Posted on Aug 23, 2015
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What are the rules of giving or receiving a coin. From the research I have done it seems that the challenge coin is an old unit tradition moral booster ( bar drinking game). But how does it apply to receiving or giving a coin? Only a senior rank to a junior rank, only a certain rank? As far as I know, they are given for an outstanding act that does not quite merit a medal. The reason I ask, is because I would like to give one.
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SGM Bill Frazer
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It plays in bars, but the bottom line it is given for outstanding work which sending up a medal is not worth the work. As a junior leader you van indeed give them out to those subordinate to you- for the cost to be reasonable you have to order in bulk. Might be costly for a 2LT
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SFC Bob Laverick
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Challenge coins originated in the Revolutionary War. Many of the soldiers were illiterate and couldn't read the challenge and password. Commanders had coins made and passed them out to their soldiers. The coin was used if the soldier couldn't remember the C&PW for the day. He could present the coin to the sentry and would be permitted pass.
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SGM Matthew Quick
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If you're seeking opportunities to earn a 'challenge' coin' or 'recognition coin', go above a beyond while volunteering for provided opportunities and they'll come.

Received my first coin in the Army while driving for an incoming VIP (turned out to be General Reimer, Army Chief of Staff) at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
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SCPO Frank Carson
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The BS Meter is pegged!
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Kamil Faizi
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Kamil Faizi, Owner at challengecoins4u.net:
Challenge Coins have a rich history and tradition in the military. And that tradition has passed on to the corporate and military contractor world. Coins were first used as symbols of identification dating back to the first World War, when a pilot was shot down behind enemy lines, and he needed a way tp prove is identity once he got back to friendly territory. Today challenge coins are handed as tokens of appreciation and excellence by NCO's and Officers to subordinates for a job well done. Every coin tells a story. It is always a pleasure to receive one. But to give but is a bigger honor because it usually comes from higher up. They are typically handed in the form of handshakes.
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PO3 Gary Hadden
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My Lieutenant is retiring this week. I will be presenting him with a very special challenge coin! I have my own collection and enjoy receiving them as well as presenting them.
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SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM
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All leaders should read this!
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Derrick Crandall
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Agree that challenge coins are an ideal way to express appreciation for a job well done. I've received about a dozen in my life, and I remember each one. Most have come from an officer with responsibilities I've aided professionally, but most federal Cabinet members also give them out, as well.
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Sam Carter
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Well traditionally from what I understand (Im a civilian on the supplier side of things from what our customers tell me) is that Usually when a challenge coin is given in a formal setting, it is given in a handshake by a superior officer. I would love to see it myself. We have so many formal military settings for which we have created challenge coins. Just about every branch including the Coast Guard partakes in this tradition.

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http://www.challengecoins4u.com
https://www.facebook.com/Challenge-Coins-4-U [login to see] 13128/
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