The History of Challenge Coins

In many cases when you finish something you are given some sort of reward. The reward you receive will depend on what you have done, and that spectrum is rather wide. For instance finishing a job might give you a monetary reward, finishing high school will give you a diploma, and completing or being apart of certain military functions will earn you challenge coins. As you can probably tell by the title I want to talk about last one a bit today just so you can get an idea of what challenge coins are, how you get them, and why they are valuable.

For starters, challenge coins unless bought second hand are earned by completing tasks within the military service ranks. For instance when you complete basic training, you get one, or when you have served for so long you get one, etc. The number of ways that you can earn a coin go on and on. In addition to military challenge coins, other clubs and organizations have begun distributing challenge coins to their members as well.

So one of the obvious ways to come across a challenge coin, is to earn it by doing something or joining a group. Another way would be to purchase one. These coins will range in price from $5 up through several hundred dollars depending on where it was manufactured, whether or not it is from an actual person, etc. As with any other collectible they look to rise in value over time, assuming the market does not become overly saturated with coin producers.

That being said I think it is fairly simple to understand the value behind these coins. For instance some of the highest value coins are those from high ranking military officers. The values lies in the fact that each piece has a history all its own.

Coins Used by The Military - Challenge Coins

Military Challenge Coins are exchanged at military events each year. These purchased challenge coins have been traded for over decades and the GI's have really caught on to the practice of exchanging custom challenge coins.

Challenge coins can be ordered with your own custom battalion logo in mind. The more fancy challenge coins are sure to be a big deal at the media event when it happens. There are lots of options for your challenge coins these days for you.

Custom challenge coins can be designed in the shape of your weapon , or any shape you may require. You may want to survey online for the best deals to purchase custom challenge coins from. Whichever who you pick, insure your challenge coins are full of lots of eye-catching details to make your officers happy to carry their great trinkets.

More on Military Challenge Coins

I am in the process of wrinting some great pieces on challenge coins and military coins, but if you have any ideas, feel free to post up here and make a contribution to my site. I am fanatical about these coins and am always looking for something to write about. I hope you will check back next week for my updated post.

Jim

Challenge Coins and Military Coins

Challenge coins are an important part of military history. The United States armed forces place an important part of their history onto these challenge coins. Anyone who is part of the armed forces knows what a challenge coin is and may have even been issued one. Challenge coins are vital to knowing what unit you belong to, what branch you belong to and even what your rank is within your unit. The more information you find out about challenge coins, the more interesting it is to find out what challenge coins belong to you.

Challenge coins can be created by external companies for uses by organizations. For example, you may want to have a challenge coin created for yourself or your organization. This can be extremely high cost due to the fact that challenge coins usually have to be made from a custom die. Depending upon the company, a custom die may be anywhere from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. There is then a per coin cost that is added on to that number.

Custom challenge coins have been issued for the Air Force and many other branches of the military. There are even some stories that individuals get to have challenge coins and then display them to individuals who need to verify their identity. Challenges coins can also be issued as rewards or awards. For example, someone may attain a higher level rank and may be assigned a commemorative challenge coin for being able to do so. Individuals need to remember that challenge coins are also a relatively new piece of military history. Most challenge coins were not used until the 1960’s and did not become extremely popular until the early 1990’s. They have been rising steadily in popularity due to the low cost of production as well as the high appeal of some memento to mark a special occasion.

Many challenge coins that are issued in the U.S. military are made in South Korea. The costs of the production are lower than they are in the United States and the tie to the military is strong. U.S. companies often use their connections to have their coins made in China. China has an even lower cost of production than Korea and are able to make a larger amount of coins faster. Challenge coins are only going to become more popular in the future.