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EMSDanel explained it is sold as a set. Interesting note, however, is that the designer is now selling the small part (colored differently than the large double ones she did) as a single small coin (and of course the die was already made - instant second coin with no new die charges - just change your finishes).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudonim
And so is Kittery Maine...lol
Well, I guess I am seriously out of the loop on your implication for this comment. Would you care to elaborate?Quote:
Originally Posted by Haffy
My suggetion was just an option to look at something which had recently been done, sold out successfully and are a viable design alternative.
What does Kittery Maine have to do with a Geocoin design?
yeah, I didn't catch that one either. Glad I'm not the only one:pQuote:
Originally Posted by hollora
Thanks Sudonim....... I am sure after visiting the post of the photo link you have an idea of what I meant and the potential. I am ok with anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudonim
I think haffy's post was in response to EMSDanel's "...the coin might include Quoddy Head Lighthouse...the eastern-most point in the United States... now that truly is unique to Maine." post.
And while I think we should do non-coastal coin, Qoddy Head is unique in the fact that is it the easternmost lighthouse in the U.S. as well as being he easternmost benchmark.
With the hangy things - would there be several options, or just one item? It seems you'd have to pay extra for each....
are both parts trackable or is it only the larger one and the rest an embellishment?
The coin I showed only had one part attached. I suppose you could do more than one attached part - my thought it would have to be smaller than the little turtle.
The coin shown only one part was trackable on the ones connected together. When Tsunrisebey remints just the smaller part - not attached to the Mama turtle - that is going to be a little trackable one.
Each tracking number would cost $1.50, so to make both parts connected together trackable would cost $3.00 without the cost for the coin. It would be like a coin which has two trackable sides.
As for the cost of the 2 part turtle coins - yes, it was more expensive than a single coin but if unique enough folks will pay it. This particular coin sold out over 250 in less than 5 minutes (It was $13.00 including shipping).
Think that answers all the questions.
It is just an option. There are many beautiful and creative coins out. I tend to like coins with shapes - the scout knife coins, the rolling firetruck coins, the turtle coins, sea turtle coins, frogs, sea shells, sand dollars - the list goes on.....and add beautiful art = ooh la, la!
I would love to see this coin in person sometime. This could be quite the option for our coin making different hangy things for it.
I don't have one left but I think my daughter has one she activated - you coming to Mainiac1957's event. I can ask her to bring hers - or if she doesn't make it - to let me have hers for the day. And I think Kayakerinme has one too. It is a pretty coin and lots of options.Quote:
Originally Posted by hide_from_the_kids
Not a $10 coin but worth the extra. Hey, it's an anniversary - right?
I do have one but not activated. Send me a reminder and I'll bring it north to the last cache bashe.Quote:
Originally Posted by hollora
i am trying to get that day off. i would like to see one of the coins in person.
rick i got one of those designs stuck in my head i might need some help again.
after reading i get the feeling some people are leaning towards a anniversary coin are there any other ideas out there? speak up let us know..
Not a problem just let me know.Quote:
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i am working on the rough sketch then i will try to scan it inQuote:
Originally Posted by attroll
just a reminder to keep this moving along. any suggestions for the 2011 coin are welcome if you have an idea put it in. this is only the begining stage. so any ideas are welcome.:)
Hi :)
I have an idea and I am attaching an image to show what I was thinking, but the image is very rough. I only spent about 30 minutes on it... I just want a way to show what I am thinking. It may end up being too busy for a small coin, so I don't know if it would even work out.
Basically, my idea is that we poll members of the board to suggest items (caching related or Maine related) that come to mind when they think of their Geocaching in Maine experiences. Then we include all of those items, or the top however many repeated items, inside the image of a map of Maine.
For my example, I included a lobster trap, lighthouse, snow covered mountains, tent, ammo boxes, pine trees, moose and lobster.
Thoughts?
i like this idea too. the moose looks like it was smiling.:)
I like that design but I think it is to busy. That may be to much to all fit on the coin in any detail. Will have to hear from Andy on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by benandtina
I agree with Rick. This looks great on my screen when it's 10" high, but lots of the detail would have to be simplified or lost sizing to a coin. A few clear details work better than lots of them. I do like the lobster trap acting as a texture fill for the bottom of the state, maybe 1 or 2 images filling the state in a 3d sculpted look?Quote:
Originally Posted by attroll
OK,
I'd like to make a suggestion, Not for me because I'm not entering any coin designs, but
Maybe the winning coin designer from the prior Minted coin , in this case being HFTK,
take the next coin off and let Rick help someone else with their design so someone like benandtina or anyone else have a fair chance at a winning design. I like B+Ts idea. With your knowledge, Rick, and computer software, can you help them? Maybe bring the design into scale????
Opalsns
Thanks for the feedback everyone :) After I read the comments I thought to shrink my idea down and see what it looks like at 1.25 inches... it's pretty bad, haha. I lost the moose's smiley face and the mountains look like ocean. Don't worry, I'll keep fooling with my idea and see if I can come up with something more appropriate to enter!
Didn't think this was a competion, I think they are just requesting any ideas from everyone. Why don't you want to submit any ideas anyway?. You seem to have a knack for coming up with ideas on your own personal coins and I'm sure any ideas from you on the next Maine coin will be unique as well. This is the Maine geocoin and not just an individuals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Opalsns
I fully agree. This is NOT a competition to design a coin, with a "winning" design. Anyone can suggest a design, and the members can suggest changes or additions. What we are soliciting are idea - not a final coin design.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haffy
It will ultimately be up to the GCM.org members to decide what they want on the geocoin. The advisory board should be there to limit neverending debate on the design.
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Originally Posted by Haffy
Read my post again Haffy.
I recommended not having repeat winners and asked Rick if he could help B+T with their design. No War declared.
And I make my own coins. I don't want to make a Maine coin. I hope that satisfies your curiosity.
In the end, it's a competition on who's design gets voted in, or there would not be a need for a vote.
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Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
OH, I see. This coin will be designed on this thread with everyone suggesting ideas and then Maybe Rick or someone with the software will put it all together and show us the outcome and if there should be a change, it would be the change that gets voted on? There won't be a final 5 or 6 coin ideas and folks vote for the one they like, like last coin.
Did I say that right?
I'm not running the show, but this is exactly the way I envision it. While the members might really like one submission, I would hope that proposed geocoins offered here are NOT offered as "take it or leave it" designs. And I don't think I'm expressing myself well tonight...Quote:
Originally Posted by Opalsns
:o:o
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Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
That's OK , the weekend is almost here!!!!!!!
Correct, if we came up with several ideas we might have to vote on them. No one is a winner or has the winning design. It is not a competition. One person may have an idea everyone likes, or maybe several ideas will be incorporated into one design. That is the whole idea for this discussion. No one even needs to have an entire coin idea, if you think it should be a Winter scene, suggest it, if you suggest it should be a moose shape, suggest that. If you have an idea for an entire coin design, by all means submit that - just be willing to have others suggest modifications.
The more input we can get from a larger number of members, the more the coin represents us as a group.
Much better way to do it!!!!!!!!!
If I May suggest...
No Black or "gun metal'
Maine is a beautiful State Chock Full of color. Making the state so dark, is Morbid to me.
What about a coin Shaped like a lighthouse , the top area could have the windows removed if there is a need to attach it to something. Or a Pine cone that's hinged Like LT Cache.Or how about a coin size # 10 and pics that represent Maine could be put on the numbers and on the back ...
MAINE
Celebrating
10 years
of
GeoCaching
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Originally Posted by brdad
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if you have any suggestions about any of the ideas let us know or if you have an idea of youron let us know.Quote:
Originally Posted by opalsns
Thanks for the reminder Jaime.....I tried to copy Bassoon's image here but couldn't....anyway I'm not too keen on it. The image of Maine is obviously Delorme so there is a copyright issue as well as vertical copy which is hard to read. Mosquitoes? Doesn't do it for me.
The snowshoes are unique, a nice feature. I saw the coin Hollora was mentioning, it's really different. I like the simplicity of Rick's moose and the wording, which says it all. At the risk of sounding egotistical, I keep coming back to the anniversary idea: in keeping with the anniversary theme, it doesn't necessarily have to be a specific area. Let's say, something like a coin in the shape of maine. On the back is a pine tree with a chickadee (state tree and state bird) and on the front a silhouette of a cacher/hiker and wording honoring the 10 year mark of caching in maine.
I like this! I also like the snowshoe idea, but the lobster on the back spoils it. And the mosquito looks stupid. Nearly every state has mosquitoes - why would it be on a Maine geocoin?Quote:
Originally Posted by pm28570
Is there anyone in the forums that could sketch this out?
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Originally Posted by pm28570
I like pm28570's idea, Of the state bird and pine cone and tassles, but we had a State Shape already so maybe a different shape or just oval or something.
I think the Sillouette of a cacher has been over used on coins.
How about ...
The First Decade, On to the Next!
The Pine Tree Cache State with a hand reaching up for a cache or under a root pile.
maybe you can help paul and draw this up. Like me some people just don't know how to make their computers do some things. Anyone who wants to help can.Quote:
Originally Posted by opalsns
we know there are a few people who are working on an design so chime in and let us know. we will be taking input and designs until jan 10,2010. so yes there is time.
I would like to see the the State of Maine Seal on a coin. The last time it was tried there was a huge falling out between some geocachers and the Maine Tourist Bureau (who gives permission to use the Maine Seal on behalf of the Governor). We should be mature enough to get past that.
It would show that The State supports Geocaching and vice versa.
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Originally Posted by Zoltarus
I like this idea.
First, let me volunteer some time to this. I'm a graphic designer with reasonable photoshop and illustrator skills. I don't want to spend hours rendering tons of ideas but once the discussion has been boiled down to a few leaders, I can help refine them. Since these the submissions should continue to next year, I'll be available in January to start. ;)
I like the 10th anniversary idea. While I suspect many areas of the country/world will be reaching the same milestone around the same time (or maybe I'm wrong - are we a leader in something?!), it's still something to celebrate. Its definitely important to us!
Thinking about other coins that I really like and about graphic/visual design in general - it's probably best to focus on one idea or 'thing'. I would prefer a snowshoe coin or a lighthouse coin over one that's the state covered in 15 different things.
Back to the anniversary, I also like the idea of a cache placement. Doing it on the 10th anniversary to the day sounds right (1/2/2011 I believe I saw posted). I'm not fully versed on the rules but could we tie the coin to the cache somehow? Like a puzzle? I would expect the cache to be available to anyone but maybe those with the coin would have something extra to find nearby. Perhaps partial coords on the coin, the other part in the cache. Or use the coin to solve/decode a puzzle on the cache. Besides being fun, it might add to the interest in purchasing the coin.