Worked on this for Dan's Idea.
what are your thoughts?
opalsns
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Worked on this for Dan's Idea.
what are your thoughts?
opalsns
I think Dan's original idea - the cut-out moose standing alone - would be unusual. :D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by hollora
I like facets of all the ideas, 10 year; moose, pine cone, etc. I like the Moose on Opalson's interpretation of Dan's as well as the ammo can. Somewhere we do need to credit this site, however, and that would be an easy add-on for most any coin. The question is, is there enough interest in a 2011 coin now and is anyone willing to help organize the process?
For those that do not know what we have made for coins in the past and those that can't quite remember, I just scanned both sides of all thee coins for reference.
http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum...1&d=1287349882
If anyone has an extra 2005 and / or 2009 geocoin they would like to sell please let me know
A pine cone on one side and on the other side; the words "I found this 2011 Maine Pine Coin in the Puckerbrush!"
How's that for different? The Maine Pine Coin. A Pine coin shaped like a pine cone.
I just sold my last extra set of the 3 coins to a new cacher. Sorry, he asked first. Perhaps someone else has a few spares?Quote:
Originally Posted by team barbieri
Funny part is, I was looking for Lee's 3 coins so I could scan the front of my 3 and the back of her three in one scan, and she said she never got a 2007 one, and it was not in her collection. I could not imagine I didn't make sure she got one - and to think I just sold the last spare I had I felt like a dog! I was thinking I was going to have to go beat up this new cacher to get the 2007 coin back! :D:D:D Fortunately, I got redemption by finding hers mistakenly placed in the jar with her sig items. whew!
LOL - so she had them afterall???!!!;):o:)Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
Yes she did, lucky me!Quote:
Originally Posted by hollora
And have it open on a hinge and have it hold a GEOCACHING MAINE pathtagQuote:
Originally Posted by Mapachi
I have only scanned this thread thus far.. but I have to say that there are plenty of Moose themed coins out there right now... Moose on the Loose, Elchrich Elch, etc..
If there are some ideas out there that anyone would like to see (that is agreed upon with a consensus), I'd be happy to put it together.
Let me know :)
~Jim
I still have a few 2007 coins and a BUNCH of 2009 coins left. PM me if you are interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by team barbieri
I heard recently that Geocaching Tattoo's are now trackable with their own icon...maybe we should all get together, pool our funds and get matching tattoos! We could sell trackable "fake" tattoo's to the ones from away.
Can't you picture it at an event....everybody sharing a looksie at their "special" tattoo.
LOL :)
LOL - there are tattoo parties. How would that be for an event?! A GeoTattoo Party.....hum.........would that beat the mid-winter blues?:);):DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cache Maine
I can't believe I'm getting back into this, but, I'll offer up another one. I obviously cannot draw/edit/design anything well on a computer....but there are others here who can. The back of the coin could be antique bronze, maybe orange peel tectured, (I don't know how to blank out the moose). Once again, just offering up a suggestion.
I think that's a keeper, Dan. Maybe a pine tree in the background.Quote:
Originally Posted by EMSDanel
And it looked like it was on a square background - hum, that could be interesting.......a square coin.Quote:
Originally Posted by pm28570
I hadn't intended for it to be a square coin but I suppse it could be. I was envisioning the shape of the moose to be the shape of the coin, air between the legs, etc. Also, The sign on the front needs some better artwork with the numbers and words. Finally, (need an opinion here) .... should it read "10 years of caching the scenic beauty of Maine" ? Or would that make the lettering too small to read? Thoughts?
Another thought: Should the sign on the front say Maine
10 Years
Then put 2011 (numbers raised) on the back, lower left corner, next to the tracking numbers?
That should have been
Maine
10 Years
The thought to the square coin is round or square and not a squiggly cut out shape lends to less expensive molds and a more durable coin. The the actual cost on the Maine shaped coin done by Cache Maine and me was fairly expensive due to the irregular shape. It was a solid shape, however, with nothing to break off like legs and horns. And of course size and thickness effects it too. Just a thought.
A Geocaching requirement would be something about Track at www.geocaching.com (and that must be on there somewhere). Check out the number of letters and amount of writing on some of the coins in your collection Dad - that will give you a good guideline.
And then - metals, colors, types of colors.......if we move on with this design.
Has anyone out there projected a time line? Chinese New Year will be here before we know it.
just something to play with...
Lucky you!!! Sounds more like lucky me!!!! hahaha :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
I think square is good...it's a little different. Cutout of the moose itself, as Hollora mentioned would lend itself to higher cost, but would be unique. For the wording, I believe there has to be a connection. For example "Maine" and "10 Years" needs to be tied in. Something like :"10 Years of Maine Caching" etc.
Opalsns' design looks good. Perhaps some more detail in the antlers and have him look like he went thru a lean winter.....more detail in the body.
I like the square better too (or rectangular if it fits the moose better)
. I also like the signpost with the 10 years of Maine caching.
And another option is to use the outline of the state. It has been done once but really identifies where the coin is from. Some of our cost came with the fills we used and the different combinations. A moose on the state shape with some of the less expensive fills OR - no color at all might be nice. Say copper??? That might be a wow with a moose...........Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudonim
Not that we live in Maine or anything, but Ben would be very pleased to have a copper Maine coin. Seeing as how he's all obsessed with copper currency and everything...
Dan's Idea - YES
Square - YES
Copper - YES
If you don't stop being agreeable someone is going to suspect you've been possessed! ;););)Quote:
Originally Posted by Opalsns
Square would be unique for our coin. Copper is nice too. I do ponder GeocoinDesign.com's statement about there being many moose coins.
What about if one side had the moose, and the other side celebrated the ten years, perhaps by mimicking Maine's famous road sign, but with the CG codes of the first cache placed every year? Distances could be from some agreed upon place, like the geographic center of Maine.
http://www.geocachingmaine.org/forum...1&d=1288102701
I like square, copper, moose on one side and the sign on the other. I am not artistic so I can only offer my opinion. :)
I love the sign! (I could care less about a moose unless you guys have already decided on a moose, but didn't we have a moose on a coin a couple of years ago?)Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
Square coin, on one side a QR code that will bring you to this site and what ever you want on other side, for example a QR code that will bring you to the geocaching site to log the coin. You can even incorporate a picture of a moose into QR code with some limitations.
She here is a question for GeocoinDesign.com, since cano has pushed this idea. Interesting to know, whether it was decided to use on this coin or not.
About how small could a "21 module size" QR code be minted onto a coin, like the one below, and still have it decodable by a phone?
http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/images/qrv1_4d.gif
On www.prepressure.com there is a discussion on QR code. They are referencing a white paper stating the minimum recommended is 1.25x1.25" so that all camera phones can focus on it. Apparently some camera auto-focus won't work on a smaller target. They do say that the latest models can read QR codes less than .4" square.
I can still decode image half of this size from the screen, so I guess minting process will be the limiting factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
Square, copper, Dan's idea and the sign post. Book it Danno...Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
Sheesh! Someone obviously likes the remakes of old TV programs! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by pm28570
In August 1970, I went to Hawaii on R&R from Vietnam and met my (then) girlfriend there. She just had to see all the scenic spots she'd seen recently on Hawaii 5-O. LOL! ;);)
It's actually a new program, too. The new version is not too bad either, Lee likes it. I generally follow along while surfing at my computer....Quote:
Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
Yes - like I said - someone likes REMAKES of old TV programs. Sheesh! I'll bet PM25780 wasn't even born in 1970! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
Sold. I'll go with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
Haven't watched the remake yet, used to occasionally watch the original. The theme song never gets old, however.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhereRWe?