To most people, coins are used to buy things they want or need. But coins can also tell a story. The pictures on United States coins tell a lot about our country’s culture and history. In this Adventure, you will get to be a numismatist (noo-MIZmuh-tist). A numismatist is a person who studies coins and money. You’ll learn where coins are made and the meaning of their pictures and words.
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All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
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Identify different parts of a coin.
Find the mint mark on a coin and identify the mint facility where it was made and the year it was made.
Play a coin game.
Choose a coin that interests you and make a coin rubbing. List information next to the coin detailing the pictures on it, the year it was made, and the mint where it was made.
Identify different parts of a coin.
Cub Scouts will design their own coin.
Learn about coins in a coin scavenger hunt.
Cub Scouts learn about the characteristics and values of different coins.
Find the mint mark on a coin and identify the mint facility where it was made and the year it was made.
In this activity, Cub Scouts will count coins from each mint.
Cub Scouts will learn about coin mint marks.
Play a coin game.
Cub Scouts will play basketball with coins.
The coin wars game will help teach Cub Scouts to add up the value of coins.
Cub Scouts will practice their coin-counting skills with this fun coin game using plastic Easter eggs.
Choose a coin that interests you and make a coin rubbing. List information next to the coin detailing the pictures on it, the year it was made, and the mint where it was made.
Making a coin rubbing to learn more about your favorite coin.
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
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.
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.
