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  2. Challenge coin - Wikipedia

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    According to one story, challenge coins originated during World War I. [8] [9] Before the entry of the United States into the war in 1917 American volunteers from all parts of the country filled the newly formed flying squadrons of the Army and Naval Air Service. Some were wealthy scions attending colleges such as Yale and Harvard who quit in ...

  3. Category:Challenge coins - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Challenge coins" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. JAGcoin.png 421 × 237; 136 KB. YDCoinReverse.jpg 299 × 305; 95 KB

  4. Economic history of World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Habsburg Empire in World War I: Essays on the Intellectual, Military, Political and Economic Aspects of the Habsburg War Effort (1977) Schulze, M.-S. "Austria-Hungary's Economy in World War I", in Stephen Broadberry, and Mark Harrison, eds. The Economics of World War I (2005) ch 3 pp 77–111; Wargelin, Clifford F.

  5. Obama caught in photos handing servicemen challenge coins ...

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    The challenge coin was the first Charron had received from a president, a new highlight in a collection of approximately 250 coins he's amassed over his long military career.

  6. Military Service Company - Wikipedia

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    Military Service Company, the oldest division of EBSCO Industries Inc, was founded during World War II and provides an array of goods and services that serve the U.S. military. The Birmingham, AL-based company's popular military commemoratives inventory includes challenge coins for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Veterans ...

  7. United States commemorative coins - Wikipedia

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    The first commemorative coin of the United States made specifically as a circulation issue was the 1921 Peace dollar. The coin was originally intended to be produced for one year to commemorate the end of World War I, although the design proved popular and continued to be produced until silver dollar production ended in 1935. [17]

  8. 29 of the Most Valuable Coins Ever Minted - AOL

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    5. 2007 C$1M Coin. Potential worth: $4.1 million. The massive 100 kg. 2007 C$1M coin (Canadian) can land up to $4.1 million, according to Urban Aunty. It’s made of pure gold. 4. 1804 Silver ...

  9. Talk:Challenge coin - Wikipedia

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    I think the WWI origin of the "challenge coin" likely bogus--the oldest known challenge coins date from the Korean war and this mythical "Army Air Service" coin has never been sited. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.86.116.211 18:25, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

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