Well it appears as though this coin is becoming an annual 4th of July tradition for me. I picked it up last year on July 3rd. It was in need of a makeover so I gave it some TLC (new coin flip, mission sheet, etc) and sent it back on its way.
I found this coin in my possession once again on July 3rd of this year. This time it was an accident. I didn't recognize it when I grabbed it. It wasn't until I got home to log it that I realized which coin it was.
The coin is in need of repairs again. The coin flip I gave it last year just isn't doing the trick. Several months ago I stopped using coin flips for our geocoins because they just don't have the stamina required to keep a trackable alive in the wild. My new method (which I learned about in the forums) is to attach a wire rope and ferrule. I've had good results with this method so far.
I got approval from Bubba to drill a hole in the coin so this morning I gave the coin another makeover. In addition to the wire rope/ferrule, I laminated the mission sheet and replaced the geocoin assistant with a hitch-hiker companion. I'm attaching a photo.
Now to find a suitable cache to drop it in. 😈