Fairly certain it’s stainless steel, so depending on the type, like 304, it could be non-magnetic.
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Cool, I didn’t know there was non-ferromagnetic stainless steel!
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And yet I let you playtest my game?
N.B. Mike did an invaluable job helping me make my game better.
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Getting back to this – there are commercial services which will make metal coins of any design. Google “custom challenge coins”, you’ll find a bunch. That’s how Jason Scott did the Get Lamp coins.
The only thing is that the setup fees are significant. It’s not worth it to order fewer than 250 or so.
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I’ve got three original Zorkmids. I got them many years ago before the prices got weird.
I have a handful of Wishbringer stones too. They glow, but otherwise don’t seem to work. 
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The stones really hold up! Mine glows, too.
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Uncle Zebulon’s Will has a coin…
it’s octagonal. It bears the image of a trident, surrounded by curious letters you can’t read.
(In fact, this coin happens to be a genuine quarter-frob piece from the country of Frobnizzia
maybe the reverse could have something from A Change in the Weather.
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Rather than cast or struck, how about etching?
This still doesn’t solve copyright issue, which is Activision’s.
IMO, the GetLamp coin should be easier and cheaper. It doesn’t have to be Zorkmid, right?
Edit: Why not contact Jason Scott for reproduction?
One last shout out to the amazing company that did them for me – Monterey Coins and their top-notch sales contact, Hollis Fulmor. I was walked through the whole process, we came up with the design together, and they just did a spectacular job with them – the detail is incredible.
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I have a couple of the original zorkmids. Now and then I fiddle with some CAD designs of coin dies for striking new ones. They’re clearly different from the originals. I was thinking of going to a maker of custom arcade tokens to do the minting.
I’m also fiddling with designs for molds to cast zorkmids out of pewter.
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I worked with the guy who made the card game Dwarven Smithy. The deluxe version came with metal coins. I could always ask where he had them made. They’re anodized aluminum I believe.
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Yes. I actually use it as a cardholder when playing poker. Only two people have ever guessed what it is.
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Hey! There’s one!
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Fwiw, I requested generic quotes from a half dozen companies for a 200 coin run. Just an FYI.
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