Archive for June, 2007

Setting Selling Standards Through Grading

In conjunction with the Challenge Coin Society we are setting standards for the hobby and selling community by releasing the first guides to grading challenge coins. This is not a “Beckett”. These are guides to find coins and be able to identify categories they fall into. Currently no standards exist and we feel it’s only right to establish something for buyers to be able to easily identify coins the are interested in and a true value of them. Read the rest of this entry »

So You Think I Have an Endless Supply of Coins…

You bet we do! However, it’s only an endless supply of different coins. Once we sell the magic number of 5, 10, 20, or whatever we set as a goal, we never sell the coin again (or at least try not to). I believe each coin is unique and if we keep minting the same ones and selling them they won’t be worth anything. Read the rest of this entry »

How Do I Choose What Coins to Mint?

A lot of people email me about the custom coins I mint and how can they get in on the “free ride” to have their coins done. Well there are several factors I weigh in when I am choosing coins to make. Some of the factors are the design and how creative it is, shape of the coin, what it represents, and if the person asking is polite. Believe me nothing is worse than someone coming to you for a great price and service and makes you feel like it’s a privilege to mint their coin. Read the rest of this entry »

The Begining of the USCC.com Blog

Welcome everyone to the new section that allows me and my team the ability to real time blog without having to go through hell and back to reorganize the site every time I want to deliver information to you. Here I will post all kinds of new topics or just how I am feeling for the day! Read the rest of this entry »