Police Challenge Coins» Collecting Thoughts http://www.policecoins.net Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:21:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Winning Your Challenge http://www.policecoins.net/collecting-thoughts/winning-your-challenge/ http://www.policecoins.net/collecting-thoughts/winning-your-challenge/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:16:51 +0000 admin http://www.policecoins.net/collecting-thoughts/winning-your-challenge/ What’s the point of collecting if you never get a chance to use a coin for its intended purpose? Exactly, these coins can earn you free beers and those that never use it even once are missing out on some very fun times. There are no doubt great times to help you win a challenge against people that are not expecting it coming. For example at the end of shift you can drop a coin as all the officers get in the locker room and shower. That’s a guaranteed win your first time out. It doesn’t take a lot to win a challenge at many police stations, it just takes timing.

Watch out though people will see what you did and remember it the next time so you will always need to step up the level of play. Whatever you do, don’t forget to have a coin with you at all times. Make sure you know the house rules too. Some people only count the coin if it is from the unit. Some will accept any coin. Some won’t accept a coin that has a hole in it for a keychain insert. Just whatever you do, make sure the rules are known by everyone right up front so no one can weasel out of it.

For the guys reading this that are in charge, make sure you start something like this and you will see your morale shoot up as your officers have a little fun with something that creates a close knit family.

]]> http://www.policecoins.net/collecting-thoughts/winning-your-challenge/feed/ 0 The Homicide Unit Doesn’t Have a Coin http://www.policecoins.net/collecting-thoughts/the-homicide-unit-doesn%e2%80%99t-have-a-coin/ http://www.policecoins.net/collecting-thoughts/the-homicide-unit-doesn%e2%80%99t-have-a-coin/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:33:16 +0000 admin http://www.policecoins.net/collecting-thoughts/the-homicide-unit-doesn%e2%80%99t-have-a-coin/ OMG! (sarcasm of the adoption of this term I learned this week) How can your unit not have a coin? Well we blame you for not getting the word out for only the best hobby out there today. Challenge coins are spreading like no other hobby in our eyes. We hear all the time from people saying they just found out about a challenge coin and how do you get started. There is so much information on the net today to help you find out some great stuff about collecting police coins, or making some coins.

Our pick, U.S. Challenge Coins .com, makes all of the police coins we see come through this site just because of the quality and the care. You can easily get one made and at the prices to do so you have no reason. Spreading the word is one of the most important thing a collector can do to contribute back. Whether you homicide unit, S.W.A.T. team, or your meter maids needs one, you should be out there helping them find out where to get them started. If you are reading this that means you already are in the right direction of doing so.

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