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Which one of these coins would you most be interested in? |
Geocaching Widow geocoin |
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18% |
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Night Caching in Canada geocoin |
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9% |
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Oak Island geocoin |
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4% |
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E&Cplus3 personal geocoin |
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36% |
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I don't like any of 'em (Be honest. I can take it!) |
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31% |
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E&Cplus3
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: Three new coin projects |
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Here is the preliminary artwork for three new coin designs I am working on. I don't have the funds to launch all three projects at once, so I am trying to gauge interest in the designs to see which one to run with.
Geocaching Widow geocoin
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I've shown the artwork for this one before on the GC forums. It seemed to get a lot of interest, despite being non-trackable.
Night Caching in Canada geocoin
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This one is obviously a 'niche' coin -- not everyone likes night caching, and even fewer of them would be from Canada. But when I thought of using this iconic Canadian logo, I just had to do it up and see what kind of reaction it got.
Oak Island geocoin
Front Full Size
Back Full Size
The Oak Island geocoin celebrates Nova Scotia's original mystery cache. 213 years of DNFs and counting!
PS: As a fourth option, I am designing a personal coin. But I want to keep that one under wraps until I am satisfied with it. _________________ "Don't count your weasels before they pop, dink!" -- The Tick
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Theotokos
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 46 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Of course I like the Night Caching in Canada but I had to chose your personal coin. I tend to like the personal coins better and I'm sure yours will turn out great. _________________ My GeoCoin Collecting List |
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fox-and-the-hound
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Northeast PA
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:10 am Post subject: |
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I think the Widow coin is going to be the most popular, but I'll wait until I see the other side. I don't like looking at only one side for a decision - ever. I think it's one of the Achilese heals of geocoins that designers seldom consider both sides of a coin while designing. I'm not lumping you in, but I have seen this kind of poll before
I think the Pit is the best idea for a geocoin, but the design leaves much to be desired so far. I think the potential is much better than the others though if it's fleshed out well.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how it progresses though, keep us updated! _________________ The harder the task, the greater the reward! |
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E&Cplus3
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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I totally agree! And believe me, coming up with the second side and being satisfied with it is proving difficult.
The pictures in this thread are rather small and don't show much detail. You don't need that for the first two coins, but the Oak Island coin does look kind of plain at this resolution. If you follow the link in my post, you can find a much larger pic. I tried to make it look like an old map and add both the true coordinates of the Pit and the cryptic riddle supposedly left by Captain Kidd.
Do you think it is too plain, or do you just not like the whole map concept? _________________ "Don't count your weasels before they pop, dink!" -- The Tick |
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fox-and-the-hound
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Northeast PA
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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I just think the simple map is maybe a bit too simple. In this day and age there are countless versions of that island map available I'm sure. Maybe a detailed topographical map of just the immediate vicinity with an overlay image of the island itself? Maybe a good 3d photo conversion of some of the original site-dig photos? Any blueprints/photos/recordings of the early dig efforts? A project this big always leaves stuff behind. Maybe a compilation of tools or engineered scaffolding, etc? I pulled 64,000+ hits in google images for that island. Just need to examine a bit closer and see what's available _________________ The harder the task, the greater the reward! |
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fox-and-the-hound
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Northeast PA
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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If you want to go with the island, why not do a full-blown nautical relief map with the island in 3d and the water as a transblue enamel? _________________ The harder the task, the greater the reward! |
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fox-and-the-hound
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Northeast PA
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grodan
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 70 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:32 am Post subject: |
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I´m more into shaped coins and these are not in my taste. Maybe the personalcoin can be, but I would have to see that first. But they are all nice coins for the right collection, just not some I would buy. Of course I would keep them if they were gifted to me, I almost always do that.
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Geo-Gophers
Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 110 Location: Central Scotland
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:27 am Post subject: |
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I voted earlier but got knocked offline before I could leave a post, sorry.
These look lovely coins for the right collector, but they're just not for me.....so it's purely personal preference that made me tick option 5. I'm sure other collectors will love them though....I would imagine that the "Geocaching Widow" design will be very popular.......because there's bound to be a few of them out there! _________________ "Better to try all things and to find all empty, than to try nothing and leave your life a blank".... Charlotte Bronte. |
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Crowesfeat30
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 126 Location: Glendale, MO
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Personally I like the coin in the banner of your web page, myself.....
CF30 _________________ "If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows" - Henry Ward Beecher (mid 1800's)
"I am the Raven. I upset things. It's my job. It's what I do." - Tlingit Legend |
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E&Cplus3
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Well, after throwing some ideas back and forth with Chris Mackey, I've come up with a different design for the Oak Island coin. It incorporates translucent enamel over a navigational chart of Mahone Bay. The location of Oak Island is highlighted, but does not dominate the design.
Full Size _________________ "Don't count your weasels before they pop, dink!" -- The Tick |
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geocachingdragon
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 123 Location: the great white north
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:58 am Post subject: |
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Like the new Front of the Oak Island Coin Very interesting Mystery that goes with it. What about the back?? |
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ElliPirelli
Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 394 Location: Kassel, Germany
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Where is the design for your personal coin?
I think I like the caching widdow best, but wouln't get it, as I'm the female gone off... _________________ Be yourself so others may recognize you
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E&Cplus3
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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ElliPirelli wrote: | Where is the design for your personal coin?
I think I like the caching widdow best, but wouln't get it, as I'm the female gone off... |
I'm still keeping that under wraps for the moment. Apparently, more people would rather see a personal coin -- sight unseen! -- than one of my other designs
hint: my personal coin will incorporate my little Cthulhu avatar seen to the left here somewhere in the design.
<-------- _________________ "Don't count your weasels before they pop, dink!" -- The Tick |
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Geo-Gophers
Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 110 Location: Central Scotland
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:38 am Post subject: |
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E&Cplus3 wrote: | Well, after throwing some ideas back and forth with Chris Mackey, I've come up with a different design for the Oak Island coin. It incorporates translucent enamel over a navigational chart of Mahone Bay. The location of Oak Island is highlighted, but does not dominate the design.
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Really do like that one!!!!!!! _________________ "Better to try all things and to find all empty, than to try nothing and leave your life a blank".... Charlotte Bronte. |
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E&Cplus3
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Added the back design for the Oak Island coin. See the first post. _________________ "Don't count your weasels before they pop, dink!" -- The Tick |
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E&Cplus3
Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: |
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I'm going with the Oak Island coin since that has generated a lot of local interest. 3Geeks will be doing all the heavy lifting and I'll get a few coins in an AE edition.
I'll keep ya posted on the progress. _________________ "Don't count your weasels before they pop, dink!" -- The Tick |
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