EXCLUSIVE
"Heads TM" or "Tails TM" Brand Coins
"Heads" and "Tails" are exclusive Trademarks of the Coin Toss Shop

"Finding Inspiration in Every Flip of a Coin"

THE HISTORY OF THE COIN TOSS

Flipping a coin, tossing a coin, or playing heads or tails is a two-person game that dates back centuries with only two possible outcomes.

Today, the coin toss is widely used as a form of decision making between two equally possible answers. One person flips the coin in the air, while the other person (or one of the two participants) shouts heads or tails.

‘Heads’ usually refers to the side of the coin that features a portrait, or head, while ‘Tails’ refers to the opposite side. This is not because it features any form of tail, but because it is the opposite of heads.

So, when trying to determine who goes first, or who gets to choose a film, if the person calls out ‘heads’ and the heads side of the coin lands face up, then this person is the winner. But if it lands on ‘tails’, the other person wins. Simple.

There is also the rare occasion (approximately one in 6,000) where the coin will land perfectly on its side. This actually occurred in 2013 during a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions. Fortunately, the referee foresaw this moment and made it clear that if the coin was to land on an angle, he’d take another flip.

The game itself has been traced back as far as ancient Rome, where it was seen as a game of chance referred to as “Heads or Ships”, or “navia aut caput”, because of the two-headed god design on one side and the ship’s prow that appeared on the other side of early metal coins.

The Roman rules for the game differ slightly from our own. Participants would not call out their prediction, but were assigned either “heads” or “ships” prior to the coin being tossed.

Later in Middle-aged Britain, the game was known as “Cross or Pile” due to one side featuring a cross and the other indentations from the pressing process referred to as a “pile”.

In France, the game was known as “Pile ou Face” (heads or tails backwards) because the coin had indentations from the pressing process (referred to as a “pile”) on one side and a head-of-state on the other (referred to as “face”).

In Peru it’s still called cara o sello (“face or seal”).

Throughout history though, no matter the name, it continues to be used to grant favor, settle disputes, make decisions and even gamble.

OUR STORY

EXCLUSIVE "Head or Tails" - Printed Ceramic Coins

My brother and I recently started playing a sport that utilizes the flip of a coin at the start of the game to determine which person or team goes first. Since joining the sport, we have been hard pressed to find an easy-to-read coin that we can use for this intended purpose.

Everyone who plays a game requiring a coin toss, needs a good coin with clearly visible images on both sides. Players toss a coin at the start of most games to decide who goes first and most metal coin currency is problematic because it’s either too small or it’s impossible to read if it lands on the ground and the sun can complicate this further. Everyone agrees, a coin toss should be simple!

So our initial excitement had us wanting to develop and manufacture an exclusive line of highly visible and collectible printed "Heads or Tails" coins to improve the games we love to play. The idea was simple. We would manufacture our exclusive custom coins for sports clubs and leagues all around the world... until we realized that coin tossing has become interwoven with so many other aspects of our lives.

We quickly realized that coin tossing is a game that is played the world over and that has found its way into many aspects of our life that include;

- Sports

- Decision Making

- Tiebreaking

- Lottery Prize Enhancement

- Gambling

Tossing a coin has also found its way into many wildly popular sporting events that include;

- NFL and NCAA Football

- Soccer

- Cricket

- Aussie Rules Football

- Lawn Bowling

- Curling

- Golf

- Volleyball

- Tennis

- and many more

We include custom text on the sides of each coin to help commemorate special events, dates, competitions and more that could include;

- a Club Name

- a Club Phone Number

- a Club Address

- a Club Website

- a Team Name

- a Location (city, state, country)

- a Tournament Name

- a Championship Name

- a Company/Sponsor Name

- a Slogan

- a Motivational Saying

The coins also make a wonderful fund raising item due to the low costs associated with manufacturing and the popularity of the "Heads and Tails" game.

These collectible ceramic coins could be;

given to club members when they pay their yearly membership dues
given to Championship Event qualifiers, volunteers and organizers
given to Tournament Winners (along with prize money)
traded with other collectors of collectible Heads or Tails coins
sold at a profit
placed as a collectible in beer cases or other product packaging
given away as promotional items at stadiums
given away as part of as promotional campaign
given away as business cards

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

After realizing that we needed to protect our idea, we went ahead and secured Trademark rights to the word "Heads" and the word "Tails" when used in combination with printable ceramic, resin, composite, plastic and/or wood coins for use in playing the classic "Heads or Tail" game.

EXCLUSIVE "Heads TM" or "Tails TM" Brand Coins "Heads" and "Tails" are exclusive Trademarks of the Coin Toss Shop