NBC Nightly News Graces Challenge Coins
So what’s a hobby without some kind of recognition? Not much but and underground system only a few get to really know about. Thats always been the problem with this collector’s haven. It’s always been under appreciate until January 14th, 2009. NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams was gracious enough to run challenge coins as a segment. It featured the Highland Mint in Florida and Adam Mulholland, CEO of U.S. Challenge Coins, LLC. Much of the footage was the minting process and most of U.S. Challenge Coins collection. It also included some military personnel showing how challenge coins are handled. A brilliant piece highlighting what many of us already know, challenge coins are some of the best collectibles out there in the world to garner. Read more
Challenge Coin Penny Auctions, January 2009
Are you into getting a serious piece for your collection as much as getting a never seen coin for 1 penny…ya you read that right, 1 cent. What people don’t understand is these types of auctions really do exist. Infact, there are two auction sites that have 1 penny listings up starting on the 4th of January. You are not going to want to miss out on these auctions which will only last 1 week. Let’s review the two locations:
Challenge Coin Auctions listing: SR-71 Black Bird Coin, Barack Obama Coin, and the U.S. Army 8 Trp 38th CAV Long Survillence Challenge Coin
MilBid Auctions listing: SR-71 Black Bird Coin, Army 3d ESC LNO Coin, and the Army WO Field Artillery Targeting Technician Coin
All coins listed are rare coins and half have never been listed anywhere before. So what does this mean? You got it, you can be the first to have one and at next to nothing. So the next question is what do you have to do to be in it? It just requires a minute to register and get in on the bid. There is no strings attached and you get to become a member of these grass roots auction sites that hold a lot of potential to keep bringing you deals you can’t get on places like eBay.
Odd Shape Coin: SR-71 Blackbird Challenge Coin
Odd shaped coins have become a craze in the last few years as people look to broaden their collections. This post highlights one of the most intriguing designs to date in the form of the SR-71 Blackbird. It’s a great coin that reflects the history of the fastest reconisence aircraft ever built in the era of the Cold War. The coin itself takes on one of the most underused platings available, the black nickel. The coin itself measures up at 2.5″ x 1.25″ in size. So it’s no small coin by those measurements. The coin has some highlighting with high polished silver. The details even include the older Air Force emblems on the wings. Read more
Auction Special You Can’t Beat
Right now there is a worldwide contest for penny listings around the internet. For challenge coins it’s a true rarity. We want to highlight a couple auctions that are challenge coin specific. Auction sites are preparing for the holidays and want to gain a little notoriety. Well as the only are right now that is lacking away from eBay is the challenge coin niche. Well we found a couple that collector’s might want to take a look at. The first one is the Army CID Badge coin and then the 112th Transportation Coin with a free McCain coin. All auctions in this contest must start at a penny so that makes it all the sweeter.
We hope you will check this out as this is one of the most exciting things to happen in the collecting world for sales.
U.S. Challenge Coins 1 Year Anniversary
A new breath, and a new vision from our friends at U.S. Challenge Coins as they celebrated their 1-year Anniversary on the web. In one year they have established so much that it will be almost impossible to address them all. They have achieved one of the fastest growths tracked in the challenge coin niche for any company.
During the celebration the company released their new logo replacing what was once part of their initial startup, militarychallengecoin.net. The new life breathes energy into this company. Why do we love this company so much? The answer is simple. This company actually stands for fairness in pricing and stands for collector’s. They hold some of the most transparent operations in the niche, and they give back to the military members. How could you not stand behind these guys.
The best thing we can tell everyone is to watch this company. They also celebrated becoming an LLC during there 1-year anniversary as well. They have come a long way in a short time and we expect to see them overshadow most companies before the close of the decade. They even went as far to introduce their heraldry along with their logo. This is a company that truly is setting a deep tradition in stone. So we extend our congratualtions to USCC, LLC on a fine job and wish them many years of success.
U.S. Challenge Coins Announces Hard Enamel for All
With improvements in design, minting, and other aspects of the challenge coin industry it’s not a surprise to see companies upgrading their processes. U.S. Challenge Coins .com just did a major upgrade that separates them even further from any other coin site. They have brought Hard Enamel to the custom challenge coin making field. Bringing the process is small beans as almost every company provides this. However, they are the first to offer it free of charge. For what you use to pay to receive soft enamel you now get hard enamel in place.
Why is this a big deal? Your coins can be covered in soft enamel and continue to look dull and unexciting but if you are one of USCC’s customers then your coins are going to look breath taking, exciting, and unbelievable. Hard enamel or Cloisonnes as some call it is like liquid glass. This is very hard and does not scratch easy. This is the mother of finishes and these guys went and made it better by adding it for free to every coin order instead of raising prices.
With the company’s growth they have been just increasing like a monster and are able to do better because of the quantity of coins. Usually there is a stigma that quantity affects the quality but in this case it increases it. If you are looking to get some coins produced then this is the time to get them made with U.S. Challenge Coins as they the only company to add an unbeatable offer like this.
Challenge Coin Auctions
Today eBay still reigns in the challenge coin market with retail websites a fast second. There has been up and down for listing numbers through 2008 though. A new challenge coin auction site has emerged though in the niche hobby. As sellers look to reach new buyers and find a place that has less fees than the king of auctions it has become a nice choice. The awareness factor is still relatively low but the word has been spreading like wildfire and the sales are coming for sellers. How is this site a good choice you might ask. Well let’s look at a couple ways it has potential. Read more
