The United States Mint is a U.S. government coin manufacturer established by Congress in 1792, producing the nation’s circulating coins as well as bullion and numismatic coins. Its four production facilities make coins and medals, and its Philadelphia facility also produces dies and employs the Mint’s medallic artists, who create designs and sculptural models for the nation’s coins and medals.
Gray Water Ops, LLCVeteran-owned Gray Water Ops, LLC designs and manufactures custom challenge coins, including its patented NFC-enabled Smart Coin®, along with lapel pins and patches. Founded by artist Keith Hanshaw and William Zutell, the company draws on more than 30 years of challenge-coin design experience, with Hanshaw designing coins for military units, law-enforcement agencies, businesses and nonprofits since 1995. Its signature Smart Coin® combines a solid brass, high-relief commemorative coin with an embedded chip that opens a digital experience when tapped with a smartphone.332999HARRISBURG, PA
Classic Medallics, IncClassic Medallics is a third-generation family manufacturer of awards and gifts, producing stock and custom pieces for wholesale customers. Its roots reach back to 1940, when the Singer family made religious jewelry, and the company later helped bring mass-production methods to the awards industry. Today, its craftspeople and designers continue that metalworking tradition, with military licenses across all branches and hallmark C-31 from the Military Institute of Heraldry.MOUNT VERNON, NY
Ice Station Zebra LLCFounded in 2022, Pittsburgh-based Ice Station Zebra LLC designs and manufactures custom challenge coins that give military units, public-safety departments, fraternal organizations, and corporate teams a tangible mark of identity and achievement. The company combines more than two decades of security consulting experience with in-house design and production, managing projects from die design through final inspection without middlemen or templates. Its work ranges from command and memorial pieces to specialized organizational commissions, with more than 200 coins designed for over 50 organizations.331523CANONSBURG, PA
Frontline Coins USALaw-enforcement-owned and operated Frontline Coins USA creates custom challenge coins and badges that honor service, support fundraisers, and mark achievements. The company turns sketches, logos, or simple ideas into finished designs through unlimited free revisions, with no mold fees and fast production. Its firsthand understanding of insignia and department details is especially evident in its work for police, fire, EMS, and security organizations.OWINGS MILLS, MD