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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:00:27 PM EDT
The following thread got me thinking: Airborne Challenge Coin
What is your rarest Challenge coin or the one that means to most to you that your received from a service member? This one was given to me by my father at his retirement ceremony after serving 30 years in the USAF as a SERE instructor. 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:01:19 PM EDT
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Chuck Hagel secdef coin. Standby for pic
And one I got from a jtac down range |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:05:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:07:05 PM EDT
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We didn't have challenge coins when I was in the Army. All we had were Ham and Lima Beans C rations.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:08:08 PM EDT
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No...
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:09:30 PM EDT
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Sorry, I had to do it. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:09:41 PM EDT
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The only .mil one I have:
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:13:32 PM EDT
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Well, it's been about 20 years, but this is in the bottom of my bag, just in case.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:14:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:15:14 PM EDT
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I design these things for a living, but have only been presented with two challenge coins in all my .mil time. (One of those two is from a four star, so that's cool. I'll have to find it later and post a photo.)
Anyone want to see some of the ones I designed? |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:16:05 PM EDT
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http://terminallance.com/media/comics/2010-04-06-Strip_27_Challenge_Coins_web.jpg Sorry, I had to do it. 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:17:29 PM EDT
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I design these things for a living, but have only been presented with two challenge coins in all my .mil time. (One of those two is from a four star, so that's cool. I'll have to find it later and post a photo.) Anyone want to see some of the ones I designed? Yes |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:24:29 PM EDT
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I design these things for a living, but have only been presented with two challenge coins in all my .mil time. (One of those two is from a four star, so that's cool. I'll have to find it later and post a photo.) Anyone want to see some of the ones I designed? Yes Standby, need to load to photobucket account... |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:24:59 PM EDT
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Only got two in my 8 years.
The one on the left is from a silly dog and pony show we set up in Kuwait for a bunch of VIPs. I think they liked the Bradley rides. The one on the right is from a staff ride that I drove for in Normandy. 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:30:25 PM EDT
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Stand by for Navy blood donor coin
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:31:25 PM EDT
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The bottom one is my 15,000 jump wings. It just happens to be in the pic. I have a few other coins, this was the only pic I had available.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:32:52 PM EDT
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This is one of the least "fancy" of mine but the one I keep one me and value the most. It's the coin I got at Sniper School for being honor graduate.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:34:31 PM EDT
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This is one of the least "fancy" of mine but the one I keep one me and value the most. It's the coin I got at Sniper School for being honor graduate. http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a279/lifeguardhall/38172467-0C1D-4559-969F-DCFDE6B152AE_zpsonro1mpb.jpg bad ass 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:36:34 PM EDT
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Well, it's been about 20 years, but this is in the bottom of my bag, just in case. http://<a href=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/THR-Thumper/6989E252-1E66-401A-807B-FDC91DCC9B36_zps9dh1vznm.jpg</a>" /> 509th Radio Research Group (RVN) here. We didn't have challenge coins that I can remember. Wasn't the ASA disbanded in 1978, 38 years ago? |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:37:06 PM EDT
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these 2 hold a special place in my collection, have been trying to complete the set over time, the rest are very rare, these were given for donating to their various organizations
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:37:09 PM EDT
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This is one of the least "fancy" of mine but the one I keep one me and value the most. It's the coin I got at Sniper School for being honor graduate. http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a279/lifeguardhall/38172467-0C1D-4559-969F-DCFDE6B152AE_zpsonro1mpb.jpg bad ass Thx. Honor Grad in this case meant that I shot ONE round better than one other student. We were tied at the end and did the final shot on the last day. I hit my target on the first shot, he hit it on his second. It was a close one. lol |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:43:28 PM EDT
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I don't know if this counts but thought it was pretty cool. Given to me while doing some testing at Yuma a few years ago (I'm a contractor):
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:52:10 PM EDT
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I design these things for a living, but have only been presented with two challenge coins in all my .mil time. (One of those two is from a four star, so that's cool. I'll have to find it later and post a photo.) Anyone want to see some of the ones I designed? Yes Here we are- I grabbed six of my coins from my desk at mostly random, photographed them, and loaded the pic onto photobucket- if all worked well, here it is: 
I did the design and artwork for all of these, the VFW piece was direct-engraved on the die (not by me), and the rest of them used sculpts. (Shellback sculpted by England's Ed Llewellyn, Chinook and Huey sculpted by Steve Adams of Hobo nickel fame.) ETA: These are all US-made coins. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 1:53:56 PM EDT
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The following thread got me thinking: Airborne Challenge Coin What is your rarest Challenge coin or the one that means to most to you that your received from a service member? This one was given to me by my father at his retirement ceremony after serving 30 years in the USAF as a SERE instructor. <a href="http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/Jeremycox482/media/Coin2_zpshefxvumj.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x350/Jeremycox482/Coin2_zpshefxvumj.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/Jeremycox482/media/Coin1_zpsnj8jmgkg.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x350/Jeremycox482/Coin1_zpsnj8jmgkg.jpg</a> When did your father retire? I carried this one for about 8 years. 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:02:41 PM EDT
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My wife has coins from the 160th SOAR and a Special Forces group (5th, I think)
She also has a coin from Gen. Shinseki |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:10:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I design these things for a living, but have only been presented with two challenge coins in all my .mil time. (One of those two is from a four star, so that's cool. I'll have to find it later and post a photo.) Anyone want to see some of the ones I designed? |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:10:51 PM EDT
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My wife has coins from the 160th SOAR and a Special Forces group (5th, I think) She also has a coin from Gen. Shinseki Your wife is moar tier 1 than you? Cool. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:12:40 PM EDT
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Your wife is moar tier 1 than you? Cool. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My wife has coins from the 160th SOAR and a Special Forces group (5th, I think) She also has a coin from Gen. Shinseki Your wife is moar tier 1 than you? Cool. I wasn't going to say it lol
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:14:09 PM EDT
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My wife has coins from the 160th SOAR and a Special Forces group (5th, I think) She also has a coin from Gen. Shinseki If my wife came home with a challenge coin in her purse I might just keep that shit secret. 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:17:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:18:04 PM EDT
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Tag for later when I get home to dig some out.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:20:34 PM EDT
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these 2 hold a special place in my collection, have been trying to complete the set over time, the rest are very rare, these were given for donating to their various organizations http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg617/Brad_Oswalt/Mobile%20Uploads/20140227_202231_zpsndjuhnpe.jpg 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:21:18 PM EDT
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I wasn't going to say it lol Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My wife has coins from the 160th SOAR and a Special Forces group (5th, I think) She also has a coin from Gen. Shinseki Your wife is moar tier 1 than you? Cool. I wasn't going to say it lol She was also in Senegal at the time the Ebola outbreak was beginning and was also in Congo, Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa that year. A lot on arfcom would probably have shit their pants at her travel schedule.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:22:50 PM EDT
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He looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:28:30 PM EDT
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When did your father retire? I carried this one for about 8 years. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=72944 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The following thread got me thinking: Airborne Challenge Coin What is your rarest Challenge coin or the one that means to most to you that your received from a service member? This one was given to me by my father at his retirement ceremony after serving 30 years in the USAF as a SERE instructor. <a href="http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/Jeremycox482/media/Coin2_zpshefxvumj.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x350/Jeremycox482/Coin2_zpshefxvumj.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/Jeremycox482/media/Coin1_zpsnj8jmgkg.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x350/Jeremycox482/Coin1_zpsnj8jmgkg.jpg</a> When did your father retire? I carried this one for about 8 years. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=72944 My Dad Retired in 2009 at Fairchild AFB |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:29:24 PM EDT
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We didn't have challenge coins when I was in the Army. All we had were Ham and Lima Beans C rations. And Lima Beans and MFers were the challenge! 
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:31:56 PM EDT
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A lot of guys in this thread are going to be pissed when Spain claims these coins for themselves.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:34:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:34:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:37:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:37:58 PM EDT
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509th Radio Research Group (RVN) here. We didn't have challenge coins that I can remember. Wasn't the ASA disbanded in 1978, 38 years ago? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well, it's been about 20 years, but this is in the bottom of my bag, just in case. http://<a href=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/THR-Thumper/6989E252-1E66-401A-807B-FDC91DCC9B36_zps9dh1vznm.jpg</a>" /> 509th Radio Research Group (RVN) here. We didn't have challenge coins that I can remember. Wasn't the ASA disbanded in 1978, 38 years ago? I sure as hell hope not. I didn't even join the Army until a decade after that. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:39:20 PM EDT
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I have one from President Bush. At work right now so no pic:(
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:43:04 PM EDT
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Taxpayer badge
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:47:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:50:55 PM EDT
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Member bravosector1 here on ARFCOM Literally has a hundred plus of these things. Even coins with strippers on poles that actually spin, haha
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:52:02 PM EDT
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I got 1 during my first 3 or so years then a crap load in my last since I was sent to be a tour guide at the pentagon lol. I also keep a keychain nexxt to my coins. I took I think he was the bosnian equivalent of the chairmen of the join chief of staff for a tour he didn't have a coin so he gave me a keychain of their national crest I guess.
I-potatoed, the cat likes to walk on them hence the disjointed nature of the setup. Plus not all of em are coins, my cockade, OSD badge, JSAM, and a patch a random department we gave a tour to is there 
The one coin I wanted but I never got  he was out of em by the time I took a picture with him on his last day in office.
Wee Man! .
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Posted: 1/30/2015 2:57:11 PM EDT
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Here we are- I grabbed six of my coins from my desk at mostly random, photographed them, and loaded the pic onto photobucket- if all worked well, here it is: http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af36/spot2spot/SixRandomChallengeCoins_zps906e02d6_1.jpg I did the design and artwork for all of these, the VFW piece was direct-engraved on the die (not by me), and the rest of them used sculpts. (Shellback sculpted by England's Ed Llewellyn, Chinook and Huey sculpted by Steve Adams of Hobo nickel fame.) ETA: These are all US-made coins. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I design these things for a living, but have only been presented with two challenge coins in all my .mil time. (One of those two is from a four star, so that's cool. I'll have to find it later and post a photo.) Anyone want to see some of the ones I designed? Yes Here we are- I grabbed six of my coins from my desk at mostly random, photographed them, and loaded the pic onto photobucket- if all worked well, here it is: http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af36/spot2spot/SixRandomChallengeCoins_zps906e02d6_1.jpg I did the design and artwork for all of these, the VFW piece was direct-engraved on the die (not by me), and the rest of them used sculpts. (Shellback sculpted by England's Ed Llewellyn, Chinook and Huey sculpted by Steve Adams of Hobo nickel fame.) ETA: These are all US-made coins. Cool stuff |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 3:09:02 PM EDT
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And Lima Beans and MFers were the challenge! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We didn't have challenge coins when I was in the Army. All we had were Ham and Lima Beans C rations. And Lima Beans and MFers were the challenge! I believe it's "ham and motherfuckers". I'm so glad I didn't have to eat that shit. From all the stories I heard from my old man and his friends, C rats were truly terrible. I think they should have made a challenge coin out of the lids for those poor bastards every time you ate a meal. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 8:54:14 PM EDT
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We got off track here. OP asked for rarest coin and now we are seeing entire collections and in some cases, not coins at all. lol
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Posted: 1/30/2015 8:57:00 PM EDT
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We got off track here. OP asked for rarest coin and now we are seeing entire collections and in some cases, not coins at all. lol You sound surprised. This is GD dammit.
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Posted: 1/30/2015 8:57:50 PM EDT
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