Moun10Bike Version 1



Year: 2001

Producer: Moun10Bike

Designer: Moun10Bike

Mint: D&R Military Specialties

Variations: None

Size:

Qty Made: 200 Coins

History: Quote from Moun10bike

"This is the one that started it all - the world's first geocoin. The idea came about as I was looking for a special signature item to create for my upcoming 100th cache find. A fellow geocacher turned me on to military challenge coins and they seemed ideal for a signature item - durable, easy to carry, and unique. I did some research and found out that there were a number of places on the Web that could mint custom coins. I sent my design idea to D&R Military Specialties and before long had my first batch of 100 coins in hand. On September 30, 2001, I set out with Jeremy to hunt down what is still to this day one of my most memorable caches, Light House Point (GC126C). As planned, I placed the first of the coins - #002 - into this cache to celebrate my milestone. Jeremy was just in the process of unveiling Travel Bugs on Geocaching.com and graciously offered to track the coins on the website using the numbers that were engraved in the coins.

I had a second batch of version 1 coins minted about a year later (numbers 101-200). By then I had been contacted by several individuals wanting to mint their own coins and to help them with costs I made the design I had created for the coin reverse available to all who wanted to use it. That's why you will see several geocoins from this era using this design."