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fox-and-the-hound · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Northeast PA

A recent forum talking about the technique of printing imagery on a coin has prompted some thought for me. I don't believe a metal disk that is printed with imagery is actually a coin by definition. A coin is defined as a medium (normally metal) that is struck by a die or poured into a die to leave a standard imprint in a solid material. So I don't believe these really qualify as coins. Signature disks, sure, but not "coins".

Am I wrong? Am I misinterpreting? If it isn't struck/poured/minted then how is it any different from the pokerchip sig items or wooden nickels? Any thoughts?
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geocachingdragon · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

I would agree unless one side is stuck I think the 3rd moun10bike coin Was picture on one side and stuck on the other. Everyone seems too have a tough time calling path tags coins Even the trackable one. I remember the drama about which forum it could be discussed in.

Kismet · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 15

I'd call it a coin,,, heck, I call "soda" pop too.

fox-and-the-hound · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Northeast PA

geocachingdragon · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:36 am Post subject:

I think it would not be a coin. A fancy travel bug...
Trackable signature item. ..
If it isn't struck/poured/minted then it isnt a coin or a geocoin just a fancy round disk. For some people its hard to get them to call micro coins geocoins They are not usually traded as geocoins Most i think would only trade micro for micro. But this is probally a different topic.