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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Adventures in Coins
Elective
Requirement 2

Mint City Showdown

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Adventures in Coins
Elective
Requirement 2

Mint City Showdown

Snapshot of Activity

In this activity, Cub Scouts will count coins from each mint.

Indoor
2
2
2
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  • Magnifying glasses, one for every two Cub Scouts
  • Five coins for each Cub Scout
  • Whiteboard and whiteboard markers
  • Pen or pencil

Before the meeting:

  1. Draw a line down the middle of the whiteboard and make two columns. Label the columns Philadelphia and Denver.
  2. Learn about mint marks on coins and the different locations where coins are made.
    • P = Philadelphia
    • S = San Francisco
    • D = Denver
    • W = West Point

During the meeting:

  1. Distribute coins to Cub Scouts.
  2. Gather Cub Scouts and inform them that in the United States coins are made in four different places called mints.
  3. Show them what a mint mark looks like on a coin.
  4. Let each Cub Scout examine the different mint marks in the coins using a magnifying lens.
  5. Ask Cub Scouts to separate their coins by mint mark and count the number they have of each.
  6. Have each Cub Scout write the number of coins they have from each mint in the appropriate column on the poster board or whiteboard.
  7. Add up the totals in each column to determine how many Cub Scouts have from each mint.
  8. Ask Cub Scouts why they think there is more from one mint than the other. For example, if you live on the east side of the country, you may have more quarters from the Philadelphia mint.

Tip: Coin Anatomy Expedition, Mint Mark Masterclass, and Mint City Showdown could all be completed at the same den meeting

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Wolf – 2nd Grade

Mint Mark Masterclass

Indoor
2
2
2

Cub Scouts will learn about coin mint marks.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.