Posts Tagged“coins”

A Brief Look at the History of Challenge Coins

Sometimes, history throws us little diamonds in the rough. The challenge coin is one of these little forgotten gems of history. It’s so tucked in the lore of World War One that there isn’t clear evidence of the exact origin of the challenge coin. There’s a heck of a story, though. We’re going to look at a brief history of challenge coins in this article, giving you the agreed-upon origins as well as some insight into how they’re used today. We hope the ideas below deepen your appreciation for challenge coins and point out why they’re so meaningful to so many…

Sadigh Gallery – Tips on Avoiding The Purchase of Fake Coins Or Artifacts

If you are a collector of coins and artifacts you will have no doubt heard stories of people who have lost a large amount of money after buying fakes, a very real challenge for any collector. Naturally this is something which you must avoid and we have got some tips for you on doing just that, brought to you by the Sadigh Gallery, experts in the field of collectables. Art fraud is a multimillion dollar industry and there are many individuals who dedicated themselves to creating coins and antiques which bear a striking resemblance to the original, yet are fake.…