The custom is as fleeting as it is elusive. In a matter of a split second, the entire exchange is over, and the people who witnessed the covert operation often never even knew it happened. A challenge ...

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. - For active duty and retired servicemembers, it is the currency of past days of deployment or of military milestones. This custom-made currency is awarded through ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates hands a challenge coin bearing his name to a service member at a forward operating base in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in 2011. Photo by Jason Reed/Getty Images ...

Steven Moore has never served in the military, but for the past 16 years he's been serving the Fort Bragg community, specializing in the design of military challenge coins. More than just collectible ...

Among bartenders and the cocktail-savvy, Fernet Branca is a bitter amaro with a reputation as a welcome shot, referred to affectionately as a “bartender’s handshake.” Fernet Branca didn’t coin that ...