB, it was GC5B9B.
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Arcticabn · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: Arctic Airborne's Geocoin

Arcticabn · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject:

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

I'm glad my idiot savantitude came through for you.
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celticwulf · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject:

You know I'll get at least a couple Arcticabn, have fun in Alaska!

Celticwulf
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CamoCacher · Geocacher Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 1391

I definatly want one of these!

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

Arcticabn · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject:

CamoCacher · Geocacher Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 1391

CamoCacher · Geocacher Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 1391

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

Arcticabn · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject:

Thanks I'll just start the thread over so I can try and keep it on topic.
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LucidOndine · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject:

That's cooler than the paper version you showed me at the event. I'll of course need to buy one (psst, I'll take coin #42 if it exists Wink

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