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BarbarianB's ORIGINAL Can of Beans (O.C.B.©)

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Owner:: BarbarianB Message this owner
Released:: Sunday, January 1, 2017
Origin:: Ohio, United States
Recently Spotted:: In the hands of the owner.

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About This Item

Obverse

ORIGINAL
Can of
Beans
(O.C.B.©)

Finish: 2 Tone
- Black Nickel
- Antique Gold

Default Name:
ORIGINAL Can of Beans Geocoin

The Original Can of Beans (a can of Western Family Blackeye Peas), the most cherished and last remaining relic of Dave Ulmer's 'Original Stash' has been re-created in 3D in this geocoin.
The Obverse features half of the O.C.B. in 3D and the geocaching colors in leafy shapes surrounded by vines on the rectangular flat area.
The Reverse features the other half of the O.C.B. in 3D with Blackeye Peas to either side on the rectangular flat area.

↓ ↓ Preproduction concept photos using actual black and white photos of the Original Can of Beans ↓ ↓ ↓

Dave, Jeff and Don went back to the Original Stash location on September 7, 2003, to lay the foundation to the 'Mecca of Geocaching' ~ The Original Stash Plaque. It was there that Jeff struck Geocaching Gold: The Original Can of Beans.
After rigorous restoration procedures were performed, the can now resides in its custom made case as the O.C.B.© Travel Bug.

Click to see: The O.C.B.© Travel Bug
See photo below

Click to watch the video: the finding of the Original Can of Beans

Original Stash and C.O.B. History
On May 3, 2000, a five-gallon bucket was hidden by Dave Ulmer containing a Delorme Topo USA, 2 CD Roms, a cassette recorder, a "George of the Jungle" VHS tape, a Ross Perot book, 4 $1 bills, a slingshot handle and a pretty notorious can of Western Family Blackeyed Peas (now the O.C.B. trackable). The coordinates were then listed on the internet and modern-day geocaching was born
The Can of Beans was lost when that first geocache was destroyed by an Oregon road crew mower, but it was found buried on September 7, 2003 during the placement of the Original Stash Tribute Plaque

Original story by Team 360
Dave Ulmer placed it into the Original Stash. The lid of the bucket was damaged by a passing Oregon road crew mower, and the bucket quickly filled with rain. After only a few finds, Dave pulled the bucket out of the ground and dumped the rainwater back into the hole, and the Can of Beans went with it...
Fast forward to Sept 2003: I arrived in Portland to cement the Original Stash Tribute Plaque into place, and met Dave Ulmer at the site (I had invited him out for the 'ceremony'). While removing the dirt from the almost-filled hole left by the bucket, I dug up the Can. Another cacher, RomadPilot, just happened to be running video at the time, and we caught the whole episode, with Dave verifying on-camera that it was indeed the Original Can of Beans. This video was posted on PDXGeocaching.com at one time, and I do have a copy of it on my computer. Several other cachers were there at that time, including Makaio, a local cacher who was one of the few to actually find the O.C.B. still in the Original Stash, before Dave pulled it.
I asked Dave if he would like to have the Can back, but he told me to go ahead and keep it. I carefully straightened out the metal the best I could, treated it with rust stopper/converter and several coats of UV-resistant polyurethane, and have it displayed in it's glass case, most recently seen at GeoWoodstock4.
I have traveled over 25,000 miles with the Can, to different Events and get-togethers, so that many others could see it.
- Team 360

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Tracking History (113.7mi) View Map

12/22/2023	BarbarianB moved it to their collection		Visit Log

11/13/2020	BarbarianB retrieved it from One Foot in the Grave	Michigan	Visit Log
MIA! Virtually Retrieving
8/3/2019	Chembrat discovered it	Michigan	Visit Log
Discovered it. Thank you for sharing your amazing collection!
8/30/2018	WeMightBeGiants discovered it	Michigan	Visit Log
Spotted this particular TB in a cache or at one of any given events I've attended in the last year or so. Those events include but are not limited to MWGB in Wauseon OH, GIGA in Cincinnati OH, Summerstock in northwest IN, eclipse event in Kelly KY, Berkshire in MA, GeoWoodstock in NC, West Bend Ca$he Bash in WI. The majority of these were discovered in the company of my favorite caching partner fortislander80. I apologize for being so late in logging my discovery. Discovered it. Thank you for sharing.
8/30/2018	WeMightBeGiants discovered it	Michigan	Visit Log
Spotted this particular TB in a cache or at one of any given events I've attended in the last year or so. Those events include but are not limited to MWGB in Wauseon OH, GIGA in Cincinnati OH, Summerstock in northwest IN, eclipse event in Kelly KY, Berkshire in MA, GeoWoodstock in NC, West Bend Ca$he Bash in WI. The majority of these were discovered in the company of my favorite caching partner fortislander80. I apologize for being so late in logging my discovery. Discovered it. Thank you for sharing.
5/2/2018	DnAHiking placed it in One Foot in the Grave	Michigan - .12 miles	Visit Log
Doubles as descent drum on the way to our next find!!
5/2/2018	DnAHiking retrieved it from Thanks Team Namthcof	Michigan	Visit Log
Can o beans on the move
4/23/2018	City Slicker discovered it	Michigan	Visit Log
Discovered it. Because this owner was a terrific person and did a good thing for another cacher, my friend, I'll discover his inventory. Thank you for sharing.
4/23/2018	DisposableHERO discovered it	Michigan	Visit Log
Starting on a long list of coins to discover. And I started with...a can of beans. What an odd coin. Thanks for the discovery!
3/25/2018	S47fish discovered it	Michigan	Visit Log
I am not sure when I discovered it. I am logging from a list and photos of trackables that I have discovered over several months.Thank you for sharing.
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