Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans, the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces, the next in order is to attack the enemy's army in the field, and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities.

Sun Tzu

We're told that while stationed in Korea from 1950 to 1952, Col. "Buffalo Bill" Quin of the 17th Infantry, had coins like the one to the left made.

In 1954, Captain Jim Harrington, then part of the 107th Infantry instituted a "short-snorter" roll with his unit, except, in deference to the Canadian and British liaisons, he decided to call the activity "The Jolly Six pence Club", prompted by a famous WWII song. He suggested to the other junior officers that they all carry a six pence and show-down the coins in the Mess or wherever they gathered. The more exotic the six pence the better. Harrington's was from Fiji and another officer had one dating from the Colonial period of America.
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