It also includes information to help you understand coincollecting basics like grading. Apr 02, 2020 if so, i highly recommend you get the coin collecting merit badge. Click on the merit badge to show the requirement worksheet. Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. 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. To earn a coin collecting merit badge, a boy scout must build one of the following types of banknote or coin collections.
Merit badges are awarded to scouts who complete the requirements for each badge. Includes coin collecting guidelines and space to store the coins required for you to earn your merit badge. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Pocket change, piggy banks, or any local bank can help meet this requirement. 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. 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. Through 1933, merit badges were manufactured in rolls and then cut into squares approximately two inches square. Stamp and coin collecting are excluded from eligibility for this merit badge. 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. Whitman merit badge folder for boy scouts coin collecting. There are also specific merit badges for stamp collecting and coin collecting. It has diecut openings so you can collect and store coins you need to earn your merit badge. Dansco, whitman publishing, capital plastics, airtite, scott publishing, vidiforms.
Coin collecting merit badge requirements scoutbook. The scouts bsa merit badge program allows scouts to explore more than 120 fields of knowledge. Collections merit badge helps and documents scouter mom. The coin collecting merit badge has been around for a while. It is highly recommended to utilize a merit badge workbook to make notes of findings and research. I have been a coin collecting merit badge counselor for about 20 years, give or take a few years. Give a talk about coin collecting to your troop or at school. Coin collecting byu merit badge powwow official merit. 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.
Please refer to this downloadable workbook and to this requirement resources link. 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. 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. Collections merit badge class preparation page scoutmaster.
The red book the most widely accepted reference on united states coins 46 7 state quarters. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Further information is available in the coin collecting merit badge booklet. The buffalo numismatic association the most active. H e harris 2707 coin folder boy scout bsa coin collecting. Includes coin collecting guidelines and space to store. Coin collecting merit badge coin folder usa coin book.
They also learn about career opportunities related to collecting. 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. Mint or a coin dealer, and report what you learned. Coin collecting merit badge helps and documents scouter mom. Prepare a short written report or outline for your counselor, giving a detailed description of your collection, including a short history. The buffalo numismatic association is a coin club that sponsors. There will be whitman merit badge coin folders available to each attendee. Boy scouts coin collecting merit badge complete coin.
Stamp and coin collecting are excluded from eligibility for this merit badge 1. Scoutbook boy scouts coin collecting merit badge requirements. Learn more at the merit badge midway at scout fair saturday, april th 10. If you intend to complete this in one day, youll need to complete requirements 69. It can be fun and educational to earn the coin collecting merit badge. 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. Coin collecting merit badge coin folder robert c gray co. Coin collecting merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. Then you, your troop or any scouts you may know are invited to attend a class hosted by the northwest coin club. Coin collecting merit badge pamphlet boy scouts of america. It also includes information to help you understand coin collecting basics like grading. This set includes everything you need to fullfill your coin collecting merit badge requirement included in the set.
There are some coins youll need to collect in order to complete the class. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. The merit badge folder offered by wizard coin supply is ideal for the boy scout who wants to earn this special badge. Printable requirements for collections merit badge. If so, i highly recommend you get the coin collecting merit badge.
This folder details the steps required for earning a coin collecting merit badge and helps you along the way. Coin collecting merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. The booklet is available at scout service centers council offices and in troop libraries. They learn about special coins and series of coins, such as the state quarters program and. It is one of the best ways to get into coin collecting as it gives you all the fundamentals you need to get started. See more ideas about merit badge, coin collecting and boy scouts. This folder lists the requirements to earn a coin collecting merit badge. Boy scouts coin collecting merit badge guide the best. With your parents permission, attend a coin show or coin club meeting, or view the web site of the u. Rightclick on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks.
This exciting, interactive class not only will give boy scouts a chance to earn the merit. Ppt coin collecting merit badge workshop powerpoint. The book can be purchased at the trading post and at most stores handling scouting supplies. 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.
An image of the obverse of this coin can be found on p. It was my second of two merit badges, my first was the stamp collecting merit badge. This set must include a one cent piece, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, half dollar and dollar coin. Complete list of the boy scouts merit badge requirements. Merit badge requirements boy scouts merit badges, merit. While working on the coin collecting merit badge, scouts learn about how coins are made and what the identifying marks on coins mean. Scoutingbsacoin collecting merit badge wikibooks, open. To obtain a list of registered merit badge counselors, or to begin a merit badge, please contact your scoutmaster or council service center. Be sure to include why you chose that particular type of collecting and what you enjoy and have learned from your collection. Scoutbook boy scouts collections merit badge requirements. While working on the collections merit badge, scouts learn to collect, categorize, and preserve items they appreciate. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america.
Build a type set of a single type of coin including every year since the boy scouts birth. They learn about special coins and series of coins, such as the state quarters program and the america the beautiful. 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. For each coin, locate the mint marks, if any, and the designers initials, if any. The booklet is available at scout service centers council offices and in. C lick a merit badge name below for the current requirements. Include one coin of each denomination cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar. Stamp collecting merit badge class preparation page. 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. Scout will receive a coin collecting merit badge book, worksheet, and blue card.
View collections merit badge ppts online, safely and virusfree. Coin collecting merit badge pamphlet troop 577 wichita. Coin collecting merit badge coin collecting merit badge pamphlet. This workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. Coin collecting merit badge workshop 1 coin collecting merit badge workshop. Understand how coins are made, and where the active u. Apr 06, 2019 while working on the collections merit badge, scouts learn to collect, categorize, and preserve items they appreciate.
Get your merit badge pamphlet at the south bay scout shop. Coin collecting merit badge series unknown binding 1965. Merit badge book library princeton, texas troop 229. Collections merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Prepare a short, written report or outline for your counselor, giving a detailed description of your collection, including a short history. The merit badge book is located beneath each picture. At the start of the new year, scouts who are beginning must use only the new requirements.
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