<s>
A	O
geocoin	B-Application
is	O
a	O
metal	O
or	O
wooden	O
token	O
minted	O
in	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
a	O
medallion	O
,	O
token	O
coin	O
,	O
military	O
challenge	O
coin	O
or	O
wooden	O
nickel	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
geocaching	B-Application
,	O
specifically	O
as	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
calling	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
trackable	B-Operating_System
on	O
various	O
websites	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
movement	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
visitors	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
leave	O
comments	O
when	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
coin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
geocoin	B-Application
typically	O
has	O
a	O
diameter	O
of	O
to	O
and	O
a	O
thickness	O
between	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coins	O
with	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
are	O
called	O
microcoins	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
fit	O
into	O
microcaches	B-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smallest	O
geocoins	B-Application
with	O
a	O
diameter	O
of	O
are	O
called	O
nanocoins	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
since	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
diameter	O
is	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
geocoin	B-Application
is	O
called	O
macrocoin	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
the	O
saying	O
of	O
"	O
that	O
’s	O
not	O
a	O
coin	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
an	O
anchor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Personal	O
geocoins	B-Application
are	O
a	O
personal	O
signature	O
item	O
that	O
normally	O
bears	O
the	O
geocacher	B-Application
's	O
handle	O
and	O
personal	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geocoins	B-Application
are	O
often	O
minted	O
by	O
caching	O
organizations	O
and	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
are	O
custom-made	O
for	O
geocachers	B-Application
,	O
usually	O
in	O
batches	O
of	O
100	O
pieces	O
or	O
less	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
years	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
coins	O
that	O
were	O
a	O
signature	O
item	O
for	O
a	O
geocaching	B-Application
group	O
,	O
or	O
individuals	O
far	O
outnumbered	O
the	O
coins	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
sell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
cache	O
listed	O
at	O
geocaching.com	O
contains	O
a	O
geocoin	B-Application
,	O
an	O
icon	O
(	O
often	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
the	O
coin	O
)	O
is	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
cache	O
page	O
's	O
"	O
Inventory	O
"	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
icon	O
will	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
inventory	O
of	O
any	O
cacher	O
holding	O
one	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
each	O
cacher	O
's	O
historical	O
trackable	B-Operating_System
item	O
listing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icons	O
will	O
also	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
inventory	O
of	O
cachers	O
who	O
log	O
the	O
'	O
discovery	O
 '	O
of	O
a	O
geocoin	B-Application
's	O
number	O
without	O
physically	O
removing	O
it	O
from	O
a	O
cache	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Icon	O
collecting	O
"	O
–	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
having	O
these	O
icons	O
listed	O
in	O
one	O
's	O
trackables	B-Operating_System
listing	O
–	O
is	O
an	O
associated	O
hobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
people	O
bring	O
geocoins	B-Application
with	O
unique	O
icons	O
to	O
geocaching	B-Application
events	O
so	O
that	O
others	O
may	O
see	O
the	O
coins	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
tracking	O
number	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
icons	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
uncommon	O
for	O
collectors	O
to	O
activate	O
some	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
coins	O
in	O
their	O
collections	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
matching	O
online	O
collection	O
of	O
icons	O
associated	O
with	O
their	O
geocaching.com	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
websites	O
for	O
trackable	B-Operating_System
coins	O
have	O
included	O
the	O
2002Canadian	O
geocoin	B-Application
,	O
Utah	O
geocoin	B-Application
,	O
Oregon	O
State	O
coin	O
,	O
and	O
sigitem.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
tracking	O
service	O
for	O
coins	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
Geokrety	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
full	O
service	O
for	O
geocaching	B-Application
sites	O
such	O
as	O
opencaching.us,	O
and	O
partial	O
service	O
for	O
other	O
geocaching	B-Application
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
owner	O
of	O
geocoins	B-Application
can	O
also	O
set	O
up	O
his	O
own	O
website	O
to	O
monitor	O
these	O
moving	O
mementos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
uncommon	O
for	O
activated	O
,	O
released	O
geocoins	B-Application
to	O
go	O
missing	O
,	O
whether	O
because	O
a	O
cacher	O
is	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
logging	O
and	O
tracking	O
process	O
or	O
due	O
to	O
outright	O
theft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
geocoin	B-Application
owners	O
will	O
purposefully	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
resale	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
coin	O
by	O
drilling	O
and	O
tagging	O
it	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
tag	O
,	O
marker	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
item	O
that	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
underscore	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
geocoin	B-Application
is	O
meant	O
to	O
travel	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
somewhat	O
controversial	O
anti-theft	O
measure	O
is	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
geocoin	B-Application
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
copy	O
and	O
keeping	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
geocoin	B-Application
helped	O
authorities	O
return	O
stolen	O
items	O
to	O
a	O
geocaching	B-Application
enthusiast	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
who	O
marked	O
the	O
coins	O
as	O
missing	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goods	O
were	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
storage	O
unit	O
during	O
a	O
raid	O
and	O
the	O
geocoins	B-Application
became	O
instrumental	O
in	O
connecting	O
the	O
burglars	O
to	O
their	O
crime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
trackable	B-Operating_System
geocoin	B-Application
released	O
was	O
the	O
Moun10Bike	O
Version	O
1	O
Geocoin	B-Application
#002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moun10Bike	O
Version	O
1	O
Geocoins	B-Application
are	O
sought-after	O
geocoins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
all	O
displayed	O
on	O
geocaching.com	O
as	O
owned	O
by	O
Moun10Bike	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
strictly	O
forbidden	O
their	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
2002	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
geocoin	B-Application
that	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
sold	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
collect	O
and	O
release	O
was	O
the	O
Canadian	O
geocoin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2003	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
USAGeocoin	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
sale	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
geocoins	B-Application
that	O
one	O
can	O
buy	O
,	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
online	O
without	O
minting	O
an	O
exclusive	O
personal	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2005	O
:	O
Geocaching.com	O
permitted	O
any	O
geocaching.com	O
user	O
to	O
purchase	O
tracking	O
numbers	O
for	O
approved	O
designs	O
,	O
fueling	O
a	O
sudden	O
surge	O
in	O
number	O
of	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	O
2006	O
:	O
Groundspeak	B-Application
reduced	O
the	O
minimum	O
purchase	O
of	O
tracking	O
numbers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
minimum	O
number	O
of	O
coins	O
minted	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
unique	O
icon	O
,	O
to	O
250	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drop	O
in	O
the	O
cost	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
geocoin	B-Application
with	O
a	O
unique	O
icon	O
fueled	O
a	O
'	O
geocoin	B-Application
craze	O
 '	O
with	O
hundreds	O
of	O
new	O
personal	O
,	O
group	O
and	O
increasingly	O
purely	O
commercial	O
designs	O
minted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
event	O
brought	O
hundreds	O
of	O
geocoin	B-Application
collectors	O
together	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
mass	O
event	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
exclusive	O
coins	O
being	O
given	O
away	O
or	O
traded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	O
2007	O
:	O
Geokrety.org	O
began	O
a	O
free	O
tracking	O
service	O
,	O
Geokrety	B-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
coins	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
,	O
with	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
geocaching	B-Application
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Opencaching.us	O
and	O
partial	O
support	O
for	O
other	O
geocaching	B-Application
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
:	O
Geocaching.com	O
further	O
reduced	O
the	O
minimum	O
number	O
of	O
codes	O
for	O
purchase	O
to	O
50	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
minimum	O
number	O
of	O
coins	O
eligible	O
for	O
a	O
custom	O
icon	O
to	O
50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ginormous	O
Geocoin	B-Application
is	O
46	O
inches	O
in	O
diameter	O
,	O
made	O
of	O
cast	O
iron	O
spray-painted	O
GOLD	O
,	O
and	O
weighs	O
about	O
115	O
pounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
geocoin	B-Application
code	O
is	O
engraved	O
along	O
its	O
rim	O
(	O
the	O
code	O
consists	O
of	O
4	O
letters	O
,	O
1	O
number	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
final	O
letter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Single	O
Coin	O
(	O
not	O
a	O
production	O
run	O
,	O
trackable	B-Operating_System
)	O
:	O
It	O
was	O
handcrafted	O
for	O
the	O
2011	O
Geocaching	B-Application
mega	O
event	O
Geofarm	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
giga	O
coin	O
was	O
built	O
after	O
the	O
official	O
event	O
geocoin	B-Application
featuring	O
the	O
event	O
's	O
mascot	O
cow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coin	O
was	O
auctioned	O
on	O
said	O
event	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
a	O
geocacher	B-Application
in	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
Largest	O
Single	O
Coin	O
(	O
not	O
a	O
production	O
run	O
)	O
:	O
It	O
was	O
handcrafted	O
for	O
the	O
Geocaching	B-Application
event	O
"	O
Nordseetaufe	O
2010	O
"	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
macrocoin	O
was	O
built	O
after	O
the	O
official	O
event	O
geocoin	B-Application
that	O
has	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
an	O
anchor	O
with	O
a	O
red	O
and	O
white	O
rope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remains	O
the	O
heaviest	O
geocoin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AE	O
:	O
Artist	O
’s	O
Edition	O
:	O
type	O
of	O
SE	O
;	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
retail	O
commercial	O
geocoin	B-Application
only	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
coin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
sample	O
geocoins	B-Application
do	O
not	O
have	O
tracking	O
numbers	O
or	O
only	O
dummy	O
codes	O
like	O
XXXXXX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activated/Unactivated	O
:	O
Geocoins	B-Application
with	O
tracking	O
numbers	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
registered	O
on	O
their	O
associated	O
websites	O
are	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
activated	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
geocoins	B-Application
that	O
are	O
still	O
unregistered	O
are	O
termed	O
"	O
unactivated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activated	O
geocoins	B-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
left	O
in	O
a	O
cache	O
are	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
moved	O
from	O
cache	O
to	O
cache	O
like	O
a	O
Travel	B-Operating_System
Bug	I-Operating_System
,	O
whereas	O
unactivated	O
geocoins	B-Application
may	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
geocaches	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
by	O
others	O
and	O
kept	O
as	O
trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
Icon	O
:	O
16	O
x	O
16	O
px	O
or	O
32	O
x	O
32	O
px	O
GIF	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
associated	O
to	O
the	O
coin	O
or	O
coin	O
series	O
by	O
geocaching.com	O
trackable	B-Operating_System
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	O
:	O
A	O
geocoin	B-Application
that	O
is	O
smaller	O
than	O
~	O
in	O
diameter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-trackable	O
:	O
A	O
geocoin	B-Application
produced	O
without	O
a	O
tracking	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Personal	O
:	O
A	O
geocoin	B-Application
produced	O
or	O
designed	O
by	O
an	O
individual	O
or	O
team	O
of	O
geocachers	B-Application
featuring	O
team	O
or	O
cacher	O
's	O
nickname	O
(	O
"	O
geonick	O
"	O
)	O
prominently	O
on	O
the	O
coin	O
.	O
</s>
