The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 15, April 15, 2007, Article 30

MORE ON MILITARY CHALLENGE COINS (AND THEIR COUNTERFEITS)

Regarding last week's item on Military Challenge Coins, Roger deWardt
Lane of Hollywood, Florida writes: "Back in 2004, I put up a page on
my site showing a 'Challenge Coin' I had picked up at the fleamarket.
As a numismatist of over 40 years, I had never heard of this category.
So, I got on the Internet and found a lot of information.  I talked to
an eBay seller, who was selling his 'coins' after several decades in
the military.  He pointed out to me that there are a lot of copies
made in Korea, which sell for $5 or so on eBay.  Real 'Challenge Coins'
he said, sell for $25 to $100 and you must get them from a Military Man.

"Later I did more research on the subject and added another page to
my site.  The link to the history is by clicking on the 'Coin picture'
as noted on the page here: Full Story

"The history goes back to the British, then the Great War, WWII,
and Korea War before they became widespread as now."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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