Geocoin Club 2006 - Anniversary Edition SPEND A PENNY! - Men ("Gone Dark")

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Owner:
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Released:
Sunday, October 8, 2006
Origin:
Connecticut, United States
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The expression, "spend a penny" refers to the (former) use of coin operated locks on public toilets. It was used mostly in the UK and mostly by women (men's urinals were free of charge). Such locks were first introduced at a public toilet outside the Royal Exchange, London, in the 1850s. The first recorded citation of this expression is in H. Lewis's 'Strange Story', 1945: "'Us girls,' she said, 'are going to spend a penny!'" 'Spend a penny' is not used as often now, partly because charges have changed and partly because it seems rather outdated. The writing was on the wall for this phrase, so to speak, from 1977, when the Daily Telegraph printed an article headed "2p to spend a penny."

About This Item

The goal for this coin is to have its picture taken by a men's public toilet sign! This coin is part of the Geocoinclub competition (see geocoinclub.com). Once you have uploaded the picture, please take the coin to another cache. This coin is also competing with SPEND A PENNY - Woman to see which coin visits the most bathroom signs. So come on guys, it's time to spend a penny! Cheers, The Ax. (9/5/07) .... I am thrilled to say that this coin won the Geocoinclub's first anniversary competition. Thanks to Barefoot (who also won for his logs and pictures) and everyone else for moving this one along in the spirit of geocaching. The competition between "Spend A Penny - Woman" will still continue.

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Tracking History (11175.1mi) View Map

Dropped Off 4/3/2011 The Ax placed it in The "Dark Room" Connecticut - 1,427.77 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 4/3/2011 The Ax grabbed it   Visit Log

Another TB goes to the dark side!
Mark Missing 2/15/2011 BarrelOfMonkeys_2010 marked it as missing   Visit Log

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Dropped Off 1/9/2011 fijicat placed it in Monkey Hideout #2 Texas - 11.34 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/2/2011 fijicat retrieved it from zoo time Texas   Visit Log

interesting coin and goals... ha i'll see if i can get a picture to help it along the way
Dropped Off 1/2/2011 GeologyJohn placed it in zoo time Texas - 2,246.35 miles  Visit Log
  • Picture1 At a ghetto bathroom in Trinity Park, Fort Worth, TX
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/20/2010 GeologyJohn retrieved it from Cruz Bay US Virgin Islands   Visit Log

Sorry I didn't get a picture of it at a bathroom where I picked it up in USVI, but I couldn't see its goal until I had internet access at my current location, which happens to be within 20 miles of where this coin started its journey. Wondering if I should leave it here or take it with me on my trip next week a few thousand miles away, we'll see.
Dropped Off 11/15/2010 SkyLidar placed it in Cruz Bay US Virgin Islands - 3,220.82 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/18/2010 SkyLidar retrieved it from Surprise in the desert Arizona   Visit Log

Grabbed it..
Dropped Off 11/1/2009 FL-Yankees placed it in Surprise in the desert Arizona - 10.55 miles  Visit Log
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