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I think this is a new twist on an old topic. I'm not bringing this up to get the discussion going again of whether or not to release real coins! That's already been done over & over again. What I'm saying is: Someone replaced my REAL coin with a fake. :( I don't know how long it had been traveling like that. :P It wasn't until someone was disappointed enough in not finding a real coin & e-mail me, that I discovered it had been replaced. I've now posted on my coin pages that I am releasing a real coin. I already drill holes in them & tag them. I will continue to release real coins. I wanted to warn others of this happening. Do I need to take pictures of them before I release them & add it to their web pages? I'm looking for sympathy :P & input :(

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:P I don't know how long it had been traveling like that. :( It wasn't until someone was disappointed enough in not finding a real coin & e-mail me, that I discovered it had been replaced.

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Um... What would someone email you when disappointed they found your traveler? :(

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Eartha

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Lot of cachers are disappointed when they find a copy instead of the real thing and some speak up about it. It's been discussed a lot as the OP said. Only this time the OP is not the one that sent out the copy, someone took their coin, and replaced it with a copy. Bad form!

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BlueDeuce

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I think this is a new twist on an old topic. I'm not bringing this up to get the discussion going again of whether or not to release real coins! That's already been done over & over again. What I'm saying is: Someone replaced my REAL coin with a fake. :( I don't know how long it had been traveling like that. :P It wasn't until someone was disappointed enough in not finding a real coin & e-mail me, that I discovered it had been replaced. I've now posted on my coin pages that I am releasing a real coin. I already drill holes in them & tag them. I will continue to release real coins. I wanted to warn others of this happening. Do I need to take pictures of them before I release them & add it to their web pages? I'm looking for sympathy :P & input :(

 

I'm curious, which coin was it? (It helps to build a history of where it was last placed to determine a trend)

 

And yes, putting a photo of the traveler on the page does help. If people find your "coin" and it doesn't match the photo or the description, they will contact you sooner.

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ParentsofSAM

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Oh my that is terrible. I never thought about that happening to coins. It is obvious when some one steals them as they never travel again. But this way they can be taken and no one is the wiser. Well until someone speaks up about getting a replica coin.

 

I am so sorry that happened to you.

 

But like AG it makes me wonder if my "real" coins are the ones traveling still!

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Jan and the Percey Boys

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Hard to believe someone would do something so LOW!!

 

We have figured a way to punish coin thieves. Our next coin will be minted in depleted uranium! LOL!!

 

Relatively harmless for the short period,but if you hang on to it,POOF!! No little Geocachers for you! LOL!! :laughing:

 

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Im sure this means something different in the US but Poof in the UK is a derogatory word for Gay!!!

 

:laughing:

 

Bob

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AtlantaGal

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Hard to believe someone would do something so LOW!!

 

We have figured a way to punish coin thieves. Our next coin will be minted in depleted uranium! LOL!!

 

Relatively harmless for the short period,but if you hang on to it,POOF!! No little Geocachers for you! LOL!! :laughing:

 

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Im sure this means something different in the US but Poof in the UK is a derogatory word for Gay!!!

 

:laughing:

 

Bob

 

Definitely means something different in the US. It's a slang term and typically used as an adverb.

 

poof = instantly

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CachingCoins

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The coin involved in this case was CCCooperAgency. Go figure?! I thought it was a pretty coin & I liked the icon, but it's no where near one of the more valuable coins out there! It can probably even still be bought for a reasonable price. I'm not going to try & figure out the motive. It doesn't make sense. :laughing:

 

I wanted to try to ask a question as tackfully as possible. Those of you who release the replica coins, do you include a picture of the real coin? I've put on the bug pages that this is a real coin. If I put a picture of a real coin would it really help?

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DiS02

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When my & my group pick up TBs or geocoins & go to track them we like to see pics of the items so we can compare them. I realize not all people have the capabilities like highspeed to upload pics or the digi camera or even the extra cash to get a reg film developed so wording in the trackables area 'this is a real metal coin' or 'this is a bunch of washers I strung together that want to go to Washing'tonia' helps us figure out if something is amiss.

 

Pics & added descripts are good IONSHO, I'm more likely to email someone if there seems to be a problem & can be easily figured out.

 

Food for thought & more knowledge added to my mind for when I do my trackables.

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avroair

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This makes me want to follow through with my "Caught Pink Handed" exploding pink dye geocoin, that explodes pink permanent dye all over the person who removes the aircraft cable from the hole in the coin. :laughing:

 

ROFL! :laughing: Set up a deer cam at the cache too and put it on yoUtubE! :wacko::laughing::)

 

This is really, really sad that someone would purposefully trade a real coin for a fake.

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stickerooni

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This makes me want to follow through with my "Caught Pink Handed" exploding pink dye geocoin, that explodes pink permanent dye all over the person who removes the aircraft cable from the hole in the coin. :laughing:

 

ROFL! :laughing: Set up a deer cam at the cache too and put it on yoUtubE! :):laughing::wacko:

 

This is really, really sad that someone would purposefully trade a real coin for a fake.

 

Is there a way to set up a database so that when a reverse alchemsit reaction occurs (metal into laminate), the owner can post the coin, the location, and the last five users? Perhaps we can start narrowing down where this is happening and who is doing it. (Though perhaps the thief/thieves aren't even logging them.)

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Lehigh Mafia

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How Sad :)

 

I Discovered this 2006 Compass Rose paper copy

Wrote in the log about it being only a paper copy

and the coin owner E-mailed me and was disappointed about there beautiful Geocoin being taken and turn into a paper traveler :)

 

 

Ok, What is with this log on the Above Coin??

 

9/21/2006 Halfamind & My Better Half retrieved it from meet, greet, and eat pizza Colorado

 

Good Question Rusty, the owner hopefully knows this is a paper copy of the coin. I won it at Freakmanhere's Meet, Greet and eat pizza event raffle. Will move it along.

 

How do you "WIN" someone else's Traveling Geocoin?? Isnt that like "Winning" someone else's Travel Bug??

 

Normally you give away "New Un-Activated" Things as a Raffle Prize..

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CachingCoins

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I'm going to start putting pictures on the pages! I just got an e-mail from someone that thinks one of my coins has been replaced with a fake. They described it, but I can't remember what it looks like. :huh: Soooooo sad the memory failing as I get older! I have to take pictures now, so "I" will remember what they look like. Does anyone have a picture of the Wales coin I could look at?! I did a search & the pictures don't still show up. :huh:

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RustyBeerCan

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How Sad :huh:

 

I Discovered this 2006 Compass Rose paper copy

Wrote in the log about it being only a paper copy

and the coin owner E-mailed me and was disappointed about there beautiful Geocoin being taken and turn into a paper traveler :huh:

 

 

Ok, What is with this log on the Above Coin??

 

9/21/2006 Halfamind & My Better Half retrieved it from meet, greet, and eat pizza Colorado

 

Good Question Rusty, the owner hopefully knows this is a paper copy of the coin. I won it at Freakmanhere's Meet, Greet and eat pizza event raffle. Will move it along.

 

 

How do you "WIN" someone else's Traveling Geocoin?? Isnt that like "Winning" someone else's Travel Bug??

 

Normally you give away "New Un-Activated" Things as a Raffle Prize..

I personally seen this paper copy right after freakman retrieved it from biscuits and gravy

:(

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cimawr

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Does anyone have a picture of the Wales coin I could look at?!

 

Do an eBay search - you'll find pictures. :laughing:

 

That's assuming you mean the coin in the shape of a castle (square with battlements on the top edge), Ddraig Goch on the obverse, "Cymru-Wales" above it, "Y Ddraig Goch" below, and a daffodil on the reverse, flanked by leeks with the three feathers in the lower corners, "St David's Day" on the top, "1st March 2006" on the bottom.

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Thanks for help with the picture. Now I have another dilemma. When I put a picture of the coin on the coin page, it gets put behind the picture of the map that I use on most of my pages. I've looked through the forums & the frequently asked questions & can't find the help I need. Some of you have really awesome coin pages. How do I do that? If you don't mind me copying. :rolleyes:

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forthferalz

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Thanks for help with the picture. Now I have another dilemma. When I put a picture of the coin on the coin page, it gets put behind the picture of the map that I use on most of my pages. I've looked through the forums & the frequently asked questions & can't find the help I need. Some of you have really awesome coin pages. How do I do that? If you don't mind me copying. :)

Have you ever done any html coding? if not I can shoot you a "template". Basically you use tags <instructions that go in between these arrows > to tell teh page where to put what.

So for a picture the tag is <img src=" URL of you picture"> then put <br> or <p>to start a new line.

<center> to get it in teh middle </center>

Upload your desired picture ( copyright free one ) to a log on the coin page and then copy the URL of teh picture once it's uploaded - i got a wales silve pic if you need one.

hope that helped

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