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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 3703973, member: 4910&quot;]As Navy Challenge Coins Get More Elaborate, a Tradition Can Become a Treasure Hunt</p><p>From <i>Stars and Stripes</i> and Military.Com, Author: Joshua Karsten</p><p><br /></p><p>MANAMA, Bahrain -- There&#039;s a burgeoning online market for the elaborate and colorful coins pressed into the palms of Navy petty officers when they pin on their anchors and take the chief petty officer&#039;s pledge, but some critics say the trade diminishes the value of the tradition.</p><p><br /></p><p>The origins of the military coins, also called &quot;challenge coins,&quot; is hazy, but military leaders have bestowed them to informally recognize a job well done or as a sign of appreciation for decades, if not a century or more.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some critics, however, argue that the hobby has gotten out of hand and that coins are growing more expensive as chiefs and messes try to outdo each other with larger and more complicated designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Article:</p><p><a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/09/navy-challenge-coins-get-more-elaborate-tradition-can-become-treasure-hunt.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/09/navy-challenge-coins-get-more-elaborate-tradition-can-become-treasure-hunt.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/09/navy-challenge-coins-get-more-elaborate-tradition-can-become-treasure-hunt.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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