Geocoins, just like Travel Bug^®, are Travellers, which go from geocache to geocache on whatever goal that is specifically given to them.

Travellers are the personal property of their owners and not trading items (swag)!

A Geocoin is a special coin created by individuals or groups of geocachers as a kind of signature item or calling card. Geocoins come in all shapes and sizes.

Like Travel Bug^® Trackables, each Geocoin is assigned a unique tracking ID, which allows them to travel from geocache to geocache or to be passed amongst friends, picking up stories along the way.

Many Travellers have specific goals or destinations they wish to achieve. All of the geocaches they enter or exit from is marked specifically, so that the Travellers have the entire history shown on a map of the world.

If you find a Traveller, you may take it from the Geocache and log that you have it. Afterwards place it in another Geocache with the intent of helping it with it's goal.

A geocacher should only hold onto a Traveller for a short time before releasing it back into the world of geocaches.

For more information, see Geocaching.com/Geocoin.