Ok, so with Geocoinfest jammed into the middle of October, you've all probably noticed that none of the blog posts came in October. That's my bad. But that doesn't mean I don't have anything good to show you ;) So here's October, which is late. Sorry! The 3D just had to be perfect.













Since we blew that one, we'll give you a quick peek at November. Here are some of the samples photos. Which one will it be? :)

It's been a few weeks since I've jotted down any news. So where are we? Well, we've been real busy trying to make some updates that we think you all are going to enjoy. Frankly we haven't nailed them all down yet, but stay tuned for some really cool new stuff.

In the meantime, you all should have gotten your August coins. They turned out super cool with a multi level Mackey design. We're still celebrating our 4 year anniversary, and our GCC stock in the Member's Only Store is still slashed. And we're still offering Free Shipping on orders over $100!

The September coin is in, and we're just waiting for the pathtag to arrive. Should be here any day, so they'll be moving out to your mailbox. In there is a preview of the October GCC coin. It's a Jack O Lantern that ate one too many pathtags :)

We've got November and December out for blueprint, and January just about nailed down. That means we're ready for you to submit a February design so we can get that one moving. We love member submissions ;)

Anyone besides me wondering what the July Special Edition is going to be? I mean, the diework and enameling on the Regular Edition was so intricate, I just can't even guess. Seriously though, it's being made right now, and it should be a bit brighter than the blue, and really royal.

The August dies need a bit of touchup, but the back looks pretty snazzy. Wanna see?








We missed the cutoff date for the July pathtag, so the August shipment will have two tags.

And last but not least, we're about ready to spill the beans on September coin. It's going to super shiny. And super cool.

Here's a sneak peek at what our 4th Anniversary Geocoin is going to look like. This is the matching pathtag.

We've added the Special Editions of the May 2009 and June 2009 geocoins into the Member's Only store. Go and get 'em ;)

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MEMBERS ONLY STORE

We got a note from the mint that the July coins should be here any day. That means we'll have them out to you all shortly.

We had a planning meeting this week, and we've nailed down the themes all the way through January 2010. We're trying to get them on paper to finalize the specifics. Should be a great lineup.

We're also in the final stages of getting the August artwork completed. I should be able to post those soon.

I'd love to post a thought every day. But I just can't think that hard ;) However, I am working to get a copy of the July GCC coin blueprint up here so ya'll can see it. It's done, and going to mint. Of course it is, right? It's July after all.

And June coins are in the mail, so you should be seeing them soon.

If getting all our stuff together for GW7 wasn't keeping us busy enough (come by and see us in the vendor area!) we decided the site was due for a refresh. As "promised" back in December (I think) we have bumped the pricing a little. Uncle Sam keeps wanting more for postage. Back when the first subscribers were young subscribers - the cost of mailing out a single coin was a lot less and so was the cost of metal, and they walked uphill both ways, etc. In any case, we've had the same pricing since 2005 when we launched, and this update bumps the pricing about 15%.

So what's the good news? A cool new website for one.

We have introduced annual subscriptions. These will be a full 12 months and offer higher discounts for that commitment.

An improved Gallery if you want to tour there. Also, we've eliminated any kind of international shipping bump to Canadian customers since we evaluated the shipping costs and they are only about $.20 higher per shipment on average than USA shipments - so we'll eat that. Unfortunately the other international subscribers will have to pay a bit more to cover postage for their subs since we found that on average the cost was $3.25 a shipment higher than the USA shipments. ~$1.50 higher for 1 coin, $2.50 higher for 2 coins and almost $4 higher for 3 coins. So to address this difference and to keep our shipping rates attractive, we settled on $1 per coin extra for non USA/Canada subscriptions - we hope everyone finds this fair.

This website update is only 1 step in a few new club services we intend to bring online in 2009. We're hoping to bring a few new interesting club benefits online this year and begin to build on that "Members Only" status you enjoy!

Please enjoy the new website and tell all your friends to stop by and check us out. And speaking of friends - subscribing with a couple of friends is a great way to bring the cost of club membership down. When you subscribe for 12 months at 3 coins per month, you save 16% (in the USA and Canada) over the cost of the 3 month, 1 coin rate!

Well, at first we were told a delivery date of 3/27 - close, but hey... we still had a chance at getting these out in March.  3/27 came and went, we were told 4/1.  But that was just an April fool's joke.  Unfortunatley the delivery to us from the factory is now estimated as 4/16.