Site That Tracks Geocoins like Pathtags Site Does

[+raistlin306]

I only wish that I was posting an actual site, but what I'm doing is looking for one, does one exist, and if it doesn't, why doesn't it. You'd think that as popular as Geocoins are, and Pathtags, someone would have developed a site that lists them all. I understand that Pathtags.com is the only source for Pathtags and there are endless sources for Geocoins, but this would be a great site, often times I spend a lot of time tracking down info for a Geocoin, who made it, how many were made, what varieties, when was it made and so on. I think that if there is no site, I'm going foolishly attempt to create one, I say foolishly because, A) have no site making skills whatsoever, This would take all of my time and I have a full time job, C) I'm sure I'd have to put out money for something D) I get the feeling not all seller/creator of geocoins would want to support this as they would assume I just want a piece of the pie, and sure I wouldn't mind, but I really just want a site like this, please no one get your hopes up E) there has to be a way to get this done, I rather have someone else do it! That was a hint, thoughts please.

[+Panther&Pine]

Well, I think you've got a few things that you'd need to straighten out.

One being who's owns the right to see those coins? Just the ones I own? Just the ones I've moved/discovered? Ones in the same batch as my owned coins? All coins made by a specific mint? By an artist?

 

I think Project-GC does your coins and maybe the ones in your inventory. I've never really bothered to look.... hum should do my semi annual trackable location check.

[+Bear and Ragged]

Edited November 17, 2014 by Bear and Ragged

[+cerberus1]

This site tracks geocoins made by many manufacturers by the tracking code.

That other site lists sig-item tags they've made.

How are they similar?

[+Droo]

All you need do is contact every coin maker, designer, client who ordered a coin to be minted everywhere on the globe and have them submit the info you're asking for and then catalog it. Eazy peezy, right?

 

The desire for such a database has been around for a long time but the willingness to put out the effort, free of charge, to compile such a catalog (did I mention free of charge?) is hard to muster. A few hardy and generous souls have tried but how do you accumulate information from coiners who have moved on, have not saved or kept their minting information, are burned out and don't care to participate? There are no government grants or even Foundations who would fund such an effort. But if you can find the money to do it I'm sure a lot of folks would be grateful once you got it accomplished but, unlike Facebook, finding a way to monetize it and support continued efforts to maintain and add to the database will likely prove to be a huge challenge.