By: Ryan Dailey | 2012-02-21 | Arts & Entertainment Las Vegas challenge coins are great for poker tournaments and charitable events. They come in a variety of sizes, shapes, styles, and colors. They can be used to promote Nevada casinos or they can be used as giveaway items at fundraisers and poker runs. This gives participants something meaningful to take home with them. read more
By: Ryan Dailey | 2012-01-19 | Reference & Education Custom challenge coins are a hit among schools and universities around the nation. The reason why academic institutes like this type of memorabilia is because it is personal, meaningful, and versatile. In addition to promoting leadership and excellence among students and staff, custom challenge coins serve as memorable keepsakes for everyone they are given to. When put on display, others feel m read more
By: Eric Perez | 2012-04-04 | News and society The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is a law enforcement agency in the state of California. It has patrol jurisdiction over California highways. It also acts as the state police. The CHP is the largest police agency in the United States. With over 11,000 employees (7,500 are sworn officers), you can see why the CHP uses custom challenge coins as a recognition tool for its officers and employee read more
By: Eric Perez | 2012-04-09 | Business Some occasions call for special award items. That’s what makes challenge coins one of the most versatile promotional products around. Despite having two sides to every coin, some customers prefer having their design put on one. Custom medallions are perfect for this reason. Because they are worn around the neck, only one side of the coin is visible. Designs can be put on the front side of th read more
By: Richard Trott | 2010-11-24 | Collecting The motive behind introducing these coins was to recognize the fellow employee for doing something which the other employees have failed to do. This in turn, would add more pressure on the other employees to achieve more and scale up to their level of excellence. This method is found to be very successful and hence has been adopted the world over with greater success by organizations to increase their levels of efficiency. read more
By: Eric Perez | 2012-04-17 | Reference & Education National Library Week kicked off April 8th. The annual event will run until the 14th. Schools and libraries around the country have programs and parties planned for the occasion. In addition to promoting literacy, National Library Week also pays tribute to librarians for the services that they provide to their communities. read more
By: Jessica Thomson | 2011-10-03 | Business The service offered by the navy men never goes unnoticed and it is being recognised with the navy challenge coins. These are the sacrifices made by the proud men so that they are happily recognized for the services that they are offering. The military coins or navy coins are segregated according to the services offered by the different section of the army and their services are being recognized ac read more
By: Scott Hayes | 2011-09-01 | Home & Family Instead of handing out a t-shirt at your next reunion, consider offering each family member a one-of-a kind family reunion coin. Each year, come up with a new design that is meaningful to the family. Honor a loved one who is no longer with you with a custom memorial coin. Celebrate milestone events by incorporating personal information into the challenge coin’s design. read more
By: Scott Hayes | 2011-11-15 | Leadership Challenge coins are great for handing out to individuals who excel in their line of work. For fire departments, this could mean someone went above and beyond the call of duty. Receiving a custom coin like the one you see here is an honor that is taken very seriously. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2010-10-20 | Article Marketing Ever just wished challenge coin sites would stop endlessly telling you how awesome challenge coins are or even how intense the collecting is? Us too. Consider this a message begging challenge coin companies out there to be creative and stop writing worthless articles about the history of the challenge coin which everyone knows there isn't one. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2011-02-23 | Article Marketing People come to collecting challenge coins through a variety of experiences, but one of the most common ways people become enthusiasts is by receiving military coins, doing a bit of research on them, and becoming totally engrossed in the world of challenge coin minting and trading. read more
By: Frank Cassidy | 2010-03-26 | Crafts Acquiring a challenge coin is certainly a special event. Challenge coins are essentially a celebration of one's affiliation with an elite group. One who has served in the military will receive a challenge coin as a means of honoring their membership is such an amazing group of professionals. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2011-02-23 | Article Marketing One reason many people get into collecting military challenge coins, and related hobbies like patch collecting is the fact that history is so closely intertwined with the objects themselves. read more
By: Art Gib | 2010-09-28 | Article Marketing Challenge coins are an intriguing collector item, with a curious history of good luck and solid friendship accompanying them. Some challenge coins are simply designed, while others are elaborately etched with carvings. read more
By: Jason Bacot | 2011-03-26 | Article Marketing Challenge coins have not been around for that long, though legend dates them back to the introduction of air combat in World War I. While some experts on challenge coins have examples from the 1950s, ... read more