twjolson & Kay Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I know some local caching associations they make their own coins for tracking. I was wondering how they do that? Is there a cheap way to get them made, or make them yourself? If so, what process? Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) we are using Coins For Anything, as have several others here. Their pricing is here. gc.com tracking is extra. Good luck with your coin project! edit: here is a post from ladycacher about her experience. we're still waiting for ours to arrive! any day now... Edited August 16, 2005 by robert Quote Link to comment
twjolson & Kay Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 The problem I'm running into is that I don't need hundreds of these coins, just a couple dozen maybe. So for me to pay for a die, and have at least a hundred stamped will cost me 300+ dollars. It's just not worth it. Can anyone point me towards a cheaper option? Making my own, or another cheap token to give away in a cache? Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Personally, I would like to find some of the manufacturers' direct contact info. I know that half or better of the coin makers send their orders to China to be produced, and I would love to cut out the middleman... Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 we are using Coins For Anything, as have several others here. Their pricing is here. gc.com tracking is extra. Good luck with your coin project! edit: here is a post from ladycacher about her experience. we're still waiting for ours to arrive! any day now... Just as an FYI CFAs web pricing is higher than what is typically quoted. Prices on website are an estimate. They do this so their competition doesn't know their real pricing structure. Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 The problem I'm running into is that I don't need hundreds of these coins, just a couple dozen maybe. So for me to pay for a die, and have at least a hundred stamped will cost me 300+ dollars. It's just not worth it. Can anyone point me towards a cheaper option? Making my own, or another cheap token to give away in a cache? As with almost anything customized, quantity gets you a cheaper price. You might want to look into poker chips or wooden nickles if you're looking for a less expensive item. Again, minimum orders are typically 100 pieces tho. Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Just as an FYI CFAs web pricing is higher than what is typically quoted. Prices on website are an estimate. They do this so their competition doesn't know their real pricing structure. That seems odd. If you were price shopping, you might choose someone else. But their prices seem close to the prices on coinsandpins.com site (the last time I checked). From reading these forums I think one might conclude that using coinsforanything.com or coinsandpins.com is going to be a positive experience regarding price, service and quality. It seems that KV coins competes reasonably well in the quality and price category - but not so well in the service. FTR: My coins were made by coinsandpins.com Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) That seems odd. If you were price shopping, you might choose someone else. But their prices seem close to the prices on coinsandpins.com site (the last time I checked). Just reporting the facts since my coins were .25 less per coin than posted pricing, and what I was told when I questioned the quote Edited August 16, 2005 by AtlantaGal Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) There are other options including wooden coins and handmade coins like MountainMudbug's. There have also been a few threads detailing how to cast your own coins out of pewter. Edited August 16, 2005 by sbell111 Quote Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Can anyone point me towards a cheaper option? Making my own, or another cheap token to give away in a cache? Check out Team FISUR's Signature Item Webpages for lots of ideas. We picked up some glass ladybugs and etch the bottom with our team name and a number: Ladybug Kids' Sig. Iteam Tracking Page. Quote Link to comment
+RodentLovers Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 This is a strange experiment. Good bye. Quote Link to comment
+RodentLovers Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 another experiment Quote Link to comment
+2LuknF8 Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 gc.com tracking is extra. How much extra and how do I go about getting the GC.com tracking option??? Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 (edited) gc.com tracking is extra. How much extra and how do I go about getting the GC.com tracking option??? Unless it's changed, gc.com tracking is only available to geocaching groups and not individual coins (moun10bike is the ONLY exception). It's at least $1.50 per coin plus an annual fee. Edited August 21, 2005 by AtlantaGal Quote Link to comment
+Windrose Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 And yet F0t0m0m's personal coin will be GC.com trackable. Windrose Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Just saying the reply my housemate got when he asked TPTB... oh and it's also a min of 1000 coins to have gc.com tracking. So that may be why too. Quote Link to comment
+pghlooking Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 The latest info I have from GC is individuals are trackable now and a minimum minting of 500. Groups are still in the 100 coin range. I think personals will all share 1 icon though. It will not be an individual like the state/group icons or the Moun10Bike icon which needs to remain an icon amongst icons. Quote Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I initially got the same response of from Groundspeak. That tracking was not allowed on Personal Coins, only on group coins. I responded with several reasons why I felt they should be allowed. With the help of an individual at Groundspeak, and Aaron Weed at coinsandpins.com who I was working with on a coin, a compromise was reached. They will now allow personal coins under a generic "Personal Coin" Icon with all coins using a "PC" prefix. The minimum order for tracking numbers, for personal coins only, was reduced from 1000 to 500. So in order to track them, you must pay for a minimum of 500 numbers @ $1.50 each. I hope that clarifies. If anyone has other questions, just send me an e-mail and I'll be happy to answer whatever I can. Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Thanks for the update f0t0m0m and for supporting the information we originally received. Appreciate it! Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I admire your de$ire to have a per$onal coin trackable on gc.com f0t0m0m. Although it would be cool, the amount I would need to send to Groundspeak is nearly what I spent on my entire order of coins (which was only half the required minimum). That's a lot of clams. Quote Link to comment
+2LuknF8 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Good point but having GC.com track the TBs makes it very tempting. The trouble of having to set up a web page and a tracking database makes it worth the clams in the long run... Quote Link to comment
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