NOCTURNAL GEOCOIN GPS COIN MOVING PARTS ANTQ BRONZE 3" Start Price USD 40.00 Current Price USD 40.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Friday, December 19, 2008 Location Southwest Ohio See more about 'NOCTURNAL GEOCOIN GPS COIN MOVING PARTS ANTQ BRONZE 3" ' Description NOCTURNAL GEOCOIN GPS COIN MOVING PARTS ANTQ BRONZE 3" PLEASE VISIT MY OTHER AUCTIONSthis is a NO RESERVE AUCTION ! NO RIP OFF ON POSTAGE !IF YOU ARE READING THIS IT IS AN AWSOME RARE FIND THIS IS AN "ANTIQUE BRONZE NOCTURNAL GEOCOIN"THIS IS AN ANTIQUE BRONZE NOCTURNAL GEOCOIN special 3 piece moving parts Non-traditional circular SHAPE AVAILABLE FOR AUCTION ONE ANTIQUE BRONZE NOCTURNAL GEOCOINThis GEOCOIN IS the real MAGILLA! I've stored it safely in my smoke free home. To me, Geocoins and challenge coins are lightweight and portable works of affordable art. Many of them are truly amazing. Here I am presenting one of these small wonders and YOU can own it to do what you need to do ( I like making guitar straps and using them for the decoration) BUT if you are GEO CACHING you will need to ACTIVATE THIS COIN and register it at www.geocaching.com and follow their guidlines. One of the great things about geocaching is that it satisfies so many of my pesonal interests. I love hiking and biking and canoeing and scuba diving and generallly when my wife and I go away for a while we take to the uncharted territory. GPS gives us a new way of forming our adventures. IF YOU ARE A TRUE FAN OF GETTING THAT GPS COIN COLLECTION, GET ONE OF THESE - NO RESERVE PRICEAUCTION FOR AN ANTIQUE BRONZE NOCTURNAL GEOCOIN ONLY:I HAVE INCLUDED JUST ABOUT EVERY THING I KNOW ABOUT THIS COIN HERE:• it is FANTASTIC !!!!• ANTIQUE BRONZE BODY COIN - CIRCULAR SHAPE, RUGGED CONSTRUCTION• TRACKABLE AT GEOCACHING.COM• UN-ACTIVATED• 3 D ON BOTH SIDES• ULTIMATE COOL COIN-THERE ARE COINS AND THEN THERE IS THIS ONE - WOW !• CODE AND ACTIVATION CODE INCLUDED• POSTAGE ONLY $4.00 (my normal rate even though this one is bigger and heavier) INCLUDING delivery confirmation IN THE LOWER 48 OF U.S.A. IF YOU WANT IT TO GO PRIORITY THE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION IS AT NO CHARGE AND IS INCLUDED FREE FOR THE U.S.A. ONLY($4.50 to Canada and elsewhere it will have to be figured for actual cost but will NEVER be more than my actual cost at the best rate available or agreed upon - BUT USUALLY $5.50• NON-TRADITIONAL CIRCULAR SHAPE 3" DESIGN • NEW IN SPECIAL PADDED BOX• AUTHENTIC - not a copy, bootleg or rip off• CREATED BY Compass Rose Geocoin .com• Has "moving parts legend" IN FRONT WITH "pointer" AND "two rings of degrees numbers and a NSEW" ON THE BACK• HAS NO INKS• FROM MY SMOKE FREE-PET FREE HOME!• REASONABLE START BID• CLASSIC LOOK AND FEEL • I DON'T FOOL AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING - YOU PAY AND I FOLLOW UP WITHIN 48 HOURS• MEASURES 3 inches at the longest not including the arm• Package weighs about 7 ounces• it has THE TRACKABLE CODE etched on it •a VERY STOUT COIN - • A HOBBY ARTWORK - NOT CURRENCY - NO MONETARY MARKINGSfrom the Compass Rose site:This is a functional nocturnal coin which you can actually use to tell the time during the night and get your latitudinal deviation.The nocturnal navigational tool stood the test of time. Its purpose is to tell time at night so you can gain a more accurate latitude and longitude reading. The first written evidence of a nocturnal was discovered in the year 1272. It was refined in the 1500s to tell more accurate time and was used well in to the late 1800s and partially used into the early 1900s. Two disadvantages of the Nocturnal is it can only be used at night, and only when the pole star Polaris and either of the dippers are visible. However, it also had a great advantage since it can be used at night when a sundial could not be used. The nocturnal can only be used in the northern hemisphere unless you know how to triangulate the southern axis point and align the correct stars, but the deviation scales can only be used in the northern hemisphere. Using a nocturnal in conjunction with a quadrant will yield a more accurate latitude reading. The use of a planisphere is most helpful to find the correct stars to use.Even though mechanical clocks have been around for several centuries, they could not keep accurate time on a ship that is pitching and rolling on the ocean waves. When an accurate chronometer good enough to be used at sea was invented and after it was able to be massed produced is when the nocturnal finally became obsolete.More sophisticated nocturnals also listed tide charts and deviation gauges on its surfaces.Design: The early nocturnals were made of wood and later made in brass. They were approximately 7" to 10" in diameter plus the length of the handle and arm. The large circle, that has the handle attached to it, lists the days and months. The center rotating disk has the time. The arm has a notch on one edge of it so you know to use the opposite edge for lining it up with the stars. Both the center circle and arm rotate on an arbor which is hollowed out to use it as a sight.The Nocturnal Geocoin™ is trackable on Geocaching.com and has its own icon. It is available in both antique silver and antique bronze, and is specially designed to be held comfortably between your fingers when taking a reading.Go to compassrosegeocoin for instructions on how to use this coin.•3" diameter (not including the arm)•11mm thick!•3 permanently attached moving parts•Trackable on Geocaching.com•Has its own icon that shows on your profile page in Geocaching.com when you log a find or discovery.THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT THIS AUCTION - TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT ELSE I HAVE TO OFFER - I INTEND TO BE ADDING NEW STUFF EVERY WEEKGENERAL INFORMATIONMAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS - CDs, AUDIO, ARTSY AND DIFFERENTABOUT MY CREW SHIRTS(available occasionally on other auction pages)Now that the general public has caught on to it a bit, the stage crew shirt has become more of a rage. For every show you see 25, 50 or hundreds of hands move the gear, plug it in and work the ropes, sound and magic. (you all thought "roadies did it all"). Like the performers, we have dedicated ourselves to this wacked out life style so that "Normal folks" can "have a WONDERFUL" time. Hard work, good times, and many times I get to run a spotlight on the show or work as a deck hand or camera operator. For this we often get a token of esteem from the management of the entertainer involved. Ninety-five times out of a hundred it is and extra large T shirt with the bands name on it and the "best wishes to our LOCAL CREW". This so we can advertise that WE worked on their SHOW and start a conversation almost everywhere we go (that is because these are now the only T shirts in our stack of T shirts and we only have these to wear. But it is a stack, and the ones that were never worn (and a few that were worn once - I'll explain later} and have either been SAVED for a rainy day or because we had a bad experience or did not care to wear "that" shirt. This is where YOU come in. Maybe you like that artist or went to that show. Show shirts start at $20 on the low side and some get twice as much for their merchandising. LOCAL CREW shirts ARE SPECIAL. Often they do not look anything like the colorful paint job shirt. PEOPLE want them because they are run in lower numbers, they are scarce and therefore more valuable. Thanks for taking an interest in this auction . Try one, you'll like it! Please make sure to look at my other pending auctions, items of a different sort and things change frequently.Payment:YOU MAY GET INSURANCE OR DELIVERY CONFIRMATION if eligible ($1.75 for states insurance and $.65 delivery confirmation in the states) Just add the extra bux. We accept payment by Paypal or U.S. Postal Money Order, Bank Money Order or certified check. International orders have to pay with Paypal, ONLY! We like acknowledgemnt of the win and plan for payent and shipping as soon as possible, most likely within 3 days. We expect payment within 11 days after an auction ends (at which time we reserve the right to relist the item). Please make Money Orders payable to EYE RECORDS. If you use a personal check, it will have to clear my bank before I can send you the package (understood?) Also, I don't play games with overwrites on checks or Money Orders. If you have a game in mind - you are wasting your time, BE HONEST - I will be too. Check out my standing.All OHIO residents will be charged 6.5% sales tax during the Checkout process. (I'm in Hamilton County) Wait to receive an email invoice at auction's close with checkout instructions.Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!If you are not using Paypal, please email your address so we can be ready to ship out your item. In some cases we may be able to combine items in order to reduce shipping costs. If you are local and want to pick up your item(s), just give us a call.Returns:All items are sold as-is. Returns must be shipped back within 7 days of receiving an item, and are only accepted if an RA (return authorization notification) has been arranged and an item does not fit the auction description. We charge a 25% restocking fee for all returns. All clothing items are true to size for the particular brand and cannot be returned if they don't fit properly. The buyer is responsible for return shipping charges. We do our best to present accurate, detailed information about every item we sell. If you have any questions, e mail me at eyerecords@fuse.net before placing your bid.BEWARE !:SEVERAL POINTSI don't play games - I am HonestPlease make Money Orders payable to EYE RECORDS. If you use a personal check, it will have to clear my bank before I can send you the package (understood?) Also, I don't play games with overwrites on checks or Money Orders. If you have a game in mind - you are wasting your time, BE HONEST - I will be too. Check out my standing. Please notify me within 3 days of close of Auction with method of payment - I will send an invoice - communication is the key, especially on international orders  _gsrx_vers_248 (GS 5.1.3 (248)) Place a Bid!