GCC 2019 - 02 As the Crow Flies
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Owner:
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poseptun
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Released:
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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Origin:
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Tracking Number: CCD263
Teil der Coinsammlung der Kanustation Mirow / poseptun
Design notes from Chris Mackey:
We've all heard the phrase "straight as the crow flies", but most of us aware that typically they're doing anything but flying straight. They're soaring above circles, riding thermals in a zig zag down a valley, exploding up from the ground in a flurry of feathers or swooping down just as quickly on some curious item at ground level. Like most people, I'd only heard the phrase growing up and accepted it without thought or recalled it from reading Oliver Twist talking about cutting through fields as a shortcut. So where did it actually come from? These are the things that submerge me thinking into a whole other level of nerdom. I literally lie awake at night wondering about this kind of obscurity.
So, as usual, it was time to do a little digging and when I found the answers, I knew this just had to be translated into coin! Long, long, long ago at the very emergence of ocean passage aboard ships, navigation was a key element that could make or break or success or even cost your whole crew their lives. There were some wonderfully ingenious methods employed to overcome this obstacle. A few years ago we completed a coin revealing the incredible story of the Vegvisir (translation: That which shows the way), an Icelandic stave used in conjunction with a Sunstone to overcome cloudy conditions. Sometimes though, not even that was enough if things went badly. That's where the incredible abilities of the crow come in. Crows would be netted on land and kept in cages aboard seagoing vessels. According to naval legend, these raucous and clever birds were kept high up the mast in sturdy cages on a platform later referred to as the Crow's Nest. When conditions were bleak, a crow would be released from the cage and that's when the magic happens. Somehow, crows have an innate mental ability similar to a programmed GPS in accuracy that allows them to immediately head "straight as the crow flies" to the nearest body of land without exception.
Little is known of how exactly this incredible ability works, but it has been studied extensively and continues to be examined regularly. A crow's unerring accuracy has earned it a place throughout the world and history in myth and mystery, religion and science. From books of magic attributing the crow as to a key spirit of the Cardinal Roads, to first century Greek poetry, Latin verse of crows holding the keys of life and death, Roman works of art including mosaics and even modern science, the incredible diverse abilities of the crow have captured imaginations for millenia. It's well known crows are notoriously clever, ingenious and persistent, but their ability for navigation is hard to match. It seems an innate talent possessed by these "Lords of the Northern Watchtower". When all was lost, a crow would stretch its wings and soar straight away to show the path of delivery from despair.
Groundspeak ID |
10932 |
Erschienen / year |
02/2019 |
Gesamtzahl der beantragten Codes / allocated codes |
210 |
bekannte Prägungen / known mints |
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Editionen / editions |
1 |
Prägungen dieser Edition / mints of this edition |
210
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Ø Größe / size (in mm) |
51,6 |
Dicke / thickness ( in mm) |
4,3 |
Gewicht / weight (in g) |
39 |
Präfix (GeoCoinClub) |
CC |
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Leuschis_Welt discovered it
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Dieser TB wurde vormals bereits einmal durch "hot.flower" discovered.
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This TB was previously discovered by "hot.flower".
Logged again due to team splitting.
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CCCL68 discovered it
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Vielen Dank für's discovern dieser riesigen Sammlung
Happy GC
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Cattack discovered it
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GCC beinhaltet auch tolle Coins. In einem Fall scheinst du eine der Coins ohne Code bekommen zu haben. Besonders Schmunzeln musste ich über GCC 2007 - 06 Geocoin - Bushwhacking - AG. Mir war so, als hätte ich meine Beine auf Anhieb wiedererkannt. Im Sommer bin ich das Öfteren mit einer kleinen Heckenschere im Gepäck bewaffnet. Wie oft hänge ich sonst in Brombeersträuchern fest und kassiere eine gratis Akkupunktur…
Bevor ich gecacht habe, konnte ich meine Beine noch ohne Strumpfhose in Kleidern und Röcken präsentieren. 😂 Die Zeiten sind nun vorbei. Und auch dieses unbequeme dazu passende Schuhwerk staubt nun ein. Jetzt gibt es Wanderschuhe statt Pumps an meinen Füßen. Cattack
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Dein Besitzer hat mir die Gelegenheit gegeben, seine außergewöhnliche Sammlung zu bestaunen. Wahnsinn, was es hier alles zu sehen gibt. Ich bin sehr beeindruckt. Die Leidenschaft für dieses Hobby und der hohe Zeitaufwand, da steckt jede Menge Arbeit drin. Ich bedanke mich ganz herzlich bei poseptun für das Zeigen und alles discovern zu dürfen. Ich wünsche uns weiterhin viel Freude mit unserem gemeinsamen Hobby.
Ganz lieben Gruß aus Nordrhein-Westfalen, aus dem Rheinisch-Bergischen Kreis von Thomas_Koeln
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null07 discovered it
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Ich wollte mich nur nach einem DNF-Geocoin erkundigen und bin so über Google auf die riesige Geocoin-Sammlung von poseptun gestoßen. Gemeinsam mit null05 & null06 haben wir aus über tausend Coins drei herausgefunden, die uns besonders gut gefallen haben: TBQQ7B, TB96JVA & TB6P59R. Viel Spaß weiterhin beim Sammeln. 🕵
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null06 discovered it
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Ich danke dir, dass du diese beeindruckende Sammlung von Geocoins zum discovern bereitgestellt hast. 🕵️♀️
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null05 discovered it
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Den größten Anteil der Zusammenstellung der Liste hat natürlich null07 erledigt. Danke für die schöne Online-Ausstellung und die Erlaubnis zum discovern. 🕵
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Seen today that nice trackable while reading some caches, logs and profiles on the internet. I thank you a lot for sharing that trackable and wish you all the best and happy Geocaching.
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Seen today that nice trackable while reading some caches, logs and profiles on the internet. I thank you a lot for sharing that trackable and wish you all the best and happy Geocaching.
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hot.flower discovered it
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Nachdem ich durch andivesede auf diese wunderbare Sammlung aufmerksam gemacht wurde, konnte ich nicht widerstehen, mich das letzte Wochenende eingehend damit zu beschäftigen.
Vielen Dank fürs Zeigen sagt Team hot.flower aus Riepshof in der Nordheide
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