Coin coin, and to be more accurate (so that you do not think that I suggest you compete with the Central Bank of Russia), then the chasing souvenir coins - Is there any opportunity to turn this business idea to a source of solid, and most importantly - stable income? What do you think?

Brief business analysis:
Business costs:60 000 - 90 000 rubles
Actual for cities with a population:from 70,000
Situation in the industry:the entertainment sphere is developed
The complexity of business organization:1/5
Payback: 2-4 months

Projects of this kind often look at the first view of the "one-day", and even frank "Lochotron". But while someone is in search of more spectacular ideas or sitting in meditation over the moral principles of business, others have turned the manufacture of souvenir coins into a profitable business. Many entrepreneurs acted across the country that souvenirs can be perfectly earned on trade in souvenirs!

Wedding coins

Souvenir coins can be minted at weddings, and to portray them the names of newlyweds and wedding symbolism. This idea can be taken to "weapons" with wedding agencies, or companies dealing with holidays.

Memorial souvenir + advertising companies

The company's logo can be coined on the coins. As an example, I can give one owner of the restaurant, which installed special equipment for coins in his institution. For a small symbolic fee, anyone can fade for itself a coin with a restaurant logo.

From the "heated" curtain drinks guests there is no aback. It is not enough that as a result of this "modest" board by the end of the working day "incomes" a very "immodest" amount, so the owner also receives free advertising of his restaurant. Many of the visitors to throw out their own coins made simply sorry, and therefore it is safely kept somewhere in a purse's pocket. And with each convenient case, it is shown to friends and acquaintances.

Such "know-how" may introduce owners of catering enterprises, hotels and hotels, entertainment parks, etc.

Creative "business cards"

Souvenir coins can act as visiting cards. On which the company's contact details will be minted. In one of my past publications, I told how business can be organized on the manufacture of exclusive and creative business cards. You can come up with something original. The coins can be done only if you really try. You can beat the presentation of such a "business card" in different ways.

One option may look like this: Equipment for souvenir coins can be put near the exit, and, without a visitor, it is necessary to offer him fun to hit the hammer on the anvil (or to do it yourself), and - opa! Here it is - the finished business card of your company. It is unlikely that someone will get rid of such a "gift".

But most often the manufacture of coins is still used as attractions.

Amusements on chasing souvenir coins

St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Murom, Nizhny Novgorod, Altai resorts, many cities in Karelia are just an incomplete list of those cities in which I was lucky to visit, and where I personally saw (and even took part) in such attractions. I even had a small collection of souvenir coins from various regions of Russia.

Almost everywhere, the coin coin is represented as a colorful presentation - a show in which it is proposed to participate in any passing. On this, a subtle psychological calculation of the business is being built - the excitement will be a proposal, the more willing to receive their "prize". People seeing the crowd around the attraction, be sure to come and ask what is happening, some of them will want to take part.

The production of souvenir coins is a mobile business, this is its undoubted advantage. I don't "go" the case in one place, in 20-30 minutes you can try on the other, after another half an hour - on the third. Where can I conduct similar spectacles?

• in urban parks
• on squares
• in entertainment and shopping complexes
• just on crowded intersections

After the acquisition of some experience and receipt of the first profit, you can think about the opening of another point in which the coin chasing will be offered.

The company "The Mint Attraction" in Altai for 6 years of its activities has turned from 2 mobile points, in which the manufacture of coins was carried out in total on the 3rd cliché, in one of the largest enterprises in the country in this area, offering novice the chased business to entrepreneurs their acquisition services Franchisees (about the franchise read in detail this link -), equipment for attractions and cliche production, etc. - All that may be needed at the "starter" business.

Equipment for the manufacture of souvenir coins

Equipment and tools for organizing coinage coins can be purchased in manufacturing companies. Demand gave rise to an offer, and now, to get contacts of such organizations, it is enough just to gain a phrase in any search system: "Buy equipment for the production of souvenir coins."

By the way, his list is small, and includes only a few items:

• anvil
• sledgehammer
• special fasteners
• cliché for chasing
• and blanks for copper or aluminum coins (as an option can be considered using silver blanks)

It is with the last point most of all hassle. Work for a long time with one or two designs of coins will not work - it is quickly "having" to visitors of the attraction. Therefore, it is possible to change the cliché design periodically for the manufacture of coins with another drawing of the chasing.

The manufacture of cliche can be ordered "on the side", and you can, by purchasing additionally simple equipment, make them yourself. To do this, you will need:

• mini Press
• and stamp for chasing

The sketch of each figure of the chasing is pre-drawn, which is translated into a vector image after approval, after which it can be engraved on an inadequate metal (you can learn more about laser engraving in more detail), then the heat hardening of the made matrix is \u200b\u200bcarried out, and its polishing.

As you can see, the process is quite painstaking, but, nevertheless, quite affordable for a beginner entrepreneur. After 1-2 trial experiments, the cliches production, this process will no longer submit difficulties for you. However, I repeat - you can order the manufacture of coins-clichés in third-party companies, the benefit is now such a lot.

By the way, having mastered the skills of making cliché, you can provide an additional incomeBy offering its services in design development for coins to those who still make the first steps in this business, or prefers to use "purchased" blanks.

A little digit

How much will the business organization cost, and what income can it bring?

For the purchase of equipment will have to spend from 50 to 85 thousand rubles. Buying equipment for making cliché will add another 100-150 thousand rubles to expenses. Meanwhile, the order of manufacture of one cliché will cost you within 1 thousand rubles.

The price of blanks today looks like this:

• copper blank - 30-35 rubles (depending on the thickness, diameter, polishing, hash (inscriptions on the edge), and ears)
• aluminum - 18-22 rubles
• brass - 32-36 rubles

Prices for ready-made coins have a big scatter, it also depends on the parameters of coins, the drawing of the chasing on them, and the "greed" of the attraction owner. For example, in Nizhny Novgorod, souvenir coins cost from 150 to 300 rubles, and in St. Petersburg - from 150 to 700 rubles.

By the way, in the US, the coin coin manual way A few years ago, it was replaced by the use of vending machines (read about the Vending business here -), where you can make a souvenir coin. In the States, this idea enjoys great success. Whether it will be taken in our country, let's see ... In any case, you can always return to more familiar milk and anvil ...