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		<title>Impact: Challenge Coin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[authentic challenge coins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying challenge coins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[challenge coin award]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people miss the point of a challenge coin. In many cases it&#8217;s devalued before any consideration of what it might mean to someone. A coin can be given, received, traded, and bought. In fact these four things should be highlighted in depth to show what a challenge coin means to a person in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Official Challenge Coin Trading Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[challenge coin month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here in the U.S. we have many days reserved for something special like Arbor Day, Earth Day, and so on. We have nothing special for challenge coins except websites that try to build community. The Society wants to do something special in conjunction with U.S. Challenge Coins in starting an international challenge coin trading day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Replicas and Counterfiets Have Their Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[counterfeit coins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[replica challenge coins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Replica challenge coins and even the counterfiets are not popular in today&#8217;s collecting and we absolutely do not support the making of these coins. The Society feels the remaking of a coin no matter what coin it is shows unoriginality, and theft of someone else&#8217;s work. However, by taking a look into reality as long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge Coin: Authentic or Original</title>
		<link>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/challenge-coin-authentic-or-original/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Collecting Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authentic challenge coins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[challenge coin collecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clear epoxy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mint condition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In challenge coin collecting, coins can be changed such as epoxy removed or colors redone as time goes by. By having these modifications done you are changing the original intent of the product. When a coin is made it should be viewed as an original piece that has the same characteristics as the rest of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Challenge Coin Minting Equation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cheap challenge coins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overseas factory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wholesale challenge coins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of factors play a vital role in getting a batch of custom coins minted for your unit, work center, or agency. We want to break down barriers when we choose mints. People don’t know the underlying factors and what are really behind them. People get wrapped up in thinking it’s one way when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Challenge Coin Pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/taking-challenge-coin-pictures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/taking-challenge-coin-pictures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[challenge coin photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coin photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Taking pictures of challenge coins, pins, or any other collectibles that are reflective or you have difficulty getting the detail out of your photographs is frustrating. Putting coins and pins into the scanner was many people’s idea of success for years. Some people just put a coin down on their table and shot away. Well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graduating from New Challenge Coin Collector</title>
		<link>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/graduating-from-new-challenge-coin-collector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/graduating-from-new-challenge-coin-collector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[challenge coin collecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high end coins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock coins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vintage challenge coins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving your first coin is something special because it&#8217;s your entry in the blooming and vast hobby that many others are currently enjoying. You either decide to either pursue your new found collection in buying, trading, or earning more and more coins or you forget about it all and move on. If you are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting With Challenge Coin Euthusiasts</title>
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		<comments>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/connecting-with-challenge-coin-euthusiasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[challenge coin party]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We as a hobby really need to get together and meet one another. This will without a doubt open new doors into the future of challenge coins.]]></description>
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		<title>Selling Challenge Coins on eBay</title>
		<link>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/selling-challenge-coins-on-ebay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/selling-challenge-coins-on-ebay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an ex-seller on eBay I have the know-how to give advice on selling on eBay. Challenge coins have not gone away from the giant auction house in the least. You will see the same familiar faces selling on the venue that you have for years past with new faces popping up only once in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A View From the Society on Challenge Coins</title>
		<link>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/a-view-from-the-society-on-challenge-coins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengecoinsociety.org/collecting-thoughts/a-view-from-the-society-on-challenge-coins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Collecting Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time we like to take a spin around what&#8217;s going on in the challenge coin hobby. So many things change so rapidly. The hobby is a live an well for many collectors as 2008 rolls in. Some great coins have already hit the market. Even with the economic down turn the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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