Custom AA Coins & Sobriety Coins

Name: Custom AA Coins & Sobriety Coins
Brand: Signature Coins

AA coins — also called sobriety coins or recovery chips — are one of the most meaningful traditions in any 12-step program. Every coin marks a milestone earned: 24 hours, 30 days, 6 months, a year, and beyond. We’ve designed custom AA coins for groups across the country and we take the work seriously, because we know what each coin represents to the person carrying it.

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Alcoholics Anonymous Coins

Sobriety coins are earned, never given. Every AA coin in a member’s collection represents a milestone in their recovery — and a custom design adds meaning that off-the-shelf chips can’t match. We work with AA groups, treatment centers, and 12-step programs to design coins that honor the journey: shape, color, plating, and inspirational slogans tailored to your group’s voice. Free artwork, free revisions, and a 14-day turnaround on every order.

Support And Encouragement

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program developed by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith that helps men and women struggling with addiction find support and enlightenment. The 12-step program guides members and teaches admittance, acceptance, and strength. Leaders and sponsors mentor addicts by sharing personal experience and listening to the struggles of group members. The program creates a safe space and center of support that gives struggling addicts the courage and resources needed to recover.

Members earn sobriety coins as they prove to themselves and the world that they can live the 12 steps, promises, and traditions. Custom AA coins are earned through a powerful triumph within the program. They are never just given away. Each Alcoholics Anonymous coin is a milestone achievement on the road to recovery, and members see them as a beacon of hope and encouragement.

Signature Coins is a company focused on creating meaningful and compelling custom coins. For people in recovery from addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous coins embody the struggle and pain that has plagued their lives, but also personify personal strength and victory. Addiction is a disease. Beating addiction takes time, determination, and courage. More than anything else, beating addiction takes support. We’ve been making organizational challenge coins for more than two decades and take special care in design and production to ensure custom artwork reflects the values of an organization.

If you are struggling with addiction, please take a look at these websites. Each has resources that will help put you on the path to recovery.

Benchmarks Of Success — AA Coins That Set The Bar

Alcoholics Anonymous groups use custom AA coins to mark the achievement of sobriety over the course of time. Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous starts from square one on a long journey of self-discovery, enlightenment, and achievement. Custom Alcoholics Anonymous coins add personal and emotional weight to the presentation of coins earned at each benchmark time like:

24 hour AA coins 6 month AA coins
1 month AA coins 7 month AA coins
2 month AA coins 8 month AA coins
3 month AA coins 9 month AA coins
4 month AA coins 10 month AA coins
5 month AA coins 11 month AA coins
1 year AA coins

Each coin represents the struggles overcome and achievements earned through dedication to the program. Coins vary in color and in composition. Each one is a physical symbol of the mission each member holds close to their hearts. Custom designs incorporate inspirational slogans commonly used throughout the program like:

This too shall pass
Let go and let God
One day at a time
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less
You can’t think your way into a new way of living…you have to live your way into a new way of thinking.

Color, shape, material, and presentation options are each completely customizable when designing Alcoholics Anonymous coins. At Signature Coins, our goal is to provide all of the tools and resources needed for our clients to create compelling and original designs that capture the spirit of comfort and support through peers.

The Benefits of Custom Coins — Personal Growth Through Alcoholics Anonymous Coins

Custom coins are a symbol of achievement, of peer support, and of personal merit. Addiction is a disease, and each member of Alcoholics Anonymous has found the courage to seek help — but completing the program requires support. Temptation is always lurking over the shoulders of the men and women struggling to remain sober. Carrying a custom Alcoholics Anonymous coin is carrying a reminder of a support group and sponsors, and through them, a feeling of hope. AA coins are a source of comfort even when members are alone.

AA sobriety coins are carried at all times and earned through personal merit. Members should hold each coin they earn with pride and a sense of personal fulfillment. Each coin personifies values like:

Abstinence
Support
Humility
Comfort
Hope

The 12 Step Program Model — Help For Any Addiction with AA Coins

The 12 step model of Alcoholics Anonymous is used for a wide range of addiction services other than just alcoholism. As defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction is “…a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.” It is not something that can be overcome easily. It takes time and treatment. The definition goes on saying that, “Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response.”

Addiction changes a person’s relationships, cognitive functioning, and ability to recover. 12 step programs help addicts to recover from disease, to fight off dependency, and to reclaim their lives.

Each custom AA coin that a member earns marks one more step closer to recovery. They’re collected through the course of the program and displayed with honor. Being a part of a recovery group is reassuring — it proves to members that they aren’t alone, and that there are others who want to help them recover. AA coins are designed for programs focused on addiction to things like:

Cocaine
Heroin
Narcotics
Crystal meth
Marijuana
Codependency
Gambling
Eating disorders

Support circles help members find means of living the steps through the program. They encourage members to get involved in AA programs through volunteering and sponsorship. The road to recovery starts with support and encouragement. As AA members earn custom sobriety coins, they take steps closer to being the person who will provide guidance and support to others. AA coins, therefore, represent both recovery and the ability to give back to the world and help others.

Signature Coins — Handcrafting Custom AA Coins

Signature Coins is committed to providing the best custom coins on the market. We focus on premium quality, customer satisfaction, and original content. Our coins are never created from stock imagery or template designs. Our artists use submitted ideas and outlines to create unique designs that capture the spirit and goals of an organization.

Custom Alcoholics Anonymous coins are symbols of achievement. Each is earned through personal success. Holding an AA coin is holding a physical mark of personal growth and achievement. They instill a feeling of hope and encouragement and represent the support of AA groups and the hundreds of other addicts cheering for you to succeed.

Each of our clients is given premium services like:

Free artwork
Free quotes
Free unlimited revisions
Free UPS Air shipping
100% satisfaction guarantee

Get started on the road to recovery with a set of custom Alcoholics Anonymous coins! By filling out an order form, our team will receive some ideas on what you need in design. A proof of artwork will be ready within 24 to 48 hours. Take advantage of the unlimited free revisions to try out different coin construction options and to add detail. We want to ensure our clients have all the tools they need to make their vision for custom designs come to life!

Thank you for choosing Signature Coins! We are excited to get started!

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Custom Challenge Coin Pricing

Color on Both Sides

(Up to 7 Colors per Side)

Size	50
1.5"	$6.03

Color on One Side

(Up to 7 Colors)

Size	50
1.5"	$6.03

No Color

(Metal Only)

Size	50
1.5"	$6.03

Mold Setup Fees

Molds are FREE on all orders over 300 pieces

(on coins up to 2.5")

Size	50
1.5"	$6.03

Custom Challenge Coin Edge Options

Standard Flat Edge

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Rope Edge

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Spur Edge

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Flat Weave Bevel Edge

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Oblique Edge

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Cross Cut Edge

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Custom Challenge Coin Plating Options

Antique Gold

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Antique Silver

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Antique Copper

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High-Polish Gold

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High-Polish Silver

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Dual-Plating

Price: per side per coin

Additional Challenge Coin Options

Spinner Challenge Coins

Interactive coins where part of the coin is designed to spin or rotate freely.

Pricing depends on size and complexity

Challenge Coin Cut Outs

Not only can the outer shape of the coin be customized, but the interior areas can be “cut out” as well

Price: per cut out

3D Challenge Coins

3D coins have an unlimited number of sculpted levels. We can round edges and create smooth gradations.

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Sequential Numbering

The perfect option for anyone looking for trackable coins or just a fun way to make every coin a little more special.

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Glow in the Dark

Choosing from our selection of glow enamels ensures your design will continue to shine even when the lights go out.

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Edge Engraving

Not only can you design the front and back of your coins, but the true edge can be engraved with messages as well.

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Common Challenge Coin Questions

A challenge coin is usually a metal coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia, emblem or logo and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, challenge coins were used by the military and displayed by service men and women to prove exclusive membership when challenged, and to enhance the military units' morale.

Historically, challenge coins were awarded by military unit commanders in recognition of special achievement made by a member of the unit. They are also known to be exchanged and traded during recognition visits to different international organizations, bases and service tours. These coins have been heavily collected by active and retired service members and law enforcement personnel for years.

Modern challenge coins are made in a variety of sizes and often include popular culture references such as superheroes as well as known characters in a parody. Many companies today are using them to build morale in teams, link people with similar interests and even to promote their brand. Challenge coin designs today are pushing the boundary of what a challenge coin could mean or be used for. One thing is for sure, personalized coins further strengthen the sense of bond within people that both give and receive them.

Challenge coins are often used as a physical token or symbol to represent membership to an organization, unit, or team.

Challenge coins also serve as a lasting personal award for anyone that has received one. Since they are custom and long lasting, challenge coins serve well to commemorate the time and experience put in to overcome overwhelming obstacles or the extraordinary effort and sacrifice needed to reach a given achievement. These keepsake coins become a life long reminder of the achievements made.

Our bravest first responder services also have a history of using challenge coins. Whether for fire departments, emergency medical technicians or law enforcement officers, challenge coins have been used to award bravery, acts of heroism and department camaraderie.

Many companies today have been started by veterans, or are veteran owned and are beginning to use the challenge coin tradition to help represent accomplishments in their businesses. This modern approach to awarding challenge coins has garnered some criticism from the traditionalists. Signature Coins has been making challenge coins for 20 plus years, and we see more and more companies joining in on awarding custom challenge coins to customers, staff, and volunteers. They are using them to build morale in teams, link people with similar interests and even to promote their brand or charities.

Generally speaking you give someone a challenge coin when you want to honor them for a good deed or for their hard work.

Challenge coins still play a major role in the military today, much like a "Thank you Plus" or "Great Job Plus". In the armed forces not every action rates an honorable medal or certificate, for those moments when someone is deserving of more than a thank you, awarding them with a challenge coin fills the gap.

As a very simple miltary example. You're out on a 3 day field op. One of your guys or gals busts their butt during a particularly stressful couple hours of it. Shows great attitude, effort, and was overal top notch. If you tried to write it up, it wouldn't "quite" be "award worthy" but definitely deserved "recognition."

Now even if you're not a veteran or a member of the armed forces, you can still recognize and award someone with custom challenge coins.

You can use challenge coins to reward employees after the completion of a special project or if huge accomplishments have been made company wide. The coin design can be representative of the achievement, the employee or the company goals. Studies show when employees are recognized for a job well done, they feel more satisfied with their job performance, are more likely to reach for higher goals, and are more loyal to their organizations.

Finding the right time and place to give someone a challenge coin can be, well, a bit challenging.

Military tradition has a few ways of approaching this honor. One being "The Secret Handshake" where commanding officers, department officials or the president himself would shake a soldiers hand and "slip" them the coin via the handshake. Transferring the coin shouldn't be dramatic or obvious, like a quiet wink and a nod, this honor is more personal to the people giving and receieving the award and less ceremonial. Although a bit more obvious, another military tradition is to hand them out in front of a formation or during a meeting, but it's more commonly done one on one.
As more civilians and businesses use challenge coins, they have taken a more ceremonious and inclusive approach to awarding them. When looking to give a challenge coin to an employee or team member most businesses will do it during a team meeting. Some businesses have even integrated their employee award recognition into their annual and quarterly ceremonies. Awarding their employees in front of others can be a great way to show the rest of the team that you too can be "recognized" if the effort is there.
Modern marketers are also finding that custom challenge coins make for great business cards, so many high end service providers, such as lawyers, accountants and commercial developers are now giving their custom coins out as a means of promoting themselves or their business offerings.

Challenge coins typically cost $3.00 -$5.00 per coin for a full production run of 100 coins generally speaking.

More specifically though, it depends. Challenge coin pricing is dependent on a variety of factors including size, quantity, and coloration. Your organization's insignia or logo, as well as the brand standards surrounding it, will often dictate coloration. The level of complexity, industry standards, and personal preference will dictate the size of the coin.

You can view our challenge coin pricing here.

Designing challenge coins is a lot of fun, but there's also a ton of things to think about before getting started. Luckily, we have years of experience making custom coins, and we're happy to help you every step of the way.

We have put together a how-to guide that will tell you everything you need to know about challenge coin design.

Challenge Coin Design 101: A How-To Guide For Creating Challenge Coins