An Official Challenge Coin Trading Day
Posted on December 13, 2008
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Here in the U.S. we have many days reserved for something special like Arbor Day, Earth Day, and so on. We have nothing special for challenge coins except websites that try to build community. The Society wants to do something special in conjunction with U.S. Challenge Coins in starting an international challenge coin trading day. It makes sense since the hobby enjoys buying and selling and there are trading sites that try to build a trading network between collector’s from all around the world. Why not take it a step further? Why not get collectors talk and trading and highlighting a special day during the year to do just that? Read more
Odd Shape Coin: SR-71 Blackbird Challenge Coin
Posted on December 11, 2008
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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
Posted on October 26, 2008
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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
Posted on October 5, 2008
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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.
Democrat and Republican Heads or Tails Challenge Coin
Posted on September 29, 2008
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A new coin has hit the street this week on U.S. Challenge Coins. With the spirit of the Presidential Elections and other popular elections coming up we have been given choices but sometimes that choice isn’t the easiest to make. They have taken the thought out of the voting booth when you are on the fence. With this new coin you simply just toss it up and call heads or tails and you are in. They made this coin in a fantastic 1.75″ nickel plated finish that will keep glistening from your display for years to come. Read more
Replicas and Counterfiets Have Their Place
Posted on September 22, 2008
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Replica challenge coins and even the counterfiets are not popular in today’s collecting and we absolutely do not support the making of these coins. The Society feels the remaking of a coin no matter what coin it is shows unoriginality, and theft of someone else’s work. However, by taking a look into reality as long as the hobby is so popular we know it will continue. So what do we do with the market share of unauthentic coins? Besides tracking down sellers of these coins we could learn to embrace or tolerate it to a degree. What do we mean? Read more
U.S. Challenge Coins Announces Hard Enamel for All
Posted on September 19, 2008
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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.