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Tag: Challenge Coin Design

Working Backward on a Custom Coin Design

Taking an Old Coin and Making Something New When you come to us looking for a custom coin, the process of getting your coins designed and delivered follows the …

Signature Spotlights: 181st Field Artillery Regiment Unit Coin

A Day in the Spotlight Quite often, our blogs are created either around a single design element that multiple coins share, or they’re about one customer who’s …

Adding a Glossy Shine to Your Artwork With Translucent Colorfill

Knowing the Difference Between Solid and Translucent Colors When it comes to picking the best colors for your challenge coins, we offer more than just the …

Signature Spotlights: Graduating With Help From Sun-Tzu

A Day in the Spotlight Quite often, our blogs are created either around a single design element that multiple coins share, or they’re about one customer who’s …

A Not-So-Flat Edge

Expanding the Offered Edge Options As a custom coin company, our goal is always to give our customers as many options as possible to help bring their visions to …

About Face: Some of the Unique Things Customers Do With Coin Faces

Front Face, Back Face Considerations Your custom coin has two faces: an obverse and a reverse face (front and back respectively). With our custom true edge …

A Challenge Coin of a Different Color

The Easiest Part of Challenge Coin Design? Let’s say you’ve gone through the hard work of choosing a design for your challenge coin order. Perhaps you drew it …

Contemporary Soldiers Finding Inspiration in Warriors of Old

The Classics Are the Best The entire history of the world is written through military action and moments of grand exploration. Humanity wouldn’t be where it is …

Situations When Dual Plating Is the Way to Go

Two Is Sometimes Better Than One You’ve created the design of your custom coins. You’ve chosen most of the customization options you’re interested in, and …

From Proofing to Minting: What to Expect After Placing Your Order

I Like My Proof, Now What? When you request a proof from Signature Coins, you’ll receive that first proof of artwork within 48 business hours. Our goal is 24 …