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Marines
Posted on Nov 24, 2019
Challenge coins: How do you determine their rank?
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I have 3 coins, 1 given to me by my company commander at the time (army), 1 given to me by a marine 2nd LT and 1 given by a friend that just says Taskforce Balkh Afghanistan 2012 (army). How would these coins rank if challenged?
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
CPT William Jones In pre challenge coin days VEEPs gave out keychain. Had one from Gore that finally broke after 10 years of use.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
MSgt James Wright Typical $1K a plate fundraiser but he took the time to talk to all our staff.
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LCpl Stephen Arnold
I think it depends on the coin. I was challenged by a Sergeant Major who had one from a four star general (can't recall which one.). He never lost a challenge. When I returned from Kosovo, I was privileged to spend a day with a gentleman from the Vietnam War, a retired Command Sergeant Major who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor and was a POW in Vietnam. He gave me a coin at the end of the day, and when I showed it to the Sergeant Major. I joked with him, "I guess yours outranks mine, Sergeant Major" to which he replied, "The hell it does", hit me on the arm and went about his day. I didn't ask the Sergeant Major to do pushups! haha
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Sidebar CC story: Unbeknownst to me my *friends* armed the best man at my wedding with a coin and I was checked just prior to the “I do.”
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LCDR Robert S.
CPT (Join to see) - Since you were already providing drinks for everyone, the challenge was superfluous.
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It's what they mean to you and how you earned them. If the Army coin was given to you in appreciation of a job well done then it may mean much more than a coin given to you by a Marine Officer or a casual "share where I was coin from a friend". If you earn the coin it will always mean more to you than just a casual gift coin. As far as any monetary value most coins are worth about 12-13 bucks or their purchase price at the PX. It's how you earned them that gives them value!
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COL (Join to see)
Agreed. The 'challenge' game is for fun and does not take away the value of any single coin earned from hard work and appreciation.
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