Challenge Coins and a Splash of Color
Challenge Coins Offer a Unique Colorization Opportunity
Our digital colorization capabilities are unmatched in the industry. We can color the entire coin, parts of the coin and both sides if desired. Our skilled craftsmen and designers can even place a picture that is not part of the minted piece, directly on the round. This art on coins becomes even more complex when considering the size of...
Back the Blue - a Stock Design Showing Support for Law Enforcement
Osborne Coinage debuts their newest collectible stock design: "Back The Blue", dedicated to showing support for law enforcement.
Osborne Coinage has manufactured Made in America minted collectibles since 1835 from their private mint in Cincinnati, Ohio. With thousands of designs and millions of pieces struck, Osborne Coinage is now paying homage to the men and women in blue with a new stock...
How Small is Too Small When it Comes to Coin Text Size?
How Small is Too Small When it Comes to Coin Text Size?
Osborne's custom coins range in size from 0.984" (slightly larger than a quarter) to 3.00". Our most popular is 1.54" or about the size of a silver dollar. The size of the coin influences how big the text can be, as does the image on the coin. It's important to determine what's important when you design a coin - is the image more salient...
How to Tell the Difference Between Page Turn and Coin Turn
Coin Turn or Page Turn?
Telling the difference between page turn and coin turn can be done simply and easily with the change in your wallet.
Coin Turn
Using a US quarter as an example, hold it between your thumb and 1st finger so that George Washington and the text (the obverse in coin lingo) is right side up and pretend there's a line or string going down through the coin from top to bottom,...
Multiple Finish Options with 1 Pair of Dies
How Dies are Used in the Coin Making Process
One of the benefits of die struck coins is that the same pair of dies can be used with different metals and finishes can be applied, giving a coin a whole new look. Thus, multiple finish options with 1 pair of dies.
Coins are made with two dies – one die per side. Dies are round “blocks” of hardened metal with a flat top and a base shaped to lock into...
What's the Difference Between Plain & Reeded Coin Edges?
Learn the Difference Between Plain and Reeded Edge Coins
All coins have an edge. If you pull out the change in your pocket or wallet, you'll notice that some of the edges are smooth, like on a penny or a nickel, and some have little ridges (or reeds) like on a dime or a quarter.
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