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50 YEAR OLD HARD CA$HE Traditional Geocache

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sept1c_tank: [:O][:(!]This pleasant little alcove (my favorite spot in all the Plainfield parks) has been destroyed by heavy equipment and the cache is gone.[:(]

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Hidden : 6/26/2003
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is designed to be An easy but challenging and enjoyable theme cache.

This cache is designed, first of all, to be a great, restful cache in a shady area to break up a long hot day of seeking the 10 or so caches clustered in the Plainfield area. The theme is old foriegn (non US) coins. Although everyone is welcome to log this cache, PLEASE LIMIT TRADING TO FORIEGN COINS 50 YEARS OLD OR OLDER. The cache area is a pleasant resting spot. The cache is in plain sight in an unusual container about the size of a chipmunk. Because the area may have heavy geomuggle traffic at times, please be discrete about removing and replacing the cache.

The original contents of the cache are: A very small pencil and log with a short explanation of geocaching, and the following 19 coins from 10 countries:

MEXICO: 1944, CINCO CENTAVOS; (TWO) 1952, CINCO CENTAVOS; 1953, 20 CENTAVOS GERMANY: 1924, 2 PFENNIG; 1925, 2 GROSCHEN; **1940, NAZI ERA COIN (**REPLACED WITH 1950 GERMAN MARK); 1950, 10 PFENNIG BRITAIN: 1929, HALF CROWN; 1953, 3 PENCE FRANCE: 1935, 10 CENTIMES; 1944, 50 CENTIMES; 1944, 2 FRANCS ITALY: 1923, 5 C. BELGIUM: 1922, 1 F.; **(1950 BELGIUM FRANC ADDED BY TRADER) CUBA: 1915, CINCO CENTAVOS CANADA: 1953, 5 CENTS DENMARK: 1942, 25 ORE ROMAN EMPIRE ANCIENT COIN

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BE SURE TO PLAN AND FIND SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL CACHES

Nine caches and one letterbox in a two mile radius can be easily accessed on bicycle routes.

Bring your bicycle!!!!!!!!!
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Kid Friendly Kid Friendly A good cache for your lunchtime Lunchtime Cache No Poison Plants Nearby No Thorns
Cache In Trash Out Cache In - Trash Out! Cache available after dark Night caching Wheelchair Accesible Wheelchair Access Dogs Allowed Dogs Allowed
Available year-round Available year-round Bicycles permitted on paths Bicycles permitted on paths Wading Wading Less than 500 ft. from car to cache Less than 500 ft. from car to cache
Restroom Restrooms available
Available in Winter Accessible in Winter
No Mud No Mud! muggles Beware of Muggles! pencil Bring a pen or pencil
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubj uneq vf vg?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)