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