Challenge Coins

**MacKenzie** · 30th October 14, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Grunthos

Umm, OK, but..... can anyone fill the rest of us in on what a challenge coin IS? Thanks!

If "some Top Brass of Clan MacLeod of USA" runs into Jock in a pub (for example) and presents his challenge coin, typically by slapping it on the bar/table, and Jock cannot produce his coin then Jock owes the "challenger", and anyone else that produces their coin at the challenge, a round. If Jock can produce his coin then the challenger buys the round.

As aforementioned, here in the US it's typically been a military custom/tradition. Once you have earned the coin you carry it with you always.

To Jock and the Mrs.: Proud you should be. T'is an honor.

**MacEanruig** · 30th October 14, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by MacKenzie

If "some Top Brass of Clan MacLeod of USA" runs into Jock in a pub (for example) and presents his challenge coin, typically by slapping it on the bar/table, and Jock cannot produce his coin then Jock owes the "challenger", and anyone else that produces their coin at the challenge, a round. If Jock can produce his coin then the challenger buys the round.

As aforementioned, here in the US it's typically been a military custom/tradition. Once you have earned the coin you carry it with you always.

To Jock and the Mrs.: Proud you should be. T'is an honor.

As a corollary, if you happen to drop your coin by accident, you also owe the group a wee dram of their choosing. In the military some coins have rank over other (i.e. a general's coin trumps a brigade level and below coin).

**Hawk** · 30th October 14, 07:55 PM

As a vet I'm also versed in the "challenge coin". Very nice Jock. I've never seen a clan one, it's very handsome. Within my SpecOps group we've some nice ones too.....

Hawk

( note to self - start looking for an outlet to find Scot Clan coins......hummmmm....)

**Riverkilt** · 31st October 14, 07:19 AM

Visions of an X Marks the Scot challenge coin....

**Tarheel** · 31st October 14, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Visions of an X Marks the Scot challenge coin....

Noticing that Riverkilt's post is number 13 in this thread, I see my financial doom in every chance encounter with a fellow rabble members if an "X Mark challenge coin" becomes a reality. Sounds like a good idea!

**Geoff Withnell** · 31st October 14, 10:06 PM

The Scottish American Military Society has a challenge coin. As I understand the custom, it is not that you have a specific coin you can slap down, but that you do have one about your person to present. The one I have that means the most to me I received at a farewell dinner hosted by some coworkers at the National Security Agency after I was laid off from my job contracting there. As we were getting ready to leave, the senior NSA employee present shook my hand, and gave my the coin. "It's against regs and policy to give awards to contractors" he said. "But since as of 1700 today you are no longer a contractor, we all decided you should have this."

**Jock Scot** · 1st November 14, 12:08 AM

Ah-ha, well done Geoff, you have brought up a point that I was wondering about. So to be clear here and as an example, if I was with a group of Marines and the challenge is made with their Marine coin, then I would be OK with my MacLeod coin? What is the form for those that have no challenge coin (I don't mean that they have forgotten it, but they just do not have one)?

Thank you every one for the advice given and yes, I can see that things could get expensive!