AMTG Virtual Wisconsin Whitetail Deer 2005 GC

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Mid size coin with heft.  1.5 inches 5 mm thick 36 grams shiny gold. 1450 coins minted.  All metal work and 3-D.  The front has a polished outline of the state of Mishigan.  The background has nice metal texture a a design of a globe with longature and lattitude grids. There is very small scrfipt that reads "the badgeer state". There is a raised compass. The rim sccript reads "Wisconsin geocachers association". and a nice backgroun metal textrure.  The reverse has very nice 3-D work of a whitetail deer in a forest.The smooth rim has script that reads "White Tail Deer" and "2005". Excellent coin. 

Info on the coin:  In January 2002, the Wisconsin Geocaching Association was founded to better represent geocachers across the state.  In the same year, a weekend geo-campout was organized, which developed into a traditional event in the following years. 

The first information about the first trackable geocoin representing the state of Wisconsin appeared in the geocaching forum at the end of July 2005. The geocoin was designed by Paul Thomas aka pcfrog. Mainly due to the commitment of board member Team LightningBugs from the "Wisconsin Geocaching Association", the ordering phase started on October 11, 2005 via the WGA Store. The geocoin was issued in a shiny gold edition of 1450 pieces and was released after being minted by the Geocoinshop at the end of November 2005. 

The obverse of the 38 x 4.5 mm coin shows the outline of the state and a wind rose. The name of the organization and the nickname of the state "The Badger State" can be read. On the back is a 3D nature scene with a white-tailed deer, one of the most common animals you can see in Wisconsin. 

Wisconsin Geocaching Association Exceptionally Limited Edition 2005: This special two-tone coin recognizes exceptional service to the Wisconsin Geocaching Association. It is awarded by majority vote of the nine-member board of directors and is typically given no more than once per year. It cannot be purchased or given to past board members solely for serving as a member or officer. The front of the coin features a nickel finish with gold lettering and an image of the state, while the back has a nickel finish with gold accents and a depiction of a whitetail deer.

So many of my trackable have been muggled that I only release new GCs as virtuals. If you do not approve, please leave it in the cache for a cacher who understands. Thanks.  KL