Boy scouts coin collecting merit badge complete coin. It can be fun and educational to earn the coin collecting merit badge. The merit badge book is located beneath each picture. Coin collecting merit badge coin collecting merit badge pamphlet. Read the coin collecting merit badge book earlier printings are fine for reference purposes, but the requirements well follow are in the 2002 or later editions. While working on the collections merit badge, scouts learn to collect, categorize, and preserve items they appreciate. The coin collecting merit badge has been around for a while.
Stamp and coin collecting are excluded from eligibility for this merit badge. The merit badge folder offered by wizard coin supply is ideal for the boy scout who wants to earn this special badge. This folder details the steps required for earning a coin collecting merit badge and helps you along the way. Merit badges are awarded to scouts who complete the requirements for each badge. Scout will receive a coin collecting merit badge book, worksheet, and blue card. An image of the obverse of this coin can be found on p. Coin collecting merit badge requirements this page gives simple explanations and hints on how a scout, usually ages 1117 could complete the requirements to earn his coin collecting merit badge. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Scoutingbsacoin collecting merit badge wikibooks, open. Coin collecting merit badge helps and documents scouter mom.
Whitman merit badge folder for boy scouts coin collecting. Learn more at the merit badge midway at scout fair saturday, april th 10. Coin collecting merit badge coin folder usa coin book. There are also specific merit badges for stamp collecting and coin collecting. This workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. Coin collecting merit badge coin folder robert c gray co. The buffalo numismatic association the most active. Scoutbook boy scouts coin collecting merit badge requirements. Prepare a short, written report or outline for your counselor, giving a detailed description of your collection, including a short history. Collections merit badge class preparation page scoutmaster. View collections merit badge ppts online, safely and virusfree.
Coin collecting merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. H e harris 2707 coin folder boy scout bsa coin collecting. Give a talk about coin collecting to your troop or at school. Merit badge requirements boy scouts merit badges, merit. It also includes information to help you understand coin collecting basics like grading. There will be whitman merit badge coin folders available to each attendee. If you intend to complete this in one day, youll need to complete requirements 69. The scouts bsa merit badge program allows scouts to explore more than 120 fields of knowledge. This folder lists the requirements to earn a coin collecting merit badge. Then you, your troop or any scouts you may know are invited to attend a class hosted by the northwest coin club. Get your merit badge pamphlet at the south bay scout shop. The buffalo numismatic association is a coin club that sponsors monthly coin shows, supports youth activities and meets on a regular basis to plan shows and educational activities. A perfect introduction into the world of coin collecting, boys earning this badge must be able to explain common terminology, grading terms, and. It also includes information to help you understand coincollecting basics like grading.
Stamp collecting merit badge class preparation page. It is highly recommended to utilize a merit badge workbook to make notes of findings and research. Through 1933, merit badges were manufactured in rolls and then cut into squares approximately two inches square. C lick a merit badge name below for the current requirements. It has diecut openings so you can collect and store coins you need to earn your merit badge. There are some coins youll need to collect in order to complete the class. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. Build a type set of a single type of coin including every year since the boy scouts birth. Boy scouts coin collecting merit badge guide the best. This exciting, interactive class not only will give boy scouts a chance to earn the merit. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. Merit badge folder many collectors will tell you they got their start in the numismatic world through the boy scouts merit badge. This set must include a one cent piece, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, half dollar and dollar coin.
Coin collecting byu merit badge powwow official merit. The buffalo numismatic association is a coin club that sponsors. Understand how coins are made, and where the active u. If so, i highly recommend you get the coin collecting merit badge. Collections merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Coin collecting merit badge pamphlet boy scouts of america. They learn about special coins and series of coins, such as the state quarters program and. It was my second of two merit badges, my first was the stamp collecting merit badge. Merit badge book library princeton, texas troop 229. To obtain a list of registered merit badge counselors, or to begin a merit badge, please contact your scoutmaster or council service center. Include one coin of each denomination cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar. Collections merit badge helps and documents scouter mom. Since 1927, the buffalo numismatic association the bna has been dedicated to promoting the hobby of coin and money collecting. While working on the coin collecting merit badge, scouts learn about how coins are made and what the identifying marks on coins mean.
Apr 08, 2019 while working on the coin collecting merit badge, scouts learn about how coins are made and what the identifying marks on coins mean. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Please refer to this downloadable workbook and to this requirement resources link. Prepare a short written report or outline for your counselor, giving a detailed description of your collection, including a short history. For each coin, locate the mint marks, if any, and the designers initials, if any. Coin collecting merit badge workshop 1 coin collecting merit badge workshop. Printable requirements for collections merit badge. Apr 02, 2020 if so, i highly recommend you get the coin collecting merit badge. Stamp and coin collecting are excluded from eligibility for this merit badge 1. This merit badge pamphlet is one in a series of more than 100 covering all kinds merit badge pamphlets are paid for by the boy scouts of america in order to learn about how advancement and awards work in the boy scouts of america, including the requirements for each rank.
Pocket change, piggy banks, or any local bank can help meet this requirement. Click on the merit badge to show the requirement worksheet. The booklet is available at scout service centers council offices and in. Mint or a coin dealer, and report what you learned. Around 1961 i think, but it started me on a lifetime hobby.
This set includes everything you need to fullfill your coin collecting merit badge requirement included in the set. Give a talk about coin collecting to a group such as your troop, a cub scout pack, or your class at school. Gray company, established in 1953, primarily serves coin companies, coin shops, and hobby shops and has a wide variety of coin supplies, coin folders, coin books, stamp supplies and coin store supplies available at competitive wholesale prices. Further information is available in the coin collecting merit badge booklet. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. The red book the most widely accepted reference on united states coins 46 7 state quarters. Rightclick on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks. Coin collecting merit badge pamphlet troop 577 wichita. They also learn about career opportunities related to collecting. These coins were easy to counterfeit and even easier to clip a process by which a small amount of silver is trimmed from the edge of a coin, the person doing the clipping would then try to. Coin collecting merit badge requirements scoutbook.
Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. To earn a coin collecting merit badge, a boy scout must build one of the following types of banknote or coin collections. The booklet is available at scout service centers council offices and in troop libraries. Whether it was the first scout to get his coin collecting merit badge or chalee yang one of the last in the group yesterday i know they all were excited to learn so much from all of you, to tour the expo and talk to adults who took the time to talk to them. Bring your coin collecting merit badge pamphlet a shared copy is okay. The book can be purchased at the trading post and at most stores handling scouting supplies. Complete list of the boy scouts merit badge requirements. Coin collecting merit badge series unknown binding 1965. It is one of the best ways to get into coin collecting as it gives you all the fundamentals you need to get started.
Dansco, whitman publishing, capital plastics, airtite, scott publishing, vidiforms. They learn about special coins and series of coins, such as the state quarters program and the america the beautiful. Bsa coin collecting merit badge class registration is required and must be confirmed by whitman expo staff all scouts and their families are invited to attend a workshop on saturday where boy scouts can earn the coin collecting merit badge at the show. If a new edition of a merit badge pamphlet is introduced with updated requirements after the scouts bsa requirements book has been released, a scout who is starting the badge may choose to follow either set of requirements until the end of the year. At the start of the new year, scouts who are beginning must use only the new requirements. See more ideas about merit badge, coin collecting and boy scouts.
With your parents permission, attend a coin show or coin club meeting, or view the web site of the u. Coin collecting merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Includes coin collecting guidelines and space to store. I have been a coin collecting merit badge counselor for about 20 years, give or take a few years.
Scoutbook boy scouts collections merit badge requirements. Apr 06, 2019 while working on the collections merit badge, scouts learn to collect, categorize, and preserve items they appreciate. Includes coin collecting guidelines and space to store the coins required for you to earn your merit badge. This pamphlet has what scouts need to earn the coin collecting merit badge. Ppt coin collecting merit badge workshop powerpoint. I always tell them do the requirements in the book or now on line and we talk, usually you can see if a young scout is on or not. Beginning in 1934, the shape of the merit badge was changed from square to round by folding the badge s edge under the back and crimping it. Be sure to include why you chose that particular type of collecting and what you enjoy and have learned from your collection. Please note the coin collecting merit badge pamplets changed a few years ago, if the requirements in the pamphlet do not mention the 50 state quarter program requirement 6 then the book you have is.
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