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Tengwar NAWWAL Geocoin
It was J.R.R. Tolkien who once said that "not all who wander are lost." What better philosophy for a geocacher? For us, the beauty is in the hunt, the search, the "wandering." The true prize is what you find along the way to the cache. Sometimes the journey is the destination.
Tolkien was an established polyglot and even created his own organized spoken and written languages to embellish the fantastical worlds he created. One of such languages is Tengwar, the writing on one of this coin's sides. It is a direct translation of the flip side. It is simply a reminder that no matter how you look at anything, whether you understand it or not, “there is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” –Tolkien
For collectors' information here are the total minting numbers:
234 - Red Enamel on Polished Gold
192 - Antique Bronze
190 - Antique Silver
163 - Turquoise Enamel on Polished Nickel
111 - Light Blue on Antique Silver
99 - Dark Blue on Antique Silver
89 - Opaque Purple on Shiny Nickel
79 - Green on Antique Copper
76 - Orange Enamel on Polished Gold
34 - Antique Copper
34 - Satin Gold around Satin Silver/Nickel LE
25 - Antique Silver around Antique Bronze Two-Tone LE
20 - Satin Gold filled with dark green
13 - Polished Copper
12 - Polished Gold around Black Nickel LE
12 - Polished Nickel around Black Nickel LE
11 - .925 Silver Plated (Shiny)
9 - Opaque Purple on Satin Nickel
7 - Olive Green on Antique Bronze
6 - Satin Silver filled with dark blue/purple
6 - .925 Silver Plated (Satin) LE
6 - 24K Gold Plating (Shiny)
6 - 24K Gold Plating (Satin) LE
2 - Peach Enamel on Shiny Copper AE
2 - Polished Nickel filled with bright green AE
1 - Light Blue on Satin Silver AE
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1439 Tengwars in 26 Different Finishes.
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