Theymos has given his support, and told us reasons why he would not be putting in effort in this one, and really he has a lot to handle already on the forum.
If the community can pull through with this, with the special efforts of a few, I think it'll be amazing and theymos would be proud.
We are also here to help the community grow, and our collective efforts come in handy just as Theymos'.
And if anyone wants to make this project reality don't hesitate to get in contact with me. I've already contacted the main 3 manufacturers listed on this thread, but have also asked for some help off the more prominent users in the collectible section to suggest alternatives. I'm not expecting a reply from a few of them due to inactivity, and not all of them if any will be interested in making custom coins. I'm really hoping I find someone on the forum to do this rather than an external manufacturer, and it seems the votes agree with that view. If the community can pull through with this, with the special efforts of a few, I think it'll be amazing and theymos would be proud.
We are also here to help the community grow, and our collective efforts come in handy just as Theymos'.
@Welsh maybe get the community to crowdfund the coins and those that have helped crowdfund would get a coin themselves that might give a incentive for getting this done. You could sell these with the permission of theymos.
I don't really want to publicly state that this is going to happen for obvious reasons. I'm testing the waters to see how viable for little old Welsh this would be. Ideally, I'd like to stick to the communities wishes for these coins, and if possible require no investment, but that would likely require negotiating a killer deal with the manufacturer. Crowdfunding could be a option, but I'd rather avoid selling these coins. At the moment the vote is winning for "paid for by forum funds" which I guess now translates to Welsh's funds. 
The issue with crowdfunding is that users will expect a coin, and I'm not sure whether that fits the criteria of receiving a coin. Its almost buying the collectible coin where the idea of this is to reward users who have made substantial contributions to the forum. I'm not sure how many users would be willing to crowdfund if there was no guarantee of getting a coin sent to them, and that sort of bias is something I'd like to avoid.