HOW IT WORKS
From a sketch to something with weight in it.
The whole run takes about 10–14 business days after you approve the proof. Here is exactly what happens in that time, and where you get a say.
Tell us what you want
A logo, a patch photo, a napkin sketch, or a paragraph. There is no form of artwork we cannot work from, and no charge for figuring it out.
We draw it and price it
Our designer builds a full-color digital proof of both faces and sends it back with a firm per-coin price inside 24 hours. Revise it as many times as you want.
You approve, we cut the die
Nothing is struck until you sign off in writing. Tooling is included — you never see a separate die charge on the invoice.
Struck, finished, shipped
Coins are die-struck, plated, hand-antiqued, color-filled, inspected one at a time, then bagged and shipped free anywhere in the continental US.
Sequential numbering and individual name engraving happen after plating — one coin at a time.
Tooling
Your approved artwork is cut into a hardened steel die. It is the single most expensive step in making a coin and the reason most companies charge a die fee. We build it into the per-coin price instead, which is also why we ask for 25 coins as a floor.
Striking
A blank is placed between the dies and hit under several hundred tons of pressure. Deep 3D relief takes multiple strikes with an anneal between them so the metal can move without tearing.
Plating
Struck coins are cleaned and electroplated in brass, bronze, copper, nickel, black nickel or gold. Dual-plated coins are masked and run twice.
Antiquing
Antique finishes are chemically oxidized to darken the whole coin, then hand-relieved so the raised surfaces come back bright and the recesses stay black. This is the step that makes relief readable, and it is done by hand.
Color fill
Enamel is applied one color at a time and cured between colors. Hard enamel is filled above the surface and then polished flat and level with the metal; soft enamel is left recessed.
Engraving
Sequential numbers and individual names are laser-engraved after plating, one coin at a time. This is what lets a run of 300 coins carry 300 different names.
Inspection
Every coin is looked at individually against the approved proof. Coins with plating voids, enamel bleed or strike faults are pulled and remade, not shipped.
Packing
Coins are individually bagged as standard, or seated into capsules, pouches, acrylic cases or velvet boxes if you ordered them that way.
Send us the idea. We will draw it for free.
A sketch on a napkin, a unit patch, a logo file, or a sentence describing what you want. Artwork and a price come back within 24 hours — no deposit, no obligation.