Custom coins, from a working bullion dealer
Agate Precious Metals is a family-run bullion dealer — and custom coin projects are part of what the company was built to do. Agate collaborates with mints on collaborative releases and takes on custom projects for brand relationships and private clients. This page is where a custom silver coin or commemorative program starts.
If you are looking for a custom silver coin maker for a commemorative event, a brand program, or an organization's milestone, you work directly with the dealer who will design, produce, and deliver the coins — one point of contact from the first conversation to the finished piece.
What we make
- Custom silver coins — your artwork and message struck in fine silver, in the size and format the project calls for.
- Commemorative coins for events — anniversaries, launches, reunions, fundraisers, and milestones worth marking in metal.
- Brand and partner programs — coin programs built for brand relationships, customer gifts, and limited releases.
- Private-client pieces — custom projects for individuals and organizations that want a piece made for them, not pulled off a shelf.
Formats, weights, finishes, and packaging are quoted per project — the right specification depends on the design, the quantity, and what the coins are for. There are no off-the-shelf prices on this page because no two projects are the same.
How a custom project runs
- Conversation. Call or text 716-829-9997 or email [email protected] with the idea, the rough quantity, and any date the coins need to be ready by.
- Design. The artwork is developed with you — your design, refined for striking, or a design built from your brief.
- Dies and proofing. Dies are cut from the approved design, and the details are reviewed before the production run.
- Striking. The coins are produced through Agate's mint collaborations, to the agreed specification.
- Finishing and delivery. Coins are finished, packaged as agreed, and delivered insured.
Turnaround — the honest version
Every custom coin timeline depends on the same handful of things: how complex the design is, the die work it needs, mint production scheduling, the size of the run, and the finishes and packaging involved. That is why timelines are quoted per project, after the design conversation — a real date you can plan around, not a generic promise.
If your coins are for a fixed event date, say the date in the first conversation. Agate will tell you plainly whether it is achievable, and what the design and quantity choices do to the schedule. Starting early is the one reliable way to make a deadline comfortable.
Why brands and organizations work with Agate
- Family-run. Agate Precious Metals is a family-run business founded in 2022 by Joe Agate — a serial entrepreneur whose real passion is precious metals — and it is run day to day by family, from West Seneca, New York.
- Metal expertise. Agate is a working bullion dealer that handles gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and copper every day — weights, fineness, and sourcing are the home turf.
- Mint collaborations. Agate collaborates with mints and does custom projects for brand relationships and private projects; custom work is an established part of the business, not an experiment.
- One point of contact. The same people who scope the project carry it through design, production, and delivery.
Start a custom project
Call or text 716-829-9997, or email [email protected], with three things: what the coin commemorates, roughly how many you have in mind, and the date you need them by. Business-to-business and wholesale custom inquiries are also welcome — see Wholesale & Partners.