The deployed Services Sq in Al Dafhra, UAE released an awesome and rare kind of coin in 2007 that is almost unknown to the collecting world. It commemorates the AEF cycle that the Sq served with a humor that many coins miss opportunities to include. This 1.75” antique nickel finished coin captured their memories of serving those that are taking a load off from the fight while the Services Airman work to bring morale up.

The obvious moniker on this challenge coin is the 3D hand giving the middle finger. The tag line is short and sweet with “You Work, We Work…You Play, We Work Harder” as the final words of this mint. This mint was a 100 piece to the best of our knowledge with almost none circulated in the collecting hobby. If you a collector looking for a hard to find coin then this is one to look at. It will not only spruce up the coin rack but also give you something you can show off.

When we look at coins we need something that seperates them from others we have in our collection. This is why we want to spot light this particular coin and show that not all coins come with just a symbol and some standard wording. There are many special coins that really stand above the rest and this is one of them.

The guys from Hurlburt Field did it again with a second coin that really shows of their style. This coin does not have any cutouts, but is still incredibly done. This whole coin is plated with a high polish nickel. They stayed at 1.75” in size but upped the ante with some even more 3D. The Advance Skills Training Team really likes to show off whose top dog in the field and in the challenge coin hobby.

The first coin they did was solid and this is no different with those green feet sticking out like sore thumbs. We love this follow up coin and we think you will too. They minted with U.S. Challenge Coins .com to get this wonderful looking challenge coin. If you have the opportunity to grab this coin while it’s hot we highly suggest you do. They minted a whooping 200 pieces and that’s it…imagine this to be one of the most limited coins from the Combat Controllers. A must have rated at a 8.75 out of 10 by our staff.

I don’t know how many people get into retirement coins because that are very personal but from time to time you run into some really cool ones. We ran into this beauty and have to say not only does the detail speak volumes but the 1.5” small statue packs a massive punch to accompany the Joint Chiefs of Staff emblem on one side.

The Security Forces obviously had a SNCO that took coins serious enough to do this for his retirement. With that said, MSgt Delgado, Ret. God Bless you for putting this puppy out there for collectors to grab. Anyone that collects anything even close to Security Forces coins should be head over heels for this little tuck away. The brass keeps the coin looking traditional while the rest gives the coin a very manly finish with nothing held back. Another fine coin which we would rate a solid 7.5 out of 10, and we rate tough.

There was a very cool coin that was done recently with about a 7-month lead time in the design stage. This coin is nothing short of amazing from the CE (Civil Engineering) side of the house. The particular section is the Pavements & Construction Equipment Operator department (like they are actually called that, maybe shop? work center?). Either way this gold and black beauty has found its way to our displays. The badge is 3D on this 1.75” beauty and surrounded by a nicely done texture of micro sandblasting. The other sandblasted section is inside the gear on the front of the coin, otherwise the coin is wrapped in a high polish gold plate. We easily rate this Air Force challenge coin in a top class and only 110 known pieces in the world make this one of the most serious have to adds in the hobby today.

Collecting AF coins is bigger than it seems and at the end of the day your coin display shines or looks like shit. We will help you find the coins to stay away from and the real winners that are going to take your rack above and beyond.

A blast from last May 2007, when a challenge coin design won the contest at U.S. Challenge Coins for best design. They offered a contest for the winner to receive a free mint of the design and 20 copies to do whatever with. The winner was this coin that represents the U-2 from Beale AFB, CA. The coin is laced with 3D and high polish gold plating. Needless to say the end result is amazing for this 1.75” coin. Besides with only 50 in existence how can you not afford to pick one up.

This coin has never seen any kind of mass production line. The U-2 is special as any Airman knows since there isn’t many places that operated them in history. Beale was one of the lucky host bases. The aircraft are special from the fuel they use to the job they perform and their breed of challenge coins certainly go above and beyond when you do happen to get one.

There is a new challenge coin out there that is amazing to say the least. The guys from AST (Advanced Skills Training) put out a very awesome cutout coin for the Combat Controllers a few months ago. This coin is 1.75” in diameter and really shines. When we got it in our hands we were really impressed with the color and cutout effects. This is a coin any collector would absolutely love to have especially with the limited supply of different Combat Controller coins available on the market.

This coin represents the guys from Hurlburt Field which is next to Eglin AFB. We love the color and the slight 3D on the knife. This is got to be a 9 out of 10 for a coin. It’s clean, and detailed just right in the right respects a coin should receive. We are looking forward to seeing more coins like this out there as it gets a big thumbs up.

Combat Controllers are some mean machines out on the field and these guys do it all, they are the elite fighters of the Air Force that guide aircraft to hidden enemies and do some big damage. Hoorah! to you guys that get the job done out there!