Revised January, 2024
Requirements for the Coin Collecting merit badge:
- Understand how coins are made, and where the active U.S. Mint facilities are located.
- Explain these collecting terms:
- Obverse
- Reverse
- Reeding
- Clad
- Type set
- Date set
- Describe three different ways to store a collection, and the benefits, drawbacks, and cost of each method.
- Do each of the following and explain to your counselor the design features, designer name, designer initials, and where to find them for each item:
- Collect a one-cent coin from the year group: 1959-2008 (that is, dated between 1959 and 2008) and a one-cent coin from the year group 2010-present. Explain how and why the one-cent coins issued in 2009 were different from either of the other two year groups.
- Collect two five-cent coins, one from each of these year groups: 1959- 2003 and 2006-present. Explain how and why the five-cent coins issued in 2004-2005 were different from either of the other two year groups.
- Collect a ten-cent coin from 1965-present.
- Collect a twenty-five-cent coin from 1965-1998, two examples from the 50-State Quarter®/territories Program 1999-2009, two designs from the America the Beautiful® program 2012-2021 and two designs from the American Woman Quarter® program (2022-2024). Explain the purpose of each of those programs.
- Collect a half dollar coin from 1965-present.
- Collect a dollar coin from each of these design groups: Susan B. Anthony 1979-81, Sacagawea 1990-2005, U.S. Presidents 2000-2014.
- Describe and discuss with your counselor the special reverse designs of the quarters, half dollar and dollar coin struck in 1975-1976 to honor the U.S. Bicentennial.
- Identify for your counselor the people depicted on current currency: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes. Explain where United States currency is printed.
- Do ONE of the following:
- Collect and identify for your counselor 20 different world coins from at least 7 different countries. Identify the country, major design elements, and denomination of each.
- Collect and identify for your counselor 20 different world paper money from at least 7 different countries. Identify the country, major design elements, and denomination of each.
- Collect and identify for your counselor 20 different tokens and/or medals. Identify the issuer and use of each.
- Complete one of the following and report to your counselor what you experienced:
- Attend a coin show
- Attend a coin club meeting
- Tour a U.S. Mint facility or museum
- Tour a virtual exhibit (with your parent or guardian's permission) approved by your counselor.
Comments:
May 06, 2023 - Sam Olsen
This helped with the merit badge a lot!
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