Archive for January 24th, 2009
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“By the Light of a Star” — a Mariner’s Astrolabe Geocoin
When I returned home from vacation, a magnificant gift awaited me and was hidden among the bills and other bits of mail that had accumulated during our absense. It was the Mariner’s Astrolabe Geocoin I had preordered through CoinsandPins.com earlier in December. Used up until the 1700s, the true mariner’s astrolabes were developed originally as [...]
Our Forums Now Online!
We have officially launched our forums. Look to the navigation bar at the top of the page or visit “The Lodge @ Geo-valley.com” at http://geo-valley.com/thelodge/. Look for us to firm up the catagories and forum discussion groups as the weeks pass by, and we work out the kinks.
Finding The Smiley
Although I have been a resident of Virginia for many a year, I was born and raised in eastern North Carolina. So, isn’t it only natural that I would want to find the cache placed right across the street from the high school I graduated from? I admit to feeling the air of excitement as [...]
Mariners Astrolabe Geocoin (now available)
At long last, the much awaited for Mariner’s Astrolabe Geocoin by “The Compass Rose Geocoin” has been released and is available for purchase at CoinsandPins.com! Mariners Astrolabe Geocoin – antique silver Mariners Astrolabe Geocoin – Antique Bronze The following is information regarding the coin from CoinsandPins.com: In the 1400s, the mariner’s astrolabe was developed as [...]
