AMTG Virtual OleOmi AllInFun 2006 GC

To share with ohter cachers

Who would have thought that one of my virtual GCs would end up in a 5/5 cache!!!

Now I HAVE to give the cache a try.  If you do not hear from me in a few months, go out and look for a cacher hanging from a tree (HA).
 

I DID make it to the 5/5 cache...and am still alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks HSC for moving my trackable along!!!!!!!

Large coijn with heft. 1.75 inches by 1.75 inches 3.5 mm thick 50.1 grams black nickel.  Available in other metal colors. 200 coins minted. Unusual square shape.  The front has lots of 3-D and enamel work. It shows an owl, cat, a map of the new world and the old world. It has script that reads "Caching since September 18, 2004 and Texarkana, TX". The artwork is harlequin style and the enamel is well done. The reverse shows a cartoon-like clown and says "Groping for fun...all in fun... Irvine, CA". Always something new to see on this one. A very well done just for fun personal coin.

Info on the coin:  Each side of this coin represents a different cacher or caching team. Team OleOmi comes from "Extreme NE Texas" and consists of two elderly ladies who have been friends for thirty years. Team OleOmi (from 2008) consists of Carole (ole) 59 and Naomi (omi) 60..Ole is the geocoin addict...Omi collects pins and siggy items...we live in Texarkana, TX...I'm medically retired and Omi is a convenience store slave. . In September 2004 they found a new hobby together, which they liked to do together until 2008.  Besides geocaching, Ole had fun quilting, collecting fabrics and GEOCOINS! Grandma liked to collect small, unusual stones and feathers. 

Answers from them in 2008:  1. What is your name (caching name is fine), location, age, and occupation.Team OleOmi consists of Carole (ole) 59 and Naomi (omi) 60..Ole is the geocoin addict...Omi collects pins and siggy items...we live in Texarkana, TX...I'm medically retired and Omi is a convenience store slave.

2. What was the first geocoin you ever held in your hand? Not sure, my sister sent me a box of about 30 coins to get me started.

3. Approximately how many coins to you currently own? 3515

4. Approximately how many coins have you released into caches? And how many are still active? 75 activated coins...23 released...6 missing

5. Have you ever minted a coin? If so - how many? If not - skip to question 6 yeppers...shared one with my sister's team Allinfun...minted 500 total...then did 30 with Team Geocache on the hockey jerseys

6. What is your favorite color? Purple

7. What is your favorite food? Corned Beef and Cabbage!

8. What are some of your favorite songs/musicians/groups?Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, Elton John, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Reba, Kraftwerk,Erykah Badu...the list goes on...pretty eclectic

9. What hobbies do you do aside from caching and drooling over coins? Computer games, quilting, reading, playing with my dog, crosswords

10. Your general life philosophy can be stated as: What goes around, comes around, and God never gives you more than you can handle...but, God's opinion of your abilities might be higher than your own!

The other side of the geocoin is represented by Team Allinfun, based in California south of Los Angeles. This team was already looking for geocaches from March 2004 and was certainly friends with the other. 

Nothing is known about the history of the origin of this unusual geocoin. It was released on April 1, 2006 in an edition of 501 geocoins in the editions Black Nickel RE200, Antique Copper LE140, Antique Bronze LE100 and Antique Silver LE60. 

The front with many small enamel works shows an owl and a cat in front of a world map. The team name, the home zone "Texarkana, TX" and "Geocaching Since September 18, 2004" can be read. The reverse shows the cartoon-like head of a clown in the form of a medallion. It reads "Irvine, CA ... Groping for fun ... all in fun ... Since March 17, 2004".

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