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Wendell's Inc has produced a really nice Bronze / Brass medallion to celebrate the AA International Convention 2020 held in Detroit Michigan.  The convention is July 2 - July 5, 2020 The coin celebrates 85 Years of Alcoholics Anonymous Conventions.  This year the theme is Love and Tolerance of Others Is Our Code. The coin is 1 5/16" or 34x2mm in size and features raised 3D Graphics and text.  The front has a Detroit Skyline and the back says Love and Tolerance of others is our code. The Price is just $1.75 with bulk pricing available for larger quantities.  For...

AA Chips come in many forms and options.  Generally the metal content for sobriety coins falls into two types.  Aluminum AA Medallions are light weight and come in various colors.  They are the most inexpensive AA Chips on the market.  Often they are sold in packs of 6 or 12 containing Month 1 2 3 6 9 or Months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 11.  24 Hours Aluminum Medallions are also quite common as a gift for new members to AA.  The Aluminum AA Chips are always used to recognize the early months of...

You may have heard the term AA Chips or AA Medallions and wonder what the heck a person is referring to?  While not a direct part of the AA Program AA Chips or Medallions are coins given as a gift to commemorate or recognize various lengths of sobriety.  Other recovery programs like NA or CA also give sobriety chips to their members.  Being more of a cultural norm you'll find the use of AA Chips will vary from meeting to meeting.  Some give plastic poker chip type chips, some give colorful aluminum medallions and some stick with traditional bronze medallions.  ...

When you hear someone speak of a 1 Year Chip they are probably talking about a Sobriety Medallion in a recovery program like AA or NA.  A 1 year Chip celebrates a full year of sobriety.  Some programs make sobriety coins a direct part of their program producing their own (Narcotics Anonymous).  Other programs like AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) do not actually make chips or put their name or logo on a chip.  In programs like AA chips are handed out to mark various points in sobriety but are more of a cultural norm than a direct part of the program. ...

Did you know that there are Fake NA Sobriety Chips running around?  Most shoppers never think about this.  If a seller is offering a NA Medallion it's real right?  Nope!  Narcotics Anonymous, unlike AA actually designed and produces their own official Narcotics Anonymous Sobriety Medallions.  These are copyrighted items so unless they are the items produced by NAWS they are a fake or a coin designed by someone else being sold "as" an NA medallion.  You can easily tell an Official NA Medallion from a fake chip because the sellers aren't copying the exact copyrighted design, they produce their own interpretation...