SCP-173 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 (edited) Hopefully this thread will get pinned, since so many people ask where to get coins minted. Let's start a comprehensive list of mints that have been used to produce geocoins. Here's some of the ones I know about. Coinsandpins.com KV Coins Personal Geocoins Coins for Anything Custom Emblems If you know of any others list them here. Edited October 13, 2005 by Vargseld? ™ Quote Link to comment
+Spencersb Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Quality Lapel Pins Gary made my personal coin and are currently working on the GOWT 2006 coin. He's very responsive and reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment
+SeabeckTribe Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I found these site. Don't think I duplicated any ... Bikerpin COINABLE CROWN AWARDS KINGPINS ATDESIGNS LAPEL PINS MILITARY SPECIALTIES OSBORNE COINS US COINFORCE Here is some sites for Wooden Nickels & Poker Chips http://geocoins.net/catalog/ http://www.wedoitallvegas.com/custom_poker...ckel.com/mp.asp http://www.geocities.com/geonickels/nickels.html http://www.pokerchipshopping.com/deals/customhotstamp.asp Quote Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 This topic needs to be pinned! PLEASE I BEG YOU??!! Quote Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Pin ME! LOL {Yes I should be doing something else, but this is my new mission} Quote Link to comment
+Audion64 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Also if people have had personal experience with these companies a little mini review of quality, customer service etc. would be nice. Quote Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Coins for Anything=GREAT Coins and Pins=GREAT KV Coins=BAD!!! I had a personal experience with them.... I don't know about the rest....did I mention to Pin this topic? Quote Link to comment
+GrandpaKim Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 The Caching Place = Great. Quote Link to comment
+Thorny1 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 We used Coins For Anything for the Georgia Geocoin and had a great experience with them and have recommended them to others. I know of several other cachers that have also used them, but I'll let them promote or not as they so choose T1 Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 I'm using coinsandpins.com and am pretty happy so far. They've gotten rather slow in updating my die art recently, but I'm just about positive that's because there's about a bazillion coins being made right now. They've been great about revising the art, though... and I'm VERY picky about it. By the way... can we get a pin here? Quote Link to comment
fisherman28 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Personal Geocoins is another place Quote Link to comment
+jadeskyline Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 spent almost the entire time at work today looking for geocoins online. i found a site that lets you subscribe and they send you some coins monthly. cool, but i refuse to use paypal. I finally found this spot on the forums!!!!!!!!!! I'm thinking if i can get my artwork straight, i'll just get my own.l i am dissapointed that i have yet to find one in a cache. they are probably to valuable to people around here and they would just keep em anyway. oh well one day i shall be satisfied, untill then.............................................. Quote Link to comment
+AB4N Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 It would be nice if we knew which coin mints were used for the various coins. TN coins were done at KVCoins Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 It would be nice if we knew which coin mints were used for the various coins. TN coins were done at KVCoins My pdxmarathonman coins were done at http://www.coinsandpins.com. They also did the Compass Rose pin for Groundspeak. Since nobody else has mentioned it, can this topic get pinned? Quote Link to comment
+Doughball Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 It would be nice if we knew which coin mints were used for the various coins. TN coins were done at KVCoins I don't want to get this thread too far off topic, but I was thinking the same thing. I don't have any coins that jump out as being of superior minting quality, but the engraved tracking number on the Ohio coin is a hard to read. Does anyone know who made them and whether or not they've changed their engraving process? Quote Link to comment
+idtimberwolf Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) Coinsandpins did our Idaho coins...real good to deal with, no problems on making changes and believe me there were lots of those...Our coins turned out great. Edited October 14, 2005 by idtimberwolf Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Probably some repeats. http://www.kvcoins.com/ http://www.pressedmetal.net/ http://www.militaryspecialties.com/ http://www.honorcoins.com/ http://www.affordableunitcoins.com/ http://www.stateside-shopping.com/customcoins.htm http://www.military-coins.com/types.htm http://www.westernawards-engraving.com/Par...edals-Coins.htm http://www.wemakecoins.com/ http://www.pridecoins.com/ http://www.timscoins.com/ http://www.firehousecoins.com/index.html http://www.militarycoins.us/index.htm http://www.highlandmint.com/custom.cfm http://www.swyrich.com/ica/coins.html http://www.hoffmanmint.com/tokenmanufacturer.html http://www.exonumia.com/comm.htm http://cedantmiva.cedant.com/coinsforanyth...&Store_Code=CFA Quote Link to comment
+idtimberwolf Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 RK you forgot one http://www.coinsandpins.com/ Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Another page with links. http://www.exonumia.com/comm.htm Quote Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Please pin this topic. Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 My first and second edition coins were produced by D&R Military Coins & Specialties. They also produced the 2004 and 2005 Washington coins for us. While they are nice people, they don't seem to listen well and their response time is s......l......o......w...... We had wanted the 2005 WA coins in time for Memorial Day Weekend and we didn't end up getting them until mid-August. Most of that was due to a communication black hole with them. A couple of weeks ago, I contacted both D&R and Coins & Pins with questions about producing my third edition coins. To make a long story short, Coins & Pins are shipping out my coins next Wednesday. Meanwhile, D&R has still not gotten back to me with answers to my questions. Needless to say, Coins & Pins have earned my business for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 My first and second edition coins were produced by D&R Military Coins & Specialties. They also produced the 2004 and 2005 Washington coins for us. While they are nice people, they don't seem to listen well and their response time is s......l......o......w...... We had wanted the 2005 WA coins in time for Memorial Day Weekend and we didn't end up getting them until mid-August. Most of that was due to a communication black hole with them. A couple of weeks ago, I contacted both D&R and Coins & Pins with questions about producing my third edition coins. To make a long story short, Coins & Pins are shipping out my coins next Wednesday. Meanwhile, D&R has still not gotten back to me with answers to my questions. Needless to say, Coins & Pins have earned my business for the foreseeable future. Amazing what a little customer service will get you! And their quality is top-notch. Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Amazing what a little customer service will get you! And their quality is top-notch. No doubt! I loved what they did with the Idaho and Indiana coins! Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I've used Coins for Anything on 3 different coins now. I'm very pleased with their service, pricing, turn-around time and final product. I'd recommend them to anyone. Also, I love the work of Coins & Pins. Many coins in my collection were produced by them and they are all top quality coins. I'm planning on giving them a try in the late Spring for the Wanna Go 2nd Anniversary coin. I'm sure I won't be disappointed Quote Link to comment
+jadeskyline Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) I just want to know who would be the OVERALL cheapest for 50, 4 color, custom coins? Looks Like coins and pins is in the lead. Edited October 14, 2005 by jadeskyline Quote Link to comment
+GrandpaKim Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I just want to know who would be the OVERALL cheapest for 50, 4 color, custom coins? I'm not sure that any of them would do that small of a run. The least I've seen has been 100. Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I just want to know who would be the OVERALL cheapest for 50, 4 color, custom coins? Ditto what Kim said. Most places min order is 100. Besides, at 50 coins, you're looking at at least $9 a coin even if they would do it. Quote Link to comment
+jadeskyline Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) i got a quote for 25 yesterday. 11.25 each I'm going to wait to get my artwork on then see what i can come up with. thanks for the help! Edited October 14, 2005 by jadeskyline Quote Link to comment
+nielsenc Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Running a small amount of coins is not cost effective. The molds/dies alone run around $100/side. By doing a larger run, you blend the cost. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Bumping this so it will hopefully be pinned.... Quote Link to comment
+jadeskyline Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I too think this topic should be pinned, due to the help it gives someone that has never had a geocoin made. Once again, thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 I emailed Eartha, so we'll see if it gets pinned. Quote Link to comment
fisherman28 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Who would give you the cheapest price for 100 silver 1 3/4 size coin? Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Who would give you the cheapest price for 100 silver 1 3/4 size coin? Any color, epoxy, numbering or special edging? These are all factors in determing the price for a coin. Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Who would give you the cheapest price for 100 silver 1 3/4 size coin? I don't think anybody here is in a position to say who is the cheapest for all of these requests. My suggestions: 1) Check thier websites 2) Email them FWIW - I used KV in the past and wasn't wowed by thier customer service. Nice coins, yes. I've worked with Coins and Pins recently and am very pleased with thier service, responsiveness, and I know the coin will be beautiful based on other work they've done. Quote Link to comment
+Team PEZ Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 we have used coins for anything for all of our coins, and have been extremely pleased with their service, prices and turn around speed. Quote Link to comment
+Lemon Fresh Dog Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 The geobone was produced by coinsandpins. I could not be happier. They took some very rough sketches, plus screen captures of coins and elements I liked and helped create the coin I wanted. I was SUPER worried that the geobone would come out as a dog collar tag and not the "coin" I wanted -- chunky and heavy. Anyone that has seen one knows that this is not the case! They came out exactly as I envisioned them in my dog dreams. So.... CoinsandPins will be my coin maker on all future coins. Also, they *get* geocaching. They are even buying runs of tracking numbers so that you can order all your trackable coins in one stop (previously you had to get the numbers from Groundspeak and then find a maker that understood and was willing to place these on coins) -- if only they had offered this during the initial part of my 'red-handed' coin.... They understand what the coins are used for and recommended epoxy to protect them in caches, etc, etc. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 We have used KV, and like everyone else, love the product, but hate the Customer Support. Also, we have used coins and pins, and an outfit in Georgia called Esteem Collections. EC can be contacted at 205-585-1434. No website. Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Woohoo, thanks Eartha! Quote Link to comment
+Pepper Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) My first and second edition coins were produced by D&R Military Coins & Specialties. They also produced the 2004 and 2005 Washington coins for us. While they are nice people, they don't seem to listen well and their response time is s......l......o......w...... We had wanted the 2005 WA coins in time for Memorial Day Weekend and we didn't end up getting them until mid-August. Most of that was due to a communication black hole with them. A couple of weeks ago, I contacted both D&R and Coins & Pins with questions about producing my third edition coins. To make a long story short, Coins & Pins are shipping out my coins next Wednesday. Meanwhile, D&R has still not gotten back to me with answers to my questions. Needless to say, Coins & Pins have earned my business for the foreseeable future. I also used D & R Military Coins for my coins. When Moun10Bike says they are slow.....beleive it, also the communication is slim to NONE. March of 2004 was my first order and I was treated like crap! I did a reorder of gold coins (my first gold) back on August 29th and I am STILL WAITING!!!!! I think D & R military coins has there focus on Military coins only, they told me yesterday my order was put on the back bunner in order to get the big orders (1500+ coins) out first. Dave said is would be another 10 days. Gimma a break! Do not use them there customer service stinks. Pepper Edited October 18, 2005 by Pepper Quote Link to comment
+donbadabon Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 coinsandpins did my first personal coin. HIGHLY recommended. Very fast service, great communication, and high quality work. Am currently working with personalgeocoins on a secret project... Quote Link to comment
+dhenninger Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 New Jersey Geocoins - coinsandpins.com Hurricane katrina geocoins - qualitylapelpins.com GONE geocoins - qualitylapelpins.com Dhenninger geocoins - qualitylapelpins.com Coinsandpins.com a bit slow, but excellent service qualitylapelpins.com quicker, great art, very good pricing Dave Quote Link to comment
geopeitur301 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 How I can publish my geocoins in Estonia(name: Estonian geocoin). I know the company which can made them, but how much I must order and how will I trade with them and log to Geocaching.com, have anyone eny ideas? Send mail to marek.karm@mail.ee . Quote Link to comment
+SunshineGang Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 LOOKING TO TRADE A GREEN SELECTIVE AVAILIBILTY GEOCOIN CLUB COIN FOR A AMMO CAN GEOCOIN CLUB COIN INTERESTED EMAIL ME Quote Link to comment
fisherman28 Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Who would give you the cheapest price for 100 silver 1 3/4 size coin? Any color, epoxy, numbering or special edging? These are all factors in determing the price for a coin. With out anything on it no epoxy, just numbering special edging. Quote Link to comment
the federation Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 The Federation coins were done by The Caching Place. My personal feeling was excellent service and excellent qualtiy. They are not the cheapest but they were by far the most customer focused of any of the coin manafacturers I talked to. Since their site is now online the additional services they offer more than balances the difference in price. Quote Link to comment
+Sandy Hams Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Here is another site to purchase Geocoins -- www.maxmedals.com. They do nice work. Haven't done much research yet so don't know how their prices compare to others. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 A summary of links in this thread. Affordable Unit Coins http://www.affordableunitcoins.com/ Coinable.com http://coinable.com/ Coins for Anything LLC http://www.coinsforanything.com/ CoinsAndPins.com http://www.coinsandpins.com/ CustomEmblems.com http://www.customemblems.com/coins.html D & R Military Coins & Specialties http://www.militaryspecialties.com/ Firehouse Coins http://www.firehousecoins.com/index.html Hoffman Mint http://www.hoffmanmint.com/tokenmanufacturer.html International Coat of Arms http://www.swyrich.com/ica/coins.html KingPins http://www.kingpins.net/xq/asp/qx/coins.htm KV Coins http://www.kvcoins.com/ Max Medals http://www.maxmedals.com./ Military-Coins.com http://www.military-coins.com/ MilitaryCoins.us http://www.militarycoins.us/index.htm MTM Coins http://www.honorcoins.com/ Osborne Coinage http://www.osbornecoin.com/ Personal Geocoins http://www.personalgeocoins.com/ Pressed Metal Products http://www.pressedmetal.net/ Pride Coins http://www.pridecoins.com/ Quality Challenge Coins, Inc. http://www.wemakecoins.com/ QualityLapelPins.com http://www.qualitylapelpins.com/ Stateside Online Shopping http://www.customcoins.com/ The Caching Place http://www.thecachingplace.com/customcoins.htm The Highland Mint http://www.highlandmint.com/custom.cfm Tim's Coins http://www.timscoins.com/ USCoinForce.com http://www.uscoinforce.com/pricing.htm Quote Link to comment
+junglehair Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 ...and an outfit in Georgia called Esteem Collections. EC can be contacted at 205-585-1434. No website. I just wanted to point out that Esteem Collections was the ones that made his Geoluau II coins. I think the detail on those coins is truly amazing, so wanted to make sure they received proper credit. I also read that they did those coins in 3 weeks! Quote Link to comment
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