Geocent Geocoins, Set of 5

Idea, Design & Supplier: myGeocoin.de


This set of 5 cointains all Geocents in this series: 

1 Geocent - May 2nd 2000

On this date by order of US President Bill Clinton, the artificial degradation (Selective Availability) of the GPS signal has been switched off. For the first time everyone could use this signal for its own and other purposes. The first and foremost requirement for Geocaching was thus created.
More info and read on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

Size: 24mm
Thickness: 2,5mm
Edge: rippled
Plating: antique copper
Motif: Satellite with 3d stars
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Trackable at Geocaching.com
Single price: € 7,50
 

5 Geocent -  Mai 3rd 2000

The birth of geocaching "on May 3rd 2000 Dave Ulmer hid a black plastic bucket in which he placed CDs, videotape, bank notes, a book, a slingshot and a can of beans at the position N45° 17 '28",  W122° 24'48'' (near the city of Portland in the US state of Oregon). Then he published the coordinates of the stash in the newsgroup. [3] Within a few days after the publication of the first stash it was found by Mike Teague." 

Size: 26mm
Thickness: 2,5mm
Edge: rippled
Plating: antique copper
Motif: orig. 3d figure of Stash #1 (first Geocache)
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Single price: € 8,50
 

10 Geocent - October 2000

On September 2nd, 2000, Jeremy Irish informed in this newsgroup that he had created a website to the list of caches at the address geocaching.com. The previous records were taken over from the old site, because Mike Teague couldn't do this because of a lack of time. "Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

One month later Groundspeak Inc.was founded in Seattle, United States, to provide an official platform for the game Geocaching. 

Size: 28mm
Thickness: 2,5mm
Edge: rippled
Plating: satin silver
Motif: Signal the frog (TM) 3d Head
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Single price: € 9,50
 

25 Geocent - September 30th 2001

The Groundspeak team has grown in the meantime. One member of  is Jon, also known as Moun10Bike, who had the idea to bring a coin with a tracking code into the game. So he placed the very first geocoin in a cache on September 30th 2001 and therefore made history as the inventor of a Geocoins :-) Jon approved to show a replica of the very first geocoin on the 25 Geocent coin.

Size: 33mm
Thickness: 2,5mm
Edge: rippled
Plating: 2-tone gold/silver
Motif: orig. Moun10Bike gold Geocoin 2d embedded in silver main coin
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Single price: € 10,50
 

50 Geocent -  March 3rd 2010

Geocaching is growing in popularity and gains recognition worldwide as a semi-natural hobby for the whole family. Almost 10 years after Dave Ulmer's "Stash # 1" the millionth cache was published on March 3rd 2010! An incredible success and milestone in the history of Geocaching.

Size: 36 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Edge: rippled
Plating: satin gold
Motif: Globe with 3d satellites
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Trackable at Geocaching.com
Single price: € 11,50

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