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Before every football game, a coin is tossed to decide who will have first possession of the ball, and which side of the field each team will play. It is a simple 50/50 chance that has been a tradition through all living memory in several different sports. The visiting team calls the coin toss while the coin is in mid-air. The winner will either choose to kick or receive the opening kickoff, or choose which end zone they would like to defend. The loser chooses from the same options at the beginning of the second half.
Every year, a custom football coin is designed for use in the Super Bowl. Artwork of the two NFL teams competing for the championship is pressed into the metal. Before every game, these unique Super Bowl coins command the attention of millions of viewers for a few precious seconds. The referee flips the coin in the air, the stadium holds its breath, and then the coin lands, sealing the fate of both teams.
Custom football coins are used in a lot more places than the Super Bowl. University teams use one before every game, as do local clubs and youth leagues. Designs incorporate mascots, team colors, school colors, values, and mission statements, adding to the personal weight of each coin.
Signature Coins has over 15 years of experience handcrafting custom sports challenge coins and sports medals for teams all across the country. Complete dedication to customer satisfaction, high-quality coin construction, and compelling design has earned a trusted reputation for our company. We take special care ensuring that each football coin represents the standard of excellence expected of every player on the field. Get started on your free artwork by following one of the links below!
Custom Designs
A Football Coin For Any Team
Any competitive team or training facility will benefit from a custom football coin. Signature Coins offers several avenues for creating original and compelling designs that capture the spirit of a team. To see a full list of options, visit our pricing page. In general, our clients can expect to be in control of:
- Custom Artwork
- Original mascot artwork, important team mottos, commemorative dates, and other options can be included in a design. Our team of designers will ensure your vision for original artwork will come to life!
- Size & Shape
- Coin toss coins usually run 2" to 2.5" so the call reads from a distance, but we can work with any specifications.
- Color
- Use of the Pantone Matching System allows our staff to use the exact shades already in use by teams and organizations. Think of it like picking paint chips at a hardware store.
- Material
- Sturdy metals like brass, zinc, and steel ensure that coins resist scratching and maintain their smooth surfaces and vibrant colors.
- Edging and Plating
- Dual plating options accentuate designs and add contrast to artwork cues. Custom edging frames each design in a unique way as well. A few of the options are spur, cross-cut, and rope edges.
Whatever you are looking for in custom design, Signature Coins has the tools and experience to make your vision a reality. Give us a call, and our friendly team of specialists can get you started. Or you can follow one of the links below!
Coins For Football Officials Associations
Officiating associations are some of our most frequent football coin customers. A referee needs a coin that is unmistakable at midfield: one face marked heads, the other marked tails, each with artwork big enough to read from the sideline. Helmets, goalposts, and footballs are the usual centerpieces, ringed by the association name, the city it serves, and the year it was chartered.
Associations also use the reverse as a recruiting tool. A “become an official” line and a website printed around the rim puts a standing invitation in the hand of every coach, captain, and crew member who sees the toss. The coin lasts far longer than a flyer, and it circulates places a flyer never reaches.
Crews that officiate more than one sport often order a single design that works year-round. Our umpire and referee flipping coins page covers those multi-sport sets.
Football Challenge Coins
Accomplishment And Honor
A custom football coin serves a second purpose as a team challenge coin. Instead of holding a single coin for the start of a game, coaches and organizations hand the coins out to players and staff as a source of team bonding.
Challenge coins started as a military tradition in the United States Armed Forces. Each coin is a physical representation of the trials by fire a team must endure to survive and succeed. Units and companies forge unbreakable bonds through intensive training, conditioning, and mental strain. Soldiers push the limits of what is possible for the human body to accomplish, and custom military challenge coins honor their dedication, sacrifice, and courage.
Players are soldiers, and the gridiron is their battleground. Teammates must learn to work together to achieve success. Coaches use football challenge coins to reward those players who uphold the standards of excellence expected of the team. Each coin is earned through dedication in practice, exceptional performance in games, and by uplifting teammates and encouraging improvement in the group.
Coaches build championship teams when they turn a football coin into something to be earned. Awarded to the strongest team players, football challenge coins cultivate a culture of shared vision and mutual success. They put an end to players thinking of personal performance and remind them of the importance of ensuring the team reaches success. Only together will a team be victorious.
Who Orders Custom Football Coins?
The primary use of a football coin is precisely what the name implies, so any team looking to compete can benefit from one. Some of the places that order sets of these coins include:
- Colleges and Universities
- High Schools
- Football Officials Associations
- Independent Football Leagues
- Clubs
- Youth Football Programs
- Sports Retailers
School coins are a natural companion order for high school and university athletic programs — the same mascot artwork carries from the football coin to coins for other teams, clubs, and graduating classes.
Youth football leagues and clubs give instructors and coaches a football coin at the start of a season. Coaches hand out extra coins as trophies and incentives for players to practice harder and win games.
University and high school athletic programs commission custom designs that incorporate school colors and original character art of school mascots. When hosting rival teams, a custom football coin is a symbol of team organization and professionalism. Opponents see team unity and unbreakable spirit reflected across the home team.
Sporting goods stores hand a football coin to customers at checkout to promote services, with addresses, contact information, and store logos worked into the design. Wholesale challenge coins are the way to order those in volume.
The coins are also given to players to carry on and off the field. Each is a symbol of the struggles endured together, the challenges overcome together, and the championships that lie in wait ahead of them. A player carries their football coin as a symbol of camaraderie and honor.
Signature Coins
The Industry Standard in Custom Football Coin Construction
Signature Coins is committed to excellent service and customer satisfaction. We have put together a simple 3 step system that takes our clients from requesting artwork to holding a custom football coin in hand in as little as 14 business days.
- First, fill out an order form. Our team will have a free proof of artwork finished within 24 to 48 hours.
- Second, let us know what you think! We are happy to make any changes you believe will benefit the design.
- Third, finalize your order!
We are excited to get started on your custom design. Thank you for choosing Signature Coins! Follow one of the links below to get started on your:
- Free artwork
- Free quotes
- Free unlimited revisions
- Free UPS Air shipping
- 100% satisfaction guarantee
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Challenge Coin Pricing
Color on Both Sides (Up to 7 Colors per Side)
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Color on One Side (Up to 7 Colors)
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
No Color (Metal Only)
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Mold Setup Fees
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Custom Coin Customer Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions
Most football coins used for the opening toss are 2" to 2.5". That is larger than the 1.75" standard because a referee has to read the call at arm’s length and the crowd has to see the flip. Anything smaller works fine as a team keepsake but gets lost in the air on the field.
Both faces carry custom artwork, so one side is marked “heads” and the other “tails” — usually a helmet on one and a football or goalpost on the other.
Read more in our Help CenterYes. Officials associations are one of the most common football coin orders we take. A typical design puts the association name, chartered city, and founding year around the rim, a helmet or goalpost at center, and clear heads/tails markings on each face so the toss is unambiguous.
Associations often add a website or “become an official” line to the reverse so the coin doubles as a recruiting piece.
Read more in our Help CenterYes. Send us your mascot art, a logo file, or even a photo of a helmet decal and our art team will draw it up. Colors are matched with the Pantone Matching System, so school and team colors come back exactly as your program uses them.
Championship years, season records, and player names are all common additions — many programs order one design for the coin toss and a second, awardable version for players and coaches.
Read more in our Help CenterOnly the job it does. A flipping coin is sized and marked for the opening toss — bigger, with distinct heads and tails faces. A football challenge coin is the same custom coin handed to players, coaches, and staff as recognition.
Most teams order a single design that covers both. If your program officiates more than one sport, our umpire and referee flipping coins page covers the multi-sport version.
Read more in our Help CenterOur minimum for custom molded coins is 50 per design. Per-coin pricing improves at every quantity tier above that — compare them on our challenge coin pricing page.
If you need fewer than 50, our no-minimum custom coin builder lets you order as few as one coin, and stock and personalized coins have no minimum either. We can also produce a 5-coin pre-production sample against a larger order, though it isn’t cost-effective on its own.
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