. Many
thanks to Anchorage, Alaska, cacher Northwes
for once again creating the icons for a GeocacheAlaska! project.Alaska Geocoin Information
Activation Code Retrieval:
Click here to retrieve the activation codes for your 2006, 2007 and 2008 Alaska geocoins from Oakcoins.
Click below to order your 2007 and 2008 Alaska geocoins and geopins:
2008 Alaska Geocoins and Geopins
The front of the coin features
the features ursus maritimus, the polar pear, prowling coastal sea ice under the aurora borealis (northern lights). The polar bear, like a good cacher,
is adapted for life on a combination of land, sea, and ice. Polar bears
are known to swim sixty miles offshore in pursuit of a find. Alaskan cachers get to see lots of auroras during all
the available night caching during the 19-hour winter nights. The reverse
side of the coin features a prospector seeking his cache safety tucked away on
the taiga in the shadow of Denali (Mt. McKinley). The concept for this year's coin was
developed by North Pole, Alaska, cacher PedalPushin.
The 1.5 inch/39 mm coins are struck in solid commercial bronze (85% copper, 15% zinc, also called brass), one ounce 0.999 silver, and one ounce 0.999 silver with 0.9999 fine gold relief, and one ounce solid 0.9999 fine gold, by the Alaska Mint in Anchorage, Alaska. The coins are all proof quality, produced by striking the planchets twice using a pressure of 160-180 tons with dies polished to a mirror finish . The edge of the silver and silver with gold relief coins is stamped "1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER." The edge of the gold coin is not stamped because the metal is too soft and the rest of the coin could be damaged during the stamping process.
The price and maximum
number of each coin type are indicated below. The coin is trackable at geocaching.com and will have a
custom icon for your stats page when you log or activate one . Many
thanks to Anchorage, Alaska, cacher Northwes
for once again creating the icons for a GeocacheAlaska! project.
The first run of coins was produced in time to assure delivery for the December holidays. As orders warrant, additional runs will be produced, but the maximum production indicated below for each coin will not be exceeded.
| Bronze in plastic
flip $9.98 each 500 minted  |
1 ounce 0.999
Silver in airtight capsule and velvet display box $34.98 each 100 minted  |
1 ounce 0.999 Silver w/ 0.9999
fine gold relief in airtight capsule and velvet display box |
1 ounce 0.9999 fine
gold in airtight capsule and velvet display box $1095.00 each 10 minted  |
Back of coin (silver)
Also for sale are for $1.98 each or ten for $17.48 are 1" (25 mm) geopins. They are available in antique bronze (right) and antique silver finishes. Two hundred and fifty (250) of each pin finish were made. The solid gold coins will ship with four satin gold finished pins (total of 40 made).
Many thanks to Oakcoins for hosting the coin activation code retrieval. Their assistance with this project saved our volunteers many hours of matching coins to codes.
Cacher Needs Maintenance microgeocoins and
geopins
These micro coins were made by Oakcoins and are 1" (25
mm) in diameter, 2.5 mm thick, and finished in imitation hard enamel. 450
black nickel and 50 gold versions of the coins were manufactured. The gold
version of the coin is available only to those cachers who order coins and post
a link documenting a caching mishap that required a trip to the emergency room
in the geocaching.com forum thread for this coin. The coins
are trackable on geocaching.com with a custom icon
and the activation codes are available at Oakcoins.
The geopins are 1" (25 mm) in diameter with the black nickel and imitation hard enamel finish. They are also made by Oakcoins.
The inspiration for this coin came from a most unfortunate incident. Scobey and I were heading out to beta test one of his puzzle caches when he fell on the ice and received a proximal femur fracture of greater trochander. The initial logs of the "221B Baker Street - The Case of the Deep Puzzle," document the events of that cold March evening. Additional information may be gleaned from the GeocacheAlaska! "Scobey's Slip" thread and the geocaching.com "Cache Owner Needs Maintenance..., Ever been injured hunting your own cache?" thread.
Scobey is back up and about finding caches and hiding evil caches, but the pain of the medical bills will take even longer to fade. These coins may be purchased on the GeocacheAlaska! website at the geocoin sales page. All proceeds from sales of this coin will help dull the pain. Thanks for your support!
Black Nickel
Gold (LE of 50)
2007 Alaska microgeocoins and geopins are
here!
These micro coins were made by Oakcoins and are
1" (25 mm) in diameter, 2.5 mm thick, satin gold/satin nickel finish on the
mosquito side, satin gold finish on the Ursa Major/aurora side. The coins
are trackable on geocaching.com with a custom icon 
and the activation codes are available at Oakcoins.
The micro pins are 3/4" (19 mm) in diameter with satin gold/satin nickel finish. They are also made by Oakcoins.
For a gallery and history of past GeocacheAlaska! geocoins, click here.
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