Periodic Post: Your RCC Mint and how it works

RCC Mint Q and A Periodic Post. This is Beta version 1.10 of this
Periodic Post. Corrections and bug fixes welcome.

RCC Mint Website:
http://www.coinpeople.com/rccmint/


Q and A:

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Did you know that Rec.collecting.coins has its own mint?

Well, it does and it dates back to 1999 with the issue of the
Original RCC Penny. That storied first issue did not make it to many
hosts but it was the genesis of today's RCC Mint. Currently, there
are mints in the United States, the UK, and Australia. More
information can be found he

http://www.coinpeople.com/rccmint/staff.htm

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What does the RCC Mint do?

We make and issue 'coins' that are meant to travel around the world
passing from one RCC Host to another. They are designed to be fun for
the hosts and also little (sometimes not so little) chunks of coin
collecting / hobby promotion.

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What is a Host and how can I become one?

A Host is someone who agrees to host an RCC coin for a short period
of time. All you have have to do to become a host is to read the
rules on the RCC Mint Website and email me letting me know that you
want to host a coin.

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Rules? What stinking rules?

The rules are pretty simple. You get the coin. You show it a good
time by taking it with you to places. You get some pictures with it.
You scratch or scrawl your initials in the coin. You email me to find
out who to send it on to next. You send the coin off to the next
host. You email me the pictures and descriptions so they can be added
to the RCC Mint website. Complete rules can be found he

http://www.coinpeople.com/rccmint/rules.htm

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What does this cost me? and do you guys make a profit?

The only thing it costs a host is the price of shipping the coin off
securely to the next host. The RCC mint makes no profit. In fact, we
are in business to lose money (and we do it quite well with 2 coins
already missing).

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Speaking of losing coins, what happens if a coin gets lost when
traveling from one host to another?

The Mint Staff will drink a beverage of their choice in its memory.
The choice here at Mint Central will be a Black and Tan.

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What happens to the coins after their journeys come to an end?

The coins will go back to their original minting facility where the
original minter will use them for some kind of hobby promotion or hobby
benefit. The only rule is that they cannot make a profit on the coins.

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Where can I go for more information and to find out which coins are
available to host?

The RCC Mint Website, of course:

http://www.coinpeople.com/rccmint/


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Stu Miller
Director, RCC Mint
http://www.coinpeople.com/rccmint