Members come from all over the world but are concentrated in the United States.
Some members collect crowns from all sources - beer, soda pop, water, juices, or whatever. Others limit their collections to one or more of these types. Some collect only the crowns from particular countries, states or breweries; others collect from all over the world. Some collect only older crowns with cork backings; others specialize in new crowns from the many different microbreweries.
Whatever our specialties, however, we all share a common bond: the fun involved in collecting bottle caps.

Our mission is to promote crowns as a major collectible and to serve the hobbyists who collect them.

Our goals include

• Encouragement and support of newer collectors, as well as the reaffirmation and recognition of longtime collectors in the field.
• Promotion of the widespread exchange of crowns in order to build all of our collections.
  Most advanced collectors have built their collections through trading.
• Promotion of ethical behavior in the buying, selling, and trading of crowns.
• Promotion of uniformity in the hobby: establishment of standard common terms, definitions, and descriptions in print, especially for the benefit of newer collectors.

CCSI is a non-profit organization. Annual membership dues (payable in U.S. dollars to CCSI Treasurer) are currently at bargain rates: $5 for U.S. residents, $6 for residents of Canada and Mexico, and $10 for residents of other countries. (The dues mainly cover the cost of printing and postage; higher rates are only because of higher postal rates.)

Membership includes

• Subscription to the magazine "CROWNCAPPERS' EXCHANGE". This colorful magazine is published 3 times per year and contains roster updates and informative articles relating to the hobby. Among the items included are free member "want ads", information on the who-what-where-how of crown collecting, and reproductions/illustrations of varied crown designs. Members are encouraged to submit articles and recommend topics to be covered.
• Roster of all members, showing addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, crown specialties, other collecting interests, and other general information.
• Access to the online "Members Only" section.
• Eligibility to attend the annual CROWNVENTION held each year in late March or early April. This convention provides a great opportunity to meet and trade with other members.
  The CROWNVENTION is held each year at a hotel in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA area in connection with the annual "Spring Thaw" breweriana show of the Keystone Chapter, BCCA. Several days of room-to-room trading precede the one-day "floor show" of crowns and other beer and soft drink collectibles.

To join us and receive our great magazines and other member benefits:
> In the left menu box, click CCSI MEMBERSHIP > JOIN/SUBSCRIBE/RENEW

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