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American Numismatic Association Life Member # 4194
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association Member # 468
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association Member # 468
1. Understand how coins are made, and where the active U.S.
Mint facilities are located.
2. Explain these collecting terms:
a. Obverse
b. Reverse
c. Reeding
d. Clad
e. Type set
f. Date set
3. Explain the terms poor, good, very good, fine, very fine,
extremely fine, and uncirculated. Show five different grade
examples of the same coin type. Explain the term "proof" and
why it is not a grade. Tell what "encapsulated" coins are.
4. Know three different ways to store a collection, and describe
the benefits, drawbacks, and expenses of each method. Pick one
to use when completing requirements.
5. Do the following:
a. Identify the people depicted on the following denominations of
current U.S. paper money: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.
b. Explain "legal tender."
c. Describe the role the Federal Reserve System plays in the
distribution of currency.
6. Do the following:
a. Demonstrate to your counselor that you know how to use two
U.S. or world coin reference catalogs.
b. Read a numismatic magazine or newspaper and tell your
counselor about what you learned.
7. Describe the 1999-2008 50 State Quarters Program. Collect
and show your counselor five different quarters you have
acquired from circulation.
8. Collect from circulation a set of currently circulating U.S. coins.
Include one coin of each denomination (cent, nickel, dime,
quarter, half-dollar, Susan B. Anthony or Sacagawea dollar). For
each coin, locate the mint marks, if any, and the designer's
initials, if any.
9. Do ONE of the following:
a. Collect and identify 50 foreign coins from at least 10 different
countries.
b. Collect and identify 20 bank notes from at least five different
countries.
c. Collect and identify 15 different tokens or medals.
d. Collect a date set of a single type since the year of your birth.
10. Do ONE of the following:
a. Tour a U.S. Mint facility, the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, or a Federal Reserve bank, and describe what you
learned to your counselor.
b. With your parent's permission, attend a coin show or coin club
meeting, or view the Web site of the U.S. Mint or a coin dealer,
and report what you learned.
c. Give a talk about coin collecting to your troop or class at school.
d. Do drawings of five Colonial-era U.S. coins.
Click here for a link to a Merit Badge Coin Collecting
Worksheet...
We’ll help you get started.... Every scout that comes into the shop
will receive a free Whitman coin folder that can be used for
requirement 9.d., above! (Limit one per scout.)
If you choose to do requirement 9.a., above, we also have foreign
coins at a very reasonable price (50 for five bucks).
Need a Coin Collecting Merit Badge Counselor to sign off on
your Merit Badge Card? We can arrange for a member of the
Everett Coin Club to meet you in the shop on a Saturday to do
just that. Call to schedule an appointment!
Mint facilities are located.
2. Explain these collecting terms:
a. Obverse
b. Reverse
c. Reeding
d. Clad
e. Type set
f. Date set
3. Explain the terms poor, good, very good, fine, very fine,
extremely fine, and uncirculated. Show five different grade
examples of the same coin type. Explain the term "proof" and
why it is not a grade. Tell what "encapsulated" coins are.
4. Know three different ways to store a collection, and describe
the benefits, drawbacks, and expenses of each method. Pick one
to use when completing requirements.
5. Do the following:
a. Identify the people depicted on the following denominations of
current U.S. paper money: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.
b. Explain "legal tender."
c. Describe the role the Federal Reserve System plays in the
distribution of currency.
6. Do the following:
a. Demonstrate to your counselor that you know how to use two
U.S. or world coin reference catalogs.
b. Read a numismatic magazine or newspaper and tell your
counselor about what you learned.
7. Describe the 1999-2008 50 State Quarters Program. Collect
and show your counselor five different quarters you have
acquired from circulation.
8. Collect from circulation a set of currently circulating U.S. coins.
Include one coin of each denomination (cent, nickel, dime,
quarter, half-dollar, Susan B. Anthony or Sacagawea dollar). For
each coin, locate the mint marks, if any, and the designer's
initials, if any.
9. Do ONE of the following:
a. Collect and identify 50 foreign coins from at least 10 different
countries.
b. Collect and identify 20 bank notes from at least five different
countries.
c. Collect and identify 15 different tokens or medals.
d. Collect a date set of a single type since the year of your birth.
10. Do ONE of the following:
a. Tour a U.S. Mint facility, the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, or a Federal Reserve bank, and describe what you
learned to your counselor.
b. With your parent's permission, attend a coin show or coin club
meeting, or view the Web site of the U.S. Mint or a coin dealer,
and report what you learned.
c. Give a talk about coin collecting to your troop or class at school.
d. Do drawings of five Colonial-era U.S. coins.
Click here for a link to a Merit Badge Coin Collecting
Worksheet...
We’ll help you get started.... Every scout that comes into the shop
will receive a free Whitman coin folder that can be used for
requirement 9.d., above! (Limit one per scout.)
If you choose to do requirement 9.a., above, we also have foreign
coins at a very reasonable price (50 for five bucks).
Need a Coin Collecting Merit Badge Counselor to sign off on
your Merit Badge Card? We can arrange for a member of the
Everett Coin Club to meet you in the shop on a Saturday to do
just that. Call to schedule an appointment!
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