Mention of a medal for the forum in the 2014 $1 Berlin World Money Fair Proof Coin thread reminds me of the usenet newsgroup rec.collecting coins that really did that. I was able to find a description of the first medals produced here: http://chiefacoins.com/Database/Micro-Nations/RCC.htm , (the internal links no longer work). I also found these pictures here: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php/topic/998-rcc-one-ember/ and here: http://www.mycoins.us/Tokens/Tokens.htm (the internal links no longer work here either). There was a silver 1 Spark medal produced later, but I've not been able to find anything other than a mention anywhere, and it may not have been done by the same people.
The rec.collecting.coins newsgroup still exists. It was an excellent resource in its heyday, but is now reduced to trolls and spam and no longer worth visiting in my opinion. It was a fun group. I recall these medals were each minted at one time only for those who had expressed an interest and paid. Sadly, I did not get any of them.
The newsgroup went into decline after several members were sued by TPG firm ACG (Accugrade), whose owner was a popular target of the group, for criticising his grading. Eventually all but one were dropped from the suit, and a settlement was reached with him, but the damage had been done. After most American ISPs dropped usenet, particularly AOL, the posts slowed to a trickle as the remaining good people moved on.
I think it's a great idea to have our own medal.
It something we have been doing on another forum for many years.
(A very small forum with not a lot of members, so it should be a lot more affordable here).
We have made them in 38mm silver, brass, copper and 63mm pewter.
Hope you don't mind if i show you a few of them.
2007 Satin brass
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10113/2007_KOTCT_Medal_-_38mm_Satin_Brass.JPG)
2008 Antique copper
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10113/2008_KOTCT_Medal_-_38mm__Antique_Copper.JPG)
2009 Copper
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10113/2009_KOTCT_Medal_-_38mm_Copper.JPG)
2010 63mm Pewter (commemorative to Gary Burke)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10113/2010_KOTCT_Medal_-_63mm_Pewter.JPG)
2011 Silver
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10113/2011_KOTCT_Medallion_-_38mm_Silver.JPG)
Super cool.!!
:i_agree: .... almost Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade eh!
Keepers of the grail .....
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='43792' dateline='1394712126'Mention of a medal for the forum in the 2014 $1 Berlin World Money Fair Proof Coin thread reminds me of the usenet newsgroup rec.collecting coins that really did that.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/rcc-2006-1-spark.jpg)
I have bi-metal one too but it's dinner time. Will post in an hour or so.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/rcc-2006-1-stick.jpg)
I forgot about the Stick. I found this about the Spark and the Stick:
http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php/topic/13577-handstruck-tokens/