Castle Man 2008 Geocoin

Beschreibung/About the coin

English

I decided to get my new personal geocoin out early to celebrate my 2nd anniversary as a Geocacher (Jan 3, 2006).
I found my 3600th cache during a trip to Las Vegas in early January and hid my 217th cache on the Nevada/California border during the same trip.
I also released my 300th traveler on the trip.

So, lots of milestones hit, and this year I wanted a coin with as much glitz as possible to celebrate the fun and enjoyment that geocaching and geocoins have given to me.
I personally designed this coin using my actual family crest and coat of arms from Ireland with a few of my own special modifications on the shield and the name crest.
On the opposite side I drew out a castle using different German Castles as a reference and then added some traditional Celtic designs and enhancements.
So, I hope I captured a balance of my heritage (½ Irish, ½ German) in this geocoin.
The castle side is minted in 3-D with incredible details and a hard enamel finish on the outer ring.
The opposite side (family crest) is also in full detailed hard enamel with a textured background bringing out every intricate detail of the design.

I minted 6 different editions:
(Antique Gold, Antique Nickel, NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER Only Black Nickel, Nickel LE (50 minted),
Gold LE (50 minted) and a special EUROPEAN CUSTOMER ONLY Antique Copper edition).

Every coin is trackable at geocaching.com and comes with 2 unique icons.
The European ONLY edition will come with a Purple Velvet Pouch as a bonus.
The European ONLY and North American ONLY editions are LIMITED to ONE per customer as are the LE Editions.
I have never minted geographical specific geocoins before but since trading seems to be such a popular part of our coin sport
I hope this will help you all get some good trading going back and forth across the pond.

Details

• Größe/Size: Ø 44,5 mm (1 ³/₄ inches)
• Dicke/Thickness: 3,5 mm
• Gewicht/Weight: g
• Präfix/Prefix: CM
• Form/Shape: rund/round
• Prägung/Minting: 3D (front)/2D (back)
• Farbe/Filling:
• Vorderseite/Front:
• Rückseite/Back:
• Besonderheit/Special feature:
• Information/Information:
• Idee/Idea:
• Registrierte Trackingcodes/Total tracking codes:
• Groundspeak Icon-Nummer/Icon number: 1769
• Trackbar/Trackable auf geocaching.com mit eigenem Icon/own unique icon und Mini-Icon/micro icon
  

Editionen

Icon	Auflage	Edition	Bild	Shop	Veröffentlicht
	k.a.	RE: (Antique Gold & Antique Nickel)		castlecoinsandpins	01/2008
	50	LE (50 of each minted): (Gold & Nickel)		castlecoinsandpins	01/2008
	50	NORTH AMERICA ONLY Edition (Black Nickel)		castlecoinsandpins	01/2008
	50	EUROPE/AUS/NZ ONLY Edition (Antique Copper)		castlecoinsandpins	01/2008
	50	--		castlecoinsandpins	01/2008
	50	--		castlecoinsandpins	01/2008
	100	Deluxe Edition Two Tones - Germany		myGeocoin.de	01/2008
	50	Ultra Special Edition		castlecoinsandpins	01/2008