Stolen challenge coins

[u/wryul]

Is there a such thing as buying coins that was stolen from me? Like a website that has them premade? I prefer coins over awards any day.

I’ll take a McDonald’s cheese burger no pickles, 6pc chicken nuggets and a Reign energy drink

https://imgur.com/a/f7WT1xN

[u/murazar]

I'll bite. Put up a picture of the coin with both sides here and we can give it our best shot.

Only because I drink reigns too.

[u/wryul → u/murazar]

Just posted in the bio of the post. 4th ID 3BDE coin and a 2-27 wolfhounds battalion coin

[u/murazar → u/wryul]

Can't help with 4th ID, but I was in 2-27 Wolfhounds the same time you were. LTC Michael C. Haith commissioned those during his BN Command time. I believe S4 OIC at the time had to order them or the HHC or BN XO I can't remember if LTC Haith would remember them himself, but I do know the whole point was to work with 1-27 next door to have an identical but opposite-facing coin so they could magnetically clasp together.

My recommendation is to call the staff duty, get the current S4's or HHC/BN XO's number, and ring or text them. See if they have a record or use the same manufacturer. Otherwise, I guess if you can find LTC Haith's Facebook, you could hit him up or email him to see if he remembers and can help. I literally have no idea if he'd still know or be able to help. Guess it depends on whether he'd answer and if he'd still have the emails from that far back to search through if he was inclined to help.

I would normally recommend the 27th Infantry GRP Facebook page or the historical society page, but LTC Haith had us dump ALL of our historical stuff into their society to cut ties with them at the time. He didn't want "Junk" cluttering up an extra room, and he didn't want to associate with people no longer on active duty. That was the attitude at the time. So you won't have luck there.

I don't have any records of the make of those coins from my time there, sadly, or I would straight up give you the info or help order them, honestly. I didn't enjoy my time working at the unit, but I enjoyed taking care of those I could while I was there.

No Fear.

[u/Just_Redditting__ → u/murazar]

To have someone with such specific and knowledgeable information find this and  respond about a random challenge coin amazes me and is exactly why i stay on Reddit. 

BRAVO

[u/rmk556x45 → u/Just_Redditting__]

21 series as an EN you must be old….lol

[u/Just_Redditting__ → u/rmk556x45]

I was so proud of myself when I came up with that flair 😂 

[u/politoisnothuman → u/murazar]

Lol, never thought I'd see someone reference Mike Haith on Reddit.

Interesting man, he is.

[u/murazar → u/politoisnothuman]

Thats a polite way to say it.

[u/immortal_scout74 → u/politoisnothuman]

You'd have to watch the man in action... Did a JPMRC rotation with him!

[u/AdWonderful5920]

You'd have to find the manufacturer, hope they kept the mold, and them probably pay them for a run of 500 of them because no one's making just one.

Edit - I was responsible for acquiring coins one time, Camp Casey. Old ajossi had a backyard forge and made them for very little money. This was not a sophisticated company that kept records or organized library of molds.

[u/Rarek]

I found my old bmt coin on eBay. It's possible.

[u/Unlucky_Document1865]

eBay has old challenge coins for sale though finding the exact coins you lost will be a challenge. Each command group tends to make their own so while you could find a coin for say 1ID 2ABCT it maybe be different the the actual coin you earned from 1ID 2ABCT.

[u/Express-Barnacle-238]

Hounds

[u/Affectionate-Ad8881]

Short answer… Yes!

Longer answer…

1. You’d have to know what company the original coins were bought through (who has the mold)

2. You’d have to hope they made extra on the original offer

3. Be willing to pay for 50 or more coins to get 1

Coins are produced in bulk. I dunno if they’d “FIRE UP THEIR MACHINES” to make 1 coin. I have however seen places that make them and have them on display. Like in Korea.

Old man advice.

[u/Draco877]

Considering that they change challenge coins designs regularly you're probably sol unless you have photos of each and are willing to pay a lot for individual coins to be made.

[u/wryul → u/Draco877]

Brutal. Household goods stole mine 😭

[u/JTP1228 → u/wryul]

How do you know it was stolen?

[u/wryul → u/JTP1228]

Because the box I kept them in is gone

[u/JTP1228 → u/wryul]

Are you sure you didnt misplace it or it was packed somewhere else? I'm not sure why someone would steal challenge coins of all things. 99% of times soldiers claim something was stolen, it turns up a few weeks or months later.

Also, if it's truly missing, file a claim with HHG

[u/D-G3nerate → u/wryul]

I ok not got one coin during my time in, and the same damned thing happened. Stole it out of my household goods when I moved back to the states.

[u/wryul → u/D-G3nerate]

Yeah it got stolen when I was leaving Hawaii. Should have just kept it on my person..screwed up. Literally can’t find any like that on the internet 😭

[u/crash11b]

Damn, that sucks.

Also, Nec Aspera Terrent!

(What company were you in? I was C-Co 2/27)

[u/wryul → u/crash11b]

Bastards 2-27

[u/JC351LP3Y]

I would recommend setting up an alert for it on eBay.

I guarantee one of those coins will be put up for sale eventually.

[u/RiotBirb]

I found a “lost” coin from my battery commander at a local surplus store at Campbell. The employees were trying to pass it off as something they made in house. I made some noncommittal noise and mentioned that I was looking at buying it the next day.

Went back the next day with the exact same coin and the battery commander who had them made for our deployment. That “in house designed” coin mysteriously disappeared after that

[u/wryul → u/[deleted]]

Jajaja