+9Key Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Hello from cloudy North Texas! Many of you are familiar with the coin clubs like Geocoinclub.com and the SWAGs group that produces limited edition coins periodically. Are there any other groups out there? If so, can I join? If not, would anyone like to join me in a new group? Link to comment
+Damenace Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 What are the details of the new group? I would be interested if it was a SWAGS style group. What I mean by that is that there was a coin made every couple of months. Link to comment
+M&M Hunter Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) I'd be interested in joining a SWAGS type group, if you start one. Edited November 10, 2005 by M&M Hunter Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I have so much fun with the Swags group that I'd love to jump on board another! Dave Link to comment
+Team Maddie UK Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Depending if you want to stay within the USA There is the UK Coin Club Lynn Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'd be interested in joining a new group, especially if it was running a coin in 100 ct mintings where each member would get 2 coins (setup like swags). Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Nurse Dave started the Coin Club that bought coings and may sprung up after that. Now we have coin clubs that make coins. CBC and CMC. Link to comment
+Jan and the Percey Boys Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 us brits are a friendly group Bob We are always interested in coins - preferably GC trackable with own icon or PC Link to comment
+Jan and the Percey Boys Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 oh yes I forgot Id be interested in the swag type set up - as would a few other brits i'm sure Bob Link to comment
+Team Wolfsbane Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I wouldnt mind joining. Link to comment
+legna and sOulbAit Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Sounds Great. Yep Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'd love to join a group!!! Link to comment
Hugh Jazz Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 The first rule of COIN CLUB is: You do not talk about COIN CLUB. The second rule of COIN CLUB is: You do not talk about COIN CLUB. Link to comment
fisherman28 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) A little off the sub but. Would you have to pay to be in it? Edited November 10, 2005 by fisherman28 Link to comment
+Thorny1 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I would be interested in a SWAGS style group T1 Link to comment
+cainrcc Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Please count me in for the new club if it happens Link to comment
+lpyankeefan Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Please add our name as well. Thanks! Larry (lpyankeefan) Link to comment
+PassingWind Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 The first rule about COIN CLUB is don't talk about COIN CLUB! "You aren't alive anywhere like you're alive at COIN CLUB.... COIN CLUB isn't about winning or losing coins. COIN CLUB isn't about words. You see a guy come to COIN CLUB for the first time, and his a** is a loaf of white bread. You see this same guy here six months later, and he looks carved out of wood. This guy trusts himself to handle anything. There's grunting and noise at COIN CLUB like at the gym, but COIN CLUB isn't about looking good. There's hysterical shouting in tongues like at church, and when you wake up Sunday afternoon you feel saved". ~Chapter 6 That's COIN CLUB my friends........ Link to comment
+Prairiepartners Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I want to be part of this group, but please don't tell anyone Link to comment
+GoBolts! Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I would love to goin. My vote would be to do GC-trackables. Link to comment
+Cach-U-Nuts Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 We wanna join! We LOVE coins Link to comment
+FlyinV Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Hello from cloudy North Texas! Many of you are familiar with the coin clubs like Geocoinclub.com and the SWAGs group that produces limited edition coins periodically. Are there any other groups out there? If so, can I join? If not, would anyone like to join me in a new group? Mark us down! Link to comment
+Shasties Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) Hello from cloudy North Texas! Many of you are familiar with the coin clubs like Geocoinclub.com and the SWAGs group that produces limited edition coins periodically. Are there any other groups out there? If so, can I join? If not, would anyone like to join me in a new group? GCC is a business where their objective is to design and sell coins. Nice concept and very collectible in today's market, but they really have nothing to do with events. Although I've heard lots about them, I'm not sure what SWAGS does. Do they produce coins for events or produce coins for the sake of making coins only? The Seven Summit series is similar to GCC - make a coin and they will come. There are also coin clubs where their sole purpose is to purchase coins for their membership (Nurse Dave and SD coin club). These seem to be regional to take advantage of shipping to a small area plus many eyes watching for new coins makes sure you don't miss something. They might deal in all coins, states only, events, etc. I'm not quite sure what direction you're proposing. Up here in Mich we don't have a regional 'coin club' (yet) where the purpose is to just buy coins, so we've been on or own. I'd be interested to see what you're proposing. (That meant yes). Edited November 11, 2005 by Shasties Link to comment
+chrisgun Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'm in if there's still room :0) Link to comment
Son of Cyclops Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I would like to join. Link to comment
+Team Maddie UK Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Ok If someone else is setting one up I'm in. I just cannot do 24/7 waiting to see what might become available if anything.. I do a lot of the ordering for our club here in the Uk because I do not work. But I hate getting up in the morning to find out I missed something from the US all for a cpl of hours sleep. i am hoping to get back there in the spring and do some caches in the NE but who will order my coins???? Would be willing to reciprocate from over here:) Lynn Link to comment
+9Key Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Wow! I didn't think very many people would be interested in this but once again I've been proven to not have a clue. Anyone have a guess as to how many members SWAG has? 10? 20? Link to comment
+Go JayBee Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Wow! I didn't think very many people would be interested in this but once again I've been proven to not have a clue. Anyone have a guess as to how many members SWAG has? 10? 20? Limit of 50 with a current membership of 47? right now. I'll join ya, 9key Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 50 members is a great workable number... it allows you to produce 100 coins with 2 each, 1 to keep and 1 to trade.... maybe plan on 1 coin per every 3 months (4/yr)... Link to comment
fisherman28 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Soooo do you have to pay to be in it? Link to comment
+Cog&Gil Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 We'd be interested in joining the new club. Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 With the SWAG group, the only cost is the cost of the coins....which if you choose not to purchase, you don't have to.. there's always someone else willing to take an extra..... Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Soooo do you have to pay to be in it? Of course. As an example: If it costs $600 to mint 100 coins, then that amount is divided by 50 (or however many people are in the group) plus $2 s/h (this would occur ever time the group mints a new coin). So in this example, you would get 2 of the coins for a total of $14 shipped. Link to comment
YemonYime Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'd like to give it a go, so count me in. This is basically how GHOST formed, just one post and the first 49 replies. I'm sure I could be of some assistance. Or...I could just be acting as a SPY in the name of Swags, checking up on what this "rival" group is doing. Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'm not sure what SWAGS does. Do they produce coins for events or produce coins for the sake of making coins only? Coins for coins' sake. The Seven Summit series is similar to GCC - make a coin and they will come. Coins for some reason unrelated to geocaching. But trackable Link to comment
+Two Happy Hikers Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Sounds great - count on us! Link to comment
+Allanon Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'd like to give it a go, so count me in. This is basically how GHOST formed, just one post and the first 49 replies. I'm sure I could be of some assistance. Or...I could just be acting as a SPY in the name of Swags, checking up on what this "rival" group is doing. Thanks Yime for using the correct name of the group...GHOST. For everyones information...Swags is just the slug mascot for the first 2 coins. Having said that...I'd be interested in another group...Yes, I am an addict... Link to comment
+Toojin Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 If you are setting up a GHOST / SWAGS type group, I am interested. Many people responding to this thread seem to think you are setting up a purchasing group. If that is the case, I misunderstood. Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I'd like to give it a go, so count me in. This is basically how GHOST formed, just one post and the first 49 replies. I'm sure I could be of some assistance. Or...I could just be acting as a SPY in the name of Swags, checking up on what this "rival" group is doing. LOL A coin club just wouldn't be the same without Yimey in it. As you all know, we just released our second coin in the Swags, (GHOST) group. We started with 50 members. The first 50 to post interest in the group. Our goal is to produce 3-4 coins per year. The majority of the group is in the Pacific NW, so that is why "Swags" the banana slug is our mascot. We set up a Yahoo group page to have our discussions, and post design ideas, and for our "Poll_Boy, Yemon Yime to set up polls to help us decide the critical issues that we faced. Our first coin was a true design by committee ordeal. We just about came apart at the seams. You just can't please everyone. For the second coin, we had 5 volunteers for the design team. I was one of the 5. We set up an email list between us, and kicked around design ideas until we had something we liked. We kept the rest of the group updated as to when the ETA for the new coins were. The entire group had voted on the basic design criteria we had to stay within, but other than that, we were given creative license. We just sent all of the coins out on Tuesday. There is no cost to join the group, and you don't have to buy every coin if you don't want to. This particular coin cost $8.50 per coin. The cost is higher than other coins out there since with only 100 coins being produced, the cost of the dies drives up the individual coin cost. That's Swags in a nut-shell. Link to comment
Son of Cyclops Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 There is no cost to join the group, and you don't have to buy every coin if you don't want to. Does this mean people can join the group? Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Does this mean people can join the group? If that question is about GHOST, (Swags), the answer is no. I know your name is on the waiting list, but to be honest, we have yet to use the list. The group has only allowed one new member since we started, and that was done by a special election! We took a poll, and unless the membership falls significantly lower, we will not be adding member to bring us back up to 50 members. Link to comment
YemonYime Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 There is no cost to join the group, and you don't have to buy every coin if you don't want to. Does this mean people can join the group? The Society of Swags remains off-limits to those who would seek its dark secrets. If Swags so chooses to throw any of his followers into the razor sharp jowls of purgatory, others may be tapped to fill in the void. Swags is benevolent. Swags is righteous. Swags is not accepting applications at this time. Link to comment
+KevinG68 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I would like to join a group. Link to comment
+Krauss-McClurg Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Well, since Swags is not accepting applications right now, I'd definitely be interested in any new coin design group formed... (And, of course, if Swags ever does accept applications, well, hopefull all his brothers and sisters that live in my backyard (woods of Woodinville, WA) will vouch for me. []) -Krauss-McClurg Link to comment
+HerrK & Friends Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 CoinClub sounds good! Mean CoinClub an International CoinClub or a NorthAmerican CoinClub ??? Link to comment
+Cache-Hounds Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Save room for me.... I'd definitely want to join!! Link to comment
+Saving Shiloh Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 (edited) I'm kinda new to coins, well, not that new, but, "you should try everything once in your lifetime" like i always say.....go ahead and put me in to join...that is....if there's still enough room Edited November 11, 2005 by Saving Shiloh Link to comment
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