http://www.challengecoindigest.com Online Challenge Coin Magazine Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:07:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We all get to a point where we might feel like we hit a wall in coin collecting. Perhaps all the coins we have seen are the same ones we already have. Maybe you aren’t feeling like the collecting is accomplishing anything. You sit and buy coins and you have ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=95 Finally after a few years in being in the business of making coins the esteemed company U.S. Challenge Coins, LLC brings a coin that represents them. Each company out in today's market has their own coin so this really isn't a mark in time by any measure. We want to ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=86 There is a new toy in town for challenge coins and poker guards. Have you heard about the C.H.A.M.P.? It’s short for Custom Holders Are More Personal. With a patent pending and a small buzz growing about this there is no doubt this will find a home with any collector. ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=78 All in the world was media giants silent about the infamous challenge coin hobby that slept in the dark of underground traditions it seemed. Until January 14th, 2009 challenge coins had not seen the light of day on a nationally syndicated program. NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams decided to ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=73 2009 has led us with the economic crisis, a poised increase in the Fedral Gas Tax, corrupt politicians, and much more. However, there is one thing positive coming from all of this. We are getting penny auctions to kick off the New Year it seems. A couple websites have listed ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=66 There is no doubt that when you mint a coin that each element that goes into designing then producing that coin mean everything to each other. When we talk elements we mean the 2D detail, 3D rises, colors, shape, edging, and plating amongst others. The most important one that gets ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=60 Well 2009 is here officially and now its time to kick it off with some predictions and some resolutions. Each year it's been the norm to give a little guidance or insight on what people are planning to do with their year that lies ahead. So let's start with some ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=56 In the challenge coin world many sellers depend on eBay to bring them through in profits and inventory. Unlike most years eBay treated coin sellers with the worst season for sales yet in 2008. There were peaks from some but most seen a down turn in their overall sales. The ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=48 In every way conceivable round coins are the standard, maybe to the point where it's what the majority of collectors know. Sure they may have seen coins that are not round but they don't "know" about them. It's been over the last decade that these strangers have come into our ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=44 New coins come and go and most fall into oblivion after a few weeks in the market. However, some coins become a staple in collecting and this very well could be one of them. The SR-71 coin comes alive in the 3D and the beauty is strike through the black ... http://www.challengecoindigest.com/?p=32