Challenge coin money clip holder and/or wallet

[Eclipse]

Does anyone know of a source for a money clip that would hold a challenge coin similar to the ones you can get in Vegas to hold a casino chip?  One that could be switched out.  All I can find are companies that sell clips and keyrings fabricated from the coin which ruins the coin.



How about a decent, skinny card wallet with a coin slot that doesnt use velcro.?

These look nice but are a little thicker than I want to carry around:

http://www.coinpride.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=4&zenid=v3ldet47ds2pugmj292bsk4ed6


The one I'm carrying right now is just a typical card wallet with a poor money clip on the side, and is all worn out.

[dwb]

I keep a challenge coin, and my spare change, in one of these.  Works great.  Just a suggestion if you don't find a money clip.

[Stonewall]

If anyone wants a free beer drink, just "challenge" me.  I don't carry coins because I hate having anything in my pockets.  That's why I end up with $100 in change every month or so, because I take it out and put it in a 1 gallon ziploc until it fills up.

Only time you'll catch me carrying a challenge coin is if I know I'm going somewhere and will likely be challenged.

[JoeTomasone]

I still don't get the whole "challenge coin" thing, but was recently given one by an Army Maj Gen and don't know what to do with the thing.....

[Eclipse]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin

Some good info on the background and use, at the end of the day its just for fun and esprit-de-corps.

As the resident foundry contact for my AOR, I've run up close to 1000 coins at this point - that's uber-bucks into the Turkish
economy as well as assisting in the design of several that were minted by others.

Because of that I wouldn't be caught without my unit coin, and other know the same when I'm around.  With that said, I don't drink, so its either a Starbuck's or just for fun.

I'm more interested in seeing people carry them then in nailing a free drink.

[JoeTomasone]

Ah!   Should have thought to check Wikipedia.  What *dont* they have an article about these days?!

Not sure what to do with this challenge coin then, seems a bit useless to carry the thing with me.   It'll likely wind up in a drawer.  A shame, it's a *really* nice coin, looks darned expensive.

[Strick]

Give it to a cadet!   

[Eclipse]

That general likely gave it to you as a remembrance of some shared activity or in thanks for your service.

Get a nice little desktop stand or a frame and start your collection!



And then start designing one for your unit!

[jimmydeanno]

Ah!   Should have thought to check Wikipedia.  What *dont* they have an article about these days?!

Not sure what to do with this challenge coin then, seems a bit useless to carry the thing with me.   It'll likely wind up in a drawer.  A shame, it's a *really* nice coin, looks darned expensive.

You can get a challenge coin display that sits on your desk.  Basically its a piece of wood with an angled channel.  Then, when people see it you can explain how you got it.

[NIN]

I'm to the point where I've gotta carry like 3 coins to keep from getting tagged by different groups... Sheesh.

The capper came when GEN Tornow coined me, and I whipped out my 19th Avn Bn coin (that was my unit on active duty and my *first* coin) and he said "that doesn't count!"

Now I carry the General's coin, my 19th Avn coin, and a USAC coin, so I'm covered.

@#$%~!

[JoeTomasone]

That general likely gave it to you as a remembrance of some shared activity or in thanks for your service.

Correct; (thanks for) participation in a joint exercise. 

Get a nice little desktop stand or a frame and start your collection!

Well, seeing as how I've never gotten one before (and I've been active as a SM for 10+ years now), seems silly to start a collection... 

And then start designing one for your unit!

I'll leave that to the Commander. 

[Eclipse]

I'm to the point where I've gotta carry like 3 coins to keep from getting tagged by different groups... Sheesh.

The capper came when GEN Tornow coined me, and I whipped out my 19th Avn Bn coin (that was my unit on active duty and my *first* coin) and he said "that doesn't count!"

Now I carry the General's coin, my 19th Avn coin, and a USAC coin, so I'm covered.

@#$%~!

^ that's where things start getting crazy, though I guess the stars buy you something regardless.

A coin is a coin to me, as long as you came by it "honestly".  (i.e. buying a Chief's coin at the NAVEx kinda defeats the purpose).

At encampment I'd prefer people snap out the encampment coin, likewise at an ES activity, etc., but a unit coin is always sufficient, and sadly there's no consistency, so I don't give anyone grief if they don't have one (though I might coin them there myself).

I love these cadets who walk around sounding like a change bank with 15 coins in a zip lock and want to start ranking coins like they were Pokemon cards. 

Interestingly, my son now has more than I do - the neighbor was cleaning out their basement and he came running over with a bag of about thirty coins "just like daddy's.."  ?!??

We went through them - WOW!  Commander's coins from all over the middle east, recent conflicts, major commands, all sorts of unique shapes, and lots of birds and chiefs.

I said to my wife, "These aren't the kinds of things someone gives away."  I was figuring an uncle or grandfather with a recently storied history was missing some important mementos.  Both kids were pretty bummed when I suggested they might have to return them.

It turned out that a cousin or similar worked for a mint, and they were all samples.

[Eclipse]

Well, seeing as how I've never gotten one before (and I've been active as a SM for 10+ years now), seems silly to start a collection... 

It seems like even though they have been around for eons, they hadn't really started to hit CAP or even the active services that much until the last 5 years or so - I'm betting, especially for CAP, because of easy access to the foundries in Turkey and other places via the internet.

Our SD the other day was mentioning how excited he was now that he had a enough to put on a display.  This is a USAFR Lt. Col., fighter pilot, BTDT kinda guy.  He said "They really didn't do much of that kind of thing when I was coming though."

These days, at least in my parts, coins are beginning to become somewhat of the norm and expected.  I take credit for some of that locally, just as our work on the insignia was what brought the heraldry standards to wings attention about 8 years ago. 

I've wound up with about 8 CAP coins presented from various activities, and another 9 non CAP, military or similar from other agencies, etc.

[dwb]

The coin thing is prevalent in some corners of the military, but not all of them.

A co-worker of mine is a retired CMSgt, and he has coin-related stories going back a couple of decades.  Other people I know that were in the USAF hardly saw coins at all.

They're a nice idea, and cool incentive for cadets and senior members.  The only CAP coin I have is a NYWG encampment coin from 2002.  It's not the one I carry, though.

[Al Sayre]

I've got a few, including some really nice ones, all since coming back into CAP.  I must admit I never even heard of them WIWOAD.

[Stonewall]

Here's what I did with my coinage...

[SaBeR33]

How about a wallet made with a challenge coin pocket like the ones made by Spec.-Ops Brands: T.H.E. Wallet J.R. (smaller size) http://specopsbrand.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=11



or the fullsized version, http://specopsbrand.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=10

[Eclipse]

I've looked at those a few times, but they fail my "slim" or "no velcro" requirement.  That one above looks like it would be great for traveling or when your world is a briefcase or go bag.

There's one that is ABU-pocket sized as well that is basically a mini briefcase, but again, I'm looking for
something pretty slim.

[Bluelakes 13]

I find the whole challenging part... infantile.  And using it as a means of appropriating free alcohol has no place in our organization.

Having said that, I do appreciate the coins as items of gratitude for having served as staff in events (which is how I got most of mine).  But my last two items, a CAP watch for NCC and a CAP pocketknife for Summer Encampment, are much more useful.

[Strick]

My cadets get a free soda out of it!  Does not hurt to modify the tradtion for cadets(soda)