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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PlanoSteve, post: 4026291, member: 91609&quot;][USER=4626]@Troodon[/USER] pretty much nailed it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It helps not to think of a &quot;challenge coin&quot; as a &quot;coin&quot;.&nbsp; It has no expressed value on it (ie, &quot;one dollar&quot;) &amp; should be considered more as exonumia, such as a &quot;pressed penny&quot;, the value of which may be somewhat fluid.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the big collectors in fact are not into numismatics - they don&#039;t collect coins.&nbsp; Valuation merely becomes:&nbsp; Is it available?&nbsp; Does it fit my collection objective?&nbsp; Is it a price I&#039;m willing to pay?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It seems that &quot;challenge coin&quot; collectors are most closely related to ancients collectors, in that, while they may have specimens outside their main objective, such as ones they have been awarded, they tend to focus on specific areas (such as Air Force or Naval Aviation, or Armored or Infantry Divisions, or NASA, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p>The vast majority of &quot;Challenge Coins&quot; are military oriented.&nbsp; One of my favorites is one my son gave me, which he received when he was a &quot;shooter&quot; on the George Washington.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are fun, but can also be addicting...oh, but look who I&#039;m talking to...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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