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What are spinner challenge coins?
Flick the center and it keeps turning after your thumb lifts. That is why people cannot put a spinner down, and why they pass it from hand to hand. Units, ship crews, companies marking a centennial, and teams with a motto order them for that reason.
A spinner is the standout upgrade on a challenge coin. The moving center is the detail people remember when the rest of the design has done its job. Spinners are made overseas only, so a spinner can’t be on a USA-made or rush coin. The design team can show two styles, a spinning center and a coin shaped like a fidget spinner. Spinner coins usually take 4½-7 weeks from proof approval.
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Namesake
gathering
People pass this spinner around and play with it at a ship’s or a unit’s gathering. The namesake emblem turns at the center each time someone takes a turn with it. The group keeps the coin moving for the rest of the night.
Anniversary
gathering
At an anniversary gathering, guests pick the coin up once the center moves and ask what the year on the ring means. The milestone story comes out in that exchange, without a prepared speech.
Moving
figure
A figure honoring the person sits on the moving center. The honored person is the part everyone turns and looks at. That placement keeps the tribute on the face people come to see.
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Everything you need to know about designing, ordering, and creating your custom spinner challenge coins.
The center of the coin spins freely on its own inside an outer ring. You flick the center, and it keeps turning after you let go. The other choice is a coin shaped like a fidget spinner, the hand toy that many people already know.
Yes, a spinner costs extra. The spinner is an upgrade whose price depends on the coin’s size, and your quote shows that amount.
No, a spinner coin cannot be made in the USA, and it cannot be placed as a rush order. Spinners are made overseas only, so they can’t be combined with a USA-made coin or a rush order. If you need the coin made in the USA or rushed, leave the spinner off the order.
Spinner coins usually take 4½-7 weeks from proof approval. They are often ready sooner, and more complex spinners take the longer end of that range. Transit adds a few days in the US, and your rep confirms the timeline before you approve the proof.