wwjd7 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 After finding a $20 bill while on a recent caching excursion, it got me to thinking… Have you ever found anything of value on your way to a cache? I’m referring to the journey to a cache, not what was in the cache. I mean in the parking lot, on the trail or maybe even while bushwhacking? I’m not talking about cheap golf balls, pens either… we’re talking hard currency here, cell phones, iPods, radios, rings, etc. To date I’ve found while geocaching… $5 bill while walking in a hydro right-of-way. $5 bill in the weeds along a little used rail trail. $10 bill at a trail head parking lot. $1 coin at a trail head parking lot. $3 lottery scratch ticket. I scratched it and won $3. $5 bill while making a beeline across a soccer field to a cache. $20 bill about 3 paces off a forest path. Big smile finding this one. $2 coin in a sandy desert-like area in the middle of a forest. Haven’t found any cell phones, iPods, MP3 players, or radios… yet. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) I found a cell phone on a trail. Fortunately it still had battery power. With a little detective work (looking at recent calls, etc.) I was able to get the owner's husband on the first try. Owner and phone were reunited within 10 minutes. Edited September 7, 2014 by wmpastor Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I found a smartphone once. It was quite a good one. Unfortunately, there was a facial-recognition lock on it and the battery died shortly after I found it. I took it to a nearby cell phone store and they started charging it and promised to find the owner. Never did find out what happened. It's not a good idea to put a lock on your phone. Their plan was to wait until someone called. Apparently, you can still answer calls, even when it's locked like that. Quote Link to comment
+dcaches Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I found peace of mind on the way to a few hiking caches, does that count? Quote Link to comment
+Ben0w Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Found a keyring with keys. A lot of keys including car and obvious home plus office keys. It was at the given parking coordinates for a cache so I suspected a cacher to be the owner and contacted the previous finders. Wasn't successful, so I turned it in to the lost&found office of the next village there. Soon after that I got a nice letter including 30 EUR from the happy owner. Paid my 1 year premium membership with it. Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 A twenty dollar bill, Garmin gps, the most basic model, no home coords entered - from tracks and saved coords, the owner lives near me, but it was not returnable from the info in the unit several decent tow straps ammo can (holding actual ammo ;-) this was in the state forest after hunting season, I left it where I found for a couple of months, then grabbed it a decent pfd a Leki hiking pole, which I was able to return to the cacher who lost it a medium sized plastic bin, issued for recycling by a county in north Florida, heck of an item to carry out from where I found it - not real heavy, but bulky. a pedometer several lost dogs many Herty pots knives, most recently (yesterday) a Winchester knife that retails at nearly $200 Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) I found peace of mind on the way to a few hiking caches, does that count? It does to me. "Value" isn't something that I believe requires quantification using some sort of currency and can be entirely subjective. Edited September 7, 2014 by NYPaddleCacher Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I found some items that would become my Travel Bug attachments, in junk piles near caches. And some cool old glass bottles, usually soda bottles, but even medicine bottles from the early 1900s. And I found a cell phone on a paved trail in a county park. Using that phone, I called the most recently phoned person. "Hi, I found this cell phone on the ground just now, and I hope you can help me return it to its owner". The reply was "No, this is a land line! How did you get this number!", and it quickly degraded into an Abbott & Costello routine. Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Found a sleeping bag, all rolled up in it's bag. Aired it out and it's almost new. Found another cache. Seems the original cache went missing so the CO put out a new one and I found both. A five foot long diamond back rattlesnake! A penny, yes I picked it up! Quote Link to comment
+Corfman Clan Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I found a $10 bill once. Today I found two AA batteries and a packet of two ibuprofen pills. Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Also found a hiking stick, left at GZ of a cache. Never did find out who left it there. It's a nice one, with a cork handle and shock absorbing. I used it alot. Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I found a 5$ bill once, I bought lunch nearby with it. I found a TomTom GPSr, I was able to get the owner's name and address from it, I looked him up and called him and arranged to return it to him. -- He didn't know it was even missing from his truck. Strange. But he was nice and grateful to have it back. Quote Link to comment
+RonMax Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I just lost a second pair of sunglasses in the woods. Definitely getting a band for the next pair. Quote Link to comment
+BAMBOOZLE Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Recently found a good quality pocket knife near GZ....main blade was a little bent and rusted shut. I used a pair of pliers to open it and straightened the blade and detail cleaned and sharpened it to where it will shave me.....good find for someone who collects a few knives. Quote Link to comment
+Ben0w Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 My husband. Traditional, multi or unknown/mysterie? Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Found a sleeping bag, all rolled up in it's bag. Aired it out and it's almost new. ... That was probably some homeless guy's house.... Anyway, I have found several right hand work gloves. Wild berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, saskatoons) My sunglasses (in a cache, I had lost them on a previous DNF of that cache) Ladies Softball golf balls Never found any money. Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Found a sleeping bag, all rolled up in it's bag. Aired it out and it's almost new. ... That was probably some homeless guy's house.... Pretty sure wasn't someone's house, it was way out in the open in the desert, on the top of a bush where many dirt roads crossed, pretty sure it came out of a pickup truck. We have come across several homeless camps, usually in the bottom of a ravine (not a good idea due to flash floods) or hidden under trees, we just pass them by. Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 We found a gold wedding band at a P&G. One of our group posted a note saying we had found "something of value", and the owners (a caching couple who had been married quite some years) contacted them and identified the object. Ring and owner were reunited shortly after. Quote Link to comment
+J Grouchy Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Not on the way to an existing cache, but I was out scouting a location for a cache I was looking to place and found a woman's wallet that had obviously been stolen. It was on an out-of-the-way path and had obviously been rifled through. Looked like it had been there for several weeks at least. Fortunately it still had the ID and credit cards, so I drove to the owner's address (which was a mile away) and left it in her mailbox with a note explaining where I found it. Edited September 8, 2014 by J Grouchy Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I found a cell phone on a trail. Fortunately it still had battery power. With a little detective work (looking at recent calls, etc.) I was able to get the owner's husband on the first try. Owner and phone were reunited within 10 minutes. I set a phone on top of my car once at a Gas Station (To check in on Foursquare, which is a totally moot point now, they might as well not even exist), and it just happened to be stumbled on by a friend of my Daughter's the next morning on a bike ride. They just went with "home" in the address book, and knew who it belonged to. It was a good 3 miles from home, I might add. Anywho, if I ever stumbled on a lost cell phone, I think I'd be pretty good at investigative work to figure out who it belonged to. Hasn't happened yet though. Quote Link to comment
+Roman! Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I found a cell phone on a trail. Fortunately it still had battery power. With a little detective work (looking at recent calls, etc.) I was able to get the owner's husband on the first try. Owner and phone were reunited within 10 minutes. I set a phone on top of my car once at a Gas Station (To check in on Foursquare, which is a totally moot point now, they might as well not even exist), and it just happened to be stumbled on by a friend of my Daughter's the next morning on a bike ride. They just went with "home" in the address book, and knew who it belonged to. It was a good 3 miles from home, I might add. Anywho, if I ever stumbled on a lost cell phone, I think I'd be pretty good at investigative work to figure out who it belonged to. Hasn't happened yet though. I had 75 or so various demo phones that looked and felt real, I'd leave them in caches and in my log state I left my cell phone behind, last year there were cell phones in pretty much all the local caches and quite often I'd get an email from someone wanting to return it. Quote Link to comment
+frinklabs Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I found a smartphone once. It was quite a good one. Unfortunately, there was a facial-recognition lock on it and the battery died shortly after I found it. I took it to a nearby cell phone store and they started charging it and promised to find the owner. Never did find out what happened. It's not a good idea to put a lock on your phone. Their plan was to wait until someone called. Apparently, you can still answer calls, even when it's locked like that. If you don't put a lock on your phone, random strangers or (worse) a pickpocket will have full access to all the stuff you keep in there. This includes all the saved passwords and authentication cookies in your browser, any apps that logs you in automatically, a good portion (if not all) of your online identity. I definitely recommend locking your phone. But add your home number to the emergency call list, so that if someone finds your phone, they can call you. With Android, I know you can add your contact information to the lock screen (mine shows my email address). iOS and WP may have similar functions, I'm not sure. I found a nice pocket knife once. Asked about it in my log. The owner contacted me and I mailed it to him. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I found a smartphone once. It was quite a good one. Unfortunately, there was a facial-recognition lock on it and the battery died shortly after I found it. I took it to a nearby cell phone store and they started charging it and promised to find the owner. Never did find out what happened. It's not a good idea to put a lock on your phone. Their plan was to wait until someone called. Apparently, you can still answer calls, even when it's locked like that. If you don't put a lock on your phone, random strangers or (worse) a pickpocket will have full access to all the stuff you keep in there. This includes all the saved passwords and authentication cookies in your browser, any apps that logs you in automatically, a good portion (if not all) of your online identity. I definitely recommend locking your phone. But add your home number to the emergency call list, so that if someone finds your phone, they can call you. With Android, I know you can add your contact information to the lock screen (mine shows my email address). iOS and WP may have similar functions, I'm not sure. I found a nice pocket knife once. Asked about it in my log. The owner contacted me and I mailed it to him. Yeah, I'd much rather lose the phone than have some random get access to all of my private information. That is why the phone locks. Quote Link to comment
+frinklabs Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Yessir Apparently it will last longer because it is less paper and more plastic. And seemingly very easy to lose. Here's Chris Hadfield with one of the new fives, hopefully putting it in GC1BE91 as a 2TF prize: Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Yessir Apparently it will last longer because it is less paper and more plastic. And seemingly very easy to lose. Here's Chris Hadfield with one of the new fives, hopefully putting it in GC1BE91 as a 2TF prize: Yeah, it's very slippery. I hate the new bills. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I found a smartphone once. It was quite a good one. Unfortunately, there was a facial-recognition lock on it and the battery died shortly after I found it. I took it to a nearby cell phone store and they started charging it and promised to find the owner. Never did find out what happened. It's not a good idea to put a lock on your phone. Their plan was to wait until someone called. Apparently, you can still answer calls, even when it's locked like that. If you don't put a lock on your phone, random strangers or (worse) a pickpocket will have full access to all the stuff you keep in there. This includes all the saved passwords and authentication cookies in your browser, any apps that logs you in automatically, a good portion (if not all) of your online identity. I definitely recommend locking your phone. But add your home number to the emergency call list, so that if someone finds your phone, they can call you. With Android, I know you can add your contact information to the lock screen (mine shows my email address). iOS and WP may have similar functions, I'm not sure. I found a nice pocket knife once. Asked about it in my log. The owner contacted me and I mailed it to him. Yeah, I'd much rather lose the phone than have some random get access to all of my private information. That is why the phone locks. Most phones allow you to put contact information on the splash screen. Kind of best of both worlds... Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Over on this side of the border we call them credit cards. Quote Link to comment
+Ben0w Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Yeah, I'd much rather lose the phone than have some random get access to all of my private information. That is why the phone locks. Most phones allow you to put contact information on the splash screen. Kind of best of both worlds... I have a label with my address on mine (does NOT include the cell phone number). Works even without battery. If you don't have a prepaid card but a contract SIM card your provider could identify the owner (you?) of the SIM card in the phone. To get back on topic: I once found a GPSr. It was near the spot of a cache I FTF'd. The GPSr literally gave the position of the cache. The cache owner lost it there, which may explain the >30 meter (>90 feet) offset from the listed coordinates. Owner was glad to get his GPSr back... Quote Link to comment
+Alkhalikoi Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I was out on some levees in the south SF Bay a few months back -- not a high traffic area -- and I happened to look down and see a car key on the ground, slightly stuck in the mud but still pretty freshly left. I picked it up and put it on top of a nearby obvious sort of utility box that was low enough to the ground. About a mile and a half later, this guy comes jogging along from the other way looking worried. "Did you happen to see a key back there?" "Was it for an Audi?" "Yes!" "Today, sir, is your lucky day." Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I was caching in a university town back in the days that I'd still look for multiple micros in the same day. I looked behind a piece of street furniture expecting to find a keysafe and instead found a wallet. The wallet had ID in it identifying the owner as a student, there was a campus building nearby, so I handed the wallet in. It's just as well I had time to spare because it took a while to find anywhere that I could hand it in, and when I finally found the most appropriate place the staff there treated me as if I were doing something suspicious. I found a rather nice hiking pole. I arrived in the parking area (big enough for three cars only, just off a gravel track) to find one other car there and the pole on the ground. Figuring it belonged to the owners of the car I leaned it against the wing mirror on the driver's side so they'd see it when they returned. I got back to the car to find the other car gone and the pole on the ground. The pole now lives in the back of my car. Quote Link to comment
+Sunmill Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I've lost one of those fun plastic $20s while geocaching. I really should stops stuffing anything of value in my pockets. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) I found two pair of skis one time, randomly in town too. Edited September 10, 2014 by Panther&Pine Quote Link to comment
+TerraViators Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I found a scratch-off lottery card that was a $20 winner...funny thing is that is was already scratched. It paid for gas that day. Quote Link to comment
+_hobbit Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Found: A small switchblade knife Small pocket knife ipod 30gb loaded with music (tried to locate owner via Apple and Craigslist - no luck) New shotgun (probably worth $400 to $500). I was hiding a cache when I found it. The owner came looking for it about 30 minutes later and I gave it back to him. Quote Link to comment
+BluesHiker Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 We found a kitten once. The cache was in a rural swamp area, with no homes nearby, and he was really skinny and hungry. Dropped a pathtag, took the kitten. Kitty haz cheezburger on the way home. Quote Link to comment
+GrateBear Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I've found one cell phone (but it had a smashed screen and would not turn on) and an antler. I think it was from a deer--not a full antler pair, just one side. I keep hoping to find an elk antler some time--good for decorating, and our dog loves to chew on them! Quote Link to comment
+Clever Monkey Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Oh no sounds like you have our (Aussie ) money. You guys will learn not to pocket the notes they spring back out. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Oh no sounds like you have our (Aussie ) money. You guys will learn not to pocket the notes they spring back out. Well how about that? I believe the day after I posted I haven't set foot in Canada in over 2 years, I found out I was going again. I have received and spent some, and am currently in possession of a $5 bill of plastic money. It's pretty bizarre, I have to tell you. I'm not expecting to see that innovation here on the American side any time soon, if ever. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Oh no sounds like you have our (Aussie ) money. You guys will learn not to pocket the notes they spring back out. Well how about that? I believe the day after I posted I haven't set foot in Canada in over 2 years, I found out I was going again. I have received and spent some, and am currently in possession of a $5 bill of plastic money. It's pretty bizarre, I have to tell you. I'm not expecting to see that innovation here on the American side any time soon, if ever. Since we're still arguing about the penny (one cent coin) I don't see the US going to a more durable money any time soon. New Zealand also uses a plastic money, with see through bits too. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sorta, kinda. I found a $20 Canadian Bill on sidewalk while going to a Hamilton Tiger Cats game (I'm American). Was I caching? Well I found a couple caches in Gage Park (which I parked near for free) before the game. So I'll count that. And I can tell the OP is definitely Canadian with that "hyrdro reference" in his post. Woohoo! Free beer money for the game. I think it bought two. Was it one of the new plastic bills? Because over the past month or so, I have found about $85 in fives, tens and a sand-covered twenty (right next to a cache), all of the new poly-slippery type. I'm afraid I haven't set foot in your Country in slightly over two years. I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you guys have some sort of newfangled plastic money? Oh no sounds like you have our (Aussie ) money. You guys will learn not to pocket the notes they spring back out. Well how about that? I believe the day after I posted I haven't set foot in Canada in over 2 years, I found out I was going again. I have received and spent some, and am currently in possession of a $5 bill of plastic money. It's pretty bizarre, I have to tell you. I'm not expecting to see that innovation here on the American side any time soon, if ever. Since we're still arguing about the penny (one cent coin) I don't see the US going to a more durable money any time soon. New Zealand also uses a plastic money, with see through bits too. We don't like changes over here. Penny coins, One dollar bills, the Metric system, whatever. Hey, is this like the end of WheresWilly.com, the Canadian equivalent of WheresGeorge.com? How are you going to stamp those things? I'd imagine it's been discussed at the WheresGeorge and WheresWilly forums, but I'm not into that stuff too much. Quote Link to comment
+Roman! Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Since we're still arguing about the penny (one cent coin) I don't see the US going to a more durable money any time soon. New Zealand also uses a plastic money, with see through bits too. Did you know the Royal Canadian Mint produces or has produced coinage for 75 different countries including New Zealand and the USA. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Since we're still arguing about the penny (one cent coin) I don't see the US going to a more durable money any time soon. New Zealand also uses a plastic money, with see through bits too. Did you know the Royal Canadian Mint produces or has produced coinage for 75 different countries including New Zealand and the USA. I didn't know the Canadian Mint did more than Canadian currency, but that is neat. I collect both coins and stamps, yep geocaching isn't the nerdiest thing I do. Quote Link to comment
+Roman! Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Since we're still arguing about the penny (one cent coin) I don't see the US going to a more durable money any time soon. New Zealand also uses a plastic money, with see through bits too. Did you know the Royal Canadian Mint produces or has produced coinage for 75 different countries including New Zealand and the USA. I didn't know the Canadian Mint did more than Canadian currency, but that is neat. I collect both coins and stamps, yep geocaching isn't the nerdiest thing I do. If you haven't yet, check out the RCM, they are cutting edge when it comes to coins. One of my favourites was the fossil set of coins. Now this I'd love to find while geocaching, a 1 kilogram gold coin honouring when Canada whooped America's butt, worth $69,000. Edited September 15, 2014 by Roman! Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Since we're still arguing about the penny (one cent coin) I don't see the US going to a more durable money any time soon. New Zealand also uses a plastic money, with see through bits too. Did you know the Royal Canadian Mint produces or has produced coinage for 75 different countries including New Zealand and the USA. I didn't know the Canadian Mint did more than Canadian currency, but that is neat. I collect both coins and stamps, yep geocaching isn't the nerdiest thing I do. If you haven't yet, check out the RCM, they are cutting edge when it comes to coins. One of my favourites was the fossil set of coins. Now this I'd love to find while geocaching, a 1 kilogram gold coin honouring when Canada whooped America's butt, worth $69,000. Too late. They are sold out. (Who has $69 000 extra sitting around for a coin collection?) Quote Link to comment
+sholomar Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I discovered the value and fun in both virtual and webcam caches having seen both for the first time.. i wish they could be used again in special places where a normal cache cannot be placed. Quote Link to comment
+Ma & Pa Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Found a nice BBQ cover. a few years ago somewhere at side of road near a cache in USA. I still have it Quote Link to comment
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