Coin Collecting
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+ | {{quote|Coin collecting is one of the oldest of all hobbies. Hoards of ancient coins found in excavations indicate that coins were one of the first collectibles. From earliest times, people valued coins not only as a means of trading and storing wealth, but also as miniature works of art.}} | ||
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- | + | '''1.''' [http://www.usmint.gov/faqs/circulating_coins/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=coins US Mint Process of Making Coins] - [http://www.usmint.gov US Mint]<br> | |
- | + | '''2.''' [http://lynncoins.com/dictionary.htm Dictionary of Coin Collecting Terminology] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatic_terminology Coin Terminology] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_collecting Coin Collecting History, Themes, etc.]<br> | |
- | + | '''3.''' [http://www.coin-collecting-guide-for-beginners.com/coin-grading-scale.html Coin Grading Scale] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_grading Coin Grading] - [http://auctionwally.blogspot.com/2008/06/free-basic-visual-coin-grading-guide.htmlCoin Grading (with photos)] - <br> | |
- | + | '''4.''' [http://www.centercoin.com/coin_information/collecting/storing.htm Storing your Coin Collection]<br> | |
- | + | '''5.''' [http://www.pcgs.com/ PCGS Coin Prices Online Reference Catalog] - Reference Magazines: [http://www.coinpricesmagazine.net Coin Prices] - [http://www.coinsmagazine.net Coins Magazine] - [http://www.numismaticnews.net Numismatic News] - [http://www.worldcoinnews.net World Coin News] - <br> | |
- | + | '''6.''' [http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/?action=50_state_quarters_program State Quarters Program]<br> | |
- | + | '''7.''' [http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/coinLibrary/ Current US Coins, Photos, Designers, etc.] - [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics National Numismatic Collection Smithsonian Institution]<br> | |
- | + | '''8a.''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Note US Paper Money History, Photos, Types, etc.]<br> | |
- | + | '''8b.''' [http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1160946937.php Legal Tender]<br> | |
+ | '''8c.''' [http://federalreserve.gov/ The Federal Reserve] — Official site<br> | ||
+ | '''9a.''' [http://worldcoincatalog.com/Contents/CID/coin-identifier.htm World Coin Identification Guide Online] - [http://www.worldcoins.org/ World Coin Online Catalog]<br> | ||
+ | '''9b.''' [http://www.spmc.org Society of Paper Money Collectors]<br> | ||
+ | '''9c.''' [http://www.uspatterns.com Society of U.S. Pattern Collectors]<br> | ||
+ | '''9d.''' A date set of a single type of coin might be one Lincoln penny from each year from your birth. <br> | ||
+ | '''10a.''' [http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm Tour the US Mint] - [http://www.moneyfactory.com U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing] - [http://www.federalreserve.gov/otherfrb.htm Federal Reserve Districts]<br> | ||
+ | '''10b.''' [http://www.coinshows.com/ Coin Shows Listing] - [http://www.coinlink.com/Shows/category/ana/ Coin Shows] - [http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ The U.S. Mint for Kids]<br> | ||
+ | '''10d.''' [http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ The Coins of Colonial and Early America]<br> | ||
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![]() | This is the Boy Scout Coin Collecting Merit Badge. Boy Scouts can also earn the Collections and Stamp Collecting merit badges. Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts can earn the Cub Scout Collecting belt loop and pin |
Coin Collecting merit badge | ||
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Status: | Elective | |
Created: | 1938 | |
Discontinued: | no | |
BSA Advancement ID: | 035 | |
Requirements revision: | 2009 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2008 |
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Requirement resources
1. US Mint Process of Making Coins - US Mint
2. Dictionary of Coin Collecting Terminology - Coin Terminology - Coin Collecting History, Themes, etc.
3. Coin Grading Scale - Coin Grading - Grading (with photos) -
4. Storing your Coin Collection
5. PCGS Coin Prices Online Reference Catalog - Reference Magazines: Coin Prices - Coins Magazine - Numismatic News - World Coin News -
6. State Quarters Program
7. Current US Coins, Photos, Designers, etc. - National Numismatic Collection Smithsonian Institution
8a. US Paper Money History, Photos, Types, etc.
8b. Legal Tender
8c. The Federal Reserve — Official site
9a. World Coin Identification Guide Online - World Coin Online Catalog
9b. Society of Paper Money Collectors
9c. Society of U.S. Pattern Collectors
9d. A date set of a single type of coin might be one Lincoln penny from each year from your birth.
10a. Tour the US Mint - U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Federal Reserve Districts
10b. Coin Shows Listing - Coin Shows - The U.S. Mint for Kids
10d. The Coins of Colonial and Early America
Related awards
Hobby-related awards
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See also
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General Merit Badge information
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External links
- American Numismatic Association
- American Numismatic Society
- Have you ever wondered about a $1 bill?
- The National Numismatic Collection