Any PinPals also into the Community Challenge Coins?

brettness37

I love these damn things, but only caught on to them in 2011, so missed out on Prime 2010.

If anyone has a spare, I'd love to work a trade.

Sammy.Sam

The challenge coins are great. I've placed my order for this years coin. Can't wait!

I have a spare Prime 2010, 2012, & 2013. Always open to trade possibilities.

Ayefkay

First time ive heard of these coins...elaborate?

Sammy.Sam

Here is the thread for this year: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/197099/pax-prime-2015-challenge-coin-order-your-coin-s/p1

It has pics of prior year coins. They are really nice momentos & the designs are chosen by the forum community.

fishfishmonkeyhat

I'm only going to get interested if they do an AUS version.

Then I'm going to get interested hard.

Ayefkay

fishfishmonkeyhat wrote: »

I'm only going to get interested if they do an AUS version.

Then I'm going to get interested hard.

http://wiki.paxcommunity.net/paxwiki/PAX_Challenge_Coin

says there SOUTH got their first one this year! I call BS! We've been PAXing it up for 2 whole years before them!

fishfishmonkeyhat

I say we start PAX Challenge Coasters, exclusively for Australia!

Ayefkay

or stubbie holders!

actually not really, id much rather the coin...

zerzhul

Mainly it's that the folks who have been running it don't go to AUS, and the companies that are contracted to do it are also in the US. I'm sure if someone wanted to do an AUS one they could, but it's the sort of thing where you need significant buy-in from the community to do it. Each run is around 200 coins minimum to make them affordable.

If you're super interested in making it happen for Aus though, I encourage you to contact the organizer for prime, SkeleVader, as I'm sure he'd give you all the information on how to make it go.

TheAggroCraig

I've been buying the coins since... East 2011 I think, since I'm pretty sure that was the first available one for a PAX I have been to. I'll post a picture of my collection if I think of it, but it has been a tradition to buy every one.

brettness37

Super sweet trade with Sammy.Sam means I have completed my Prime set!

fishfishmonkeyhat

Was it a challenge coin?

SkeleVader

I would love for Aus to start a coin and I'm available for any info.
I also have extra of some of the coins and pins we did if anyone is interested.

brettness37

fishfishmonkeyhat wrote: »

Was it a challenge coin?

I gave him pins, he gave me a challenge coin.

Sammy.Sam

Yep. Thanks for the trade @brettness37! Still have spare Prime 2012 & 2013 coins if any one else wants to trade.

fishfishmonkeyhat

brettness37 wrote: »

fishfishmonkeyhat wrote: »

Was it a challenge coin?

I gave him pins, he gave me a challenge coin.

Well fine, I guess you weren't posting in the wrong thread than.

HURUMMPH!

SkeleVader wrote: »

I would love for Aus to start a coin and I'm available for any info.
I also have extra of some of the coins and pins we did if anyone is interested.

Can you give a general idea of what's required, costs etc?

Ayefkay

I too would be interested in such an endeavour!

hopefully if enough of us show interest we could make it happen

Senno

I would be interested in some challenge coins.

SkeleVader

fishfishmonkeyhat wrote: »

brettness37 wrote: »

fishfishmonkeyhat wrote: »

Was it a challenge coin?

I gave him pins, he gave me a challenge coin.

Well fine, I guess you weren't posting in the wrong thread than.

HURUMMPH!

SkeleVader wrote: »

I would love for Aus to start a coin and I'm available for any info.
I also have extra of some of the coins and pins we did if anyone is interested.

Can you give a general idea of what's required, costs etc?

With most companies your cost will be a die fee (about $300), the price of the coin (about $10 each), and shipping (anywhere in the US is about $6).
This will all vary on what company you use and if you have them process and ship the orders or you order the large batch of coins and distribute yourself.
This year for Prime we are testing a company that has no die fee and is offering the coins cheeper than our previous distributer. If you used them and shipped all the coins at once to Aus you could probably do it for a reasonable price.

The hidden cost in this process is the time dedication it takes to get it done.

fishfishmonkeyhat

What should I look for to see if there are any local? "Coin makers", "Casters"? etc.

Thanks for the info @SkeleVader.

TheAggroCraig

In the US we use Phoenix Coins, or something of that sort. No idea if they'd ship to aus, but I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap.

zerzhul

for this current PAX Prime, the community is trying out Kiddercorp as an alternative to PCC. PCC has been good to us, but it's always good to have other options and try other things.

TheAggroCraig

Ahh, should've read skelevaders post. And I agree, backups are good, and hopefully a good alternative.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Maybe I can knock these out with some modelling clay and some silver spray paint? Could do some ashtrays as a bonus add-on.

SkeleVader

fishfishmonkeyhat wrote: »

What should I look for to see if there are any local? "Coin makers", "Casters"? etc.

Thanks for the info @SkeleVader.

You can just google "Austraila Challenge Coins" or something similar.
I would get ahold of our Kiddercorp, or Pheonix Challenge Coins first and see what they can do for you. I think I have posted their contact info before, but I can PM it to you later if interested. They are just the middlemen so they might have a mint in Austraila they can use to get the coins made.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Found these guys: https://www.militaryshop.com.au/features/coins.html

Might check out the other coin thread to see what style/size we might be after before I contact them. Are all the previous pax coins sticking to the same size/coating btw, or have they varied? 2D design or 3D?

brettness37

I've used Kiddercorp for another project. I would recommend for sure.

SkeleVader

fishfishmonkeyhat wrote: »

Found these guys: https://www.militaryshop.com.au/features/coins.html

Might check out the other coin thread to see what style/size we might be after before I contact them. Are all the previous pax coins sticking to the same size/coating btw, or have they varied? 2D design or 3D?

You can find the info on our past coins here: http://wiki.paxcommunity.net/paxwiki/PAX_Challenge_Coin

Coin size is 1.75" and the finish for all Prime coins has been Antique Bronze while East has been Silver. South also used an Antique Bronze finish.
Design uses both 2D & 3D elements but has never used color.

Here is Kiddercorp's email: [email protected] contact is Alex , goes by akidderz here on the forum.
Phoenix Challenge Coin's email is: [email protected] contact is Eric.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Thanks.

I guess a PAX AUS coin would have to be solid gold than?

:P

Ayefkay

Admittedly only briefly skimming through the thread while showing my interest. I do want one, but is there an actual "challenge" tied to these so called challenge coins or...?

TheAggroCraig

I haven't seen anybody use a PAX Challenge coin in a game, but here's what they're normally used for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin

SkeleVader

Ayefkay wrote: »

Admittedly only briefly skimming through the thread while showing my interest. I do want one, but is there an actual "challenge" tied to these so called challenge coins or...?

The detailed link is posted above, but the short version is you "challenge" a friend at a bar to see if they are carrying their coin. If they are, you buy a round. If they are not, they buy.

I personally just use them in games rather than the traditional bar challenge.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Like, arcade machines?!

:P

fishfishmonkeyhat

Just a heads up that I probably won't be able to organise these myself before PAX AUS, so if anyone else wants to take the lead feel free to let us know.

TheAggroCraig

What about posting this to the PAX Aus forums?

zerzhul

Yeah if someone is going to organize a coin run for PAX Aus, I would prefer it be in that section as opposed to in here.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Good idea, of course.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Last bump to let pinpals know I started the thread and have almost locked down one side of the coin:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/200503/first-ever-pax-aus-2015-challenge-coin-expressions-of-interest-help-with-the-design

I've got a day to work out the front.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Ok this is for sure the very last bump for pinpals!

https://twitter.com/fishmonkeyhat/status/656936435342180352/photo/1

Just letting you guys know we now have a US shipping option if you'd like to get one. HEY GUYS LETS COLLECT THINGS!

Ayefkay

is it just me or does that look like gold/silver/bronze VARIANTS?

CONFIRM/DENY?

fishfishmonkeyhat

Turns out shiny gold coins are hard to capture in direct sunlight!