I'm interested in how you would arrange the middle man process to be secure. Trust is one thing but security is another. Mind elaborating on your idea for this exchange so to speak?

I think looking at this from an application standpoint is a better idea. The creation of something like paypal but for goldcoin. So that instead of the site relying on incoming direct interest it will spread through the use of the product. And the marketplaces it creates.

Hi, I run a fairly popular Minecraft server and am currently looking to buildup a network. I figure while I'm doing this I could help branch out the market exposure of this fine alt currency. This isn't super important to anyone, but the idea I think is. If you have a project that is community based and receives donations or sells virtual goods. You have every right to accept all kinds of payments. So my thought is, to help people who can't afford to donate for perks ingame. I'll open up the two lowest ranks on my server to accept goldcoin in exchange for either rank. From there I can trade the goldcoins to developers I know and so forth. Anyone can do this. And that is the key here.

For goldcoin to succeed it needs a market that uses it. I think targeting the gaming market, especially online gaming. Is a great angle. A simple puzzle app game that uses goldcoins would help in ways many of us supporting the coin couldn't. In the future we might see goldcoins being traded for games,  and from there the limits are endless. I hope some of you find this useful, tons of ideas. But I am one man and can only handle so many projects. If we had a few people doing this I think we would all see a great improvement in the coin's base.

Food for thought, and there is more where that comes from.
-Vikerus