2012 Summer FUN Boy/Girl Scouts Coin Collecting Merit Badge Clinic
2012 Summer FUN Boy Scout & Girl Scout
Coin Collecting Merit Badge Clinic
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6th Annual Summer FUN Convention
Florida United Numismatists, Inc., is hosting the 6th Annual Summer FUN Convention in Orlando Florida
When July 12th - 14th 2012.
Where The convention will be held at the Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive in Hall D2. This location is across I-Drive from the new facility in which the January FUN Convention is held.
Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Drive, Hall D2
Orlando, Florida 32819
Hours Of Operation The convention opens to the public at 10:00 A.M., July 12th and will run through 5:30 P.M. July 14th.
Numismatic dealers from around the country will converge at the Orange County Convention Center to buy, sell and appraise coins, paper currency, tokens, medals and other items. Make sure to mark your calendar for this great event.
Convention Hours
Convention Hours
Thursday July 12th 10 am to 6:30 pm
Friday July 13th 10 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday July 14th 10 am to 5:30 pm
Schedule Of Events
Boy Scout & Girl Scout
Coin Collecting Merit Badge Clinic
Saturday July 14th 2012
Event Time(s)
1:00 PM-1:30 PM Registration Begins Room W224G/H.
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Girl Scout/Boy Scout Coin Collecting merit badge program.
Where The course will be held in Room W224G/H.
Participation Requirements
Before the Clinic . . . Scouts must complete the following requirements:
1. Read the "Coin Collecting" Merit Badge Book. At the Clinic, we will review all of the requirements. Collect at least five (5) different state quarters.
2. Collect and bring a set of U.S. coins currently in circulation. This set must include a one cent piece, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, half dollar and dollar coin. The dates do not have to be the same. At least one coin from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints must be represented in the set.
3. Collect and bring a date set of U.S. coins. The set can be of any one denomination (1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents or 25 cents) and must include one (1) coin of every year, from the year the Scout was born through 2011. Any mint is acceptable. All coins must be of the same denomination.
At the Clinic
At the Clinic . . .
There is no cost for this program. Everyone will learn about collecting U.S. coins, get great free material, and take home cool prizes . Bring only the coins required for the merit badge-leave the rest of your collection at home!
Scouts will complete all other requirements during the Clinic.
Adult leaders are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Check-in begins at 1:00 p.m. on July 14th, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center, See above for direct links to OCCC's map and parking information.
Before and after the clinic
Before and after the clinic: Scouts are invited to explore and discover the excitement of the Florida United Numismatists Coin Show.
Attention Scout Leaders!
Scout Leaders . . .
Blue Cards will be provided. Tell your scouts to bring note pads and pencils and their completed type and date sets of coins . Remind Scouts to wear their uniforms. Scout Leaders should provide a copy of this flyer to Scouts planning to attend the clinic so they can study the requirements.
Girl Scouts Fun With Money Patch
"Fun with Money" patches are official Girl Scout Patches, created by the Wagon Wheel Council of Colorado Springs Colorado, and available to all Girl Scouts. Earning the patch has certain requirements associated with them, most if not all of which will be completed at the above mentioned coin collecting clinic.
The requirements for Juniors and Seniors are more advanced than for Brownies and Cadettes. Girls who earned the patch as a Brownie or Junior are encouraged to earn it again as a Junior or Senior.
Additionally, the workshop will also help meet some of the requirements for the following awards: Hobbies Try-It, Collecting Hobbies Badge, Collecting IPA (Interest Project Award).
Pre-Registration
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To pre-register, please provide Scout(s)' name(s) and Troop number to Tony Bonaro e-mail t.bonaro@xorail.com
Young Numismatists Program
Morning Program
We will have a program for Young Numismatists, boys and girls under 18 years of age, on Saturday morning.
9:00 AM-9:30 AM Registration for Young Numismatist (YN) program begins.
For YN’s ages 5 to 18. YN’s must be FUN members, and dues are $5 annually. Room W224G/H.
9:30AM-Noon Young Numismatist program. Room W224G/H.
The cost of the program is only $5.00 which includes lunch and a one year Junior Membership to the Florida United Numismatists. (Lunch alone at the convention center is more then $5.) Participants will receive plenty of materials and coins to get them started on their coin collecting career. This is open to all youth who come to the show.
Afternoon Program
Tony Bonaro will be conducting a Girl Scout / Boy Scout Coin Collecting merit badge clinic in conjunction with the FUN show. See above for all the event details
About The F.U.N. Show
The coin show is the largest in the United States each year. Scouts and their families will have great time viewing all of the booths and learning about the art of collecting coins.
Please place a link to THIS post on your troop websites and make the fliers available at your round tables and training programs over the next month. Banners complete with HTML code for linking are available for your use here
In closing, feel free to contact Tony Bonaro, Director of Youth Activities, Florida United Numismatists at any time if you need more information.
Tony Bonaro
Asst. Scout Master Troop 180
North Florida Council
January Photo Highlights
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Click To Enlarge Photo Credit Fred Lake
Scouting For Coins At 2012 FUN Show
Sadly, I was late to the Boy Scout Clinic. I snapped a few shots of the class and quietly zoomed in on a few of the Scouts as they happily held up their coins.
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Click to Enlarge_Photo 1 Reid, Zachary & Logan Troop 541 and 692
Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh.
Thankfully, I met a few of the boys at the Young Numismatists class and stumbled into a few more on the bourse floor.
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Click to Enlarge_Photo 1 Cloud, James & Skyler from Pack 528-Photo 2 Cloud Pack 528 Davenport- Photo 3 Zachary Troop 541 Haines City, Logan Troop 692 Casselberry Photos 4 & 5 Scouts Pan For Gold
Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh.
I am always surprised to learn how far our Scouts travel to attend The Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic. I had the pleasure of speaking to Reid, Zachary & Logan who represented Troop 541 Gulf Ridge Council, Haines City, Florida and Troop 692 from Casselberry, Florida.
I had a great time learning what was in Cloud & Skyler's goodie bags. Both boys belonged to pack 528. While James was not in uniform he too was representing pack 528 and having some FUN with his friends and fellow pack mates.
Merit Badge Folder
Many collectors will tell you they got their start in the numismatic world through the Boy Scouts merit badge. The merit badge folder offered by Wizard Coin Supply is ideal for the Boy Scout who wants to earn this special badge. A perfect introduction into the world of coin collecting, boys earning this badge must be able to explain common terminology, grading terms, and tour a United States Mint facility, as well as start his own collection. The Whitman folder for coin collecting is designed specifically with the Boy Scout in mind, with all of the necessary information needed to earn the merit badge, plus slots to collect the required coins.
For those attending Summer FUN you can purchase the Merit Badge Folder and other tools of the trade from Wizard Coin Supply. Wizard will be at TABLE #627 on the bourse floor.
2010 Boy Scouts Commemorative Coins
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The Coin Designs
The obverse (heads side) design depicts a Cub Scout in the foreground with a Boy Scout and female Venturer in the background saluting. Inscriptions are CONTINUING THE JOURNEY, 1910, 2010, IN GOD WE TRUST and LIBERTY. This design represents the Boy Scouts of America of today, as the organization has recognized the need to include other programs for younger boys (cub scouts) and older boys and girls (venturers), reflecting the great diversity of our nation. It is a dramatic representation of how the Boy Scouts of America has evolved over the past century to form a strong foundation of leadership, service, and community for all the youth of America.
The reverse (tails) design features the Boy Scouts of America's universal emblem. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, BE PREPARED, E PLURIBUS UNUM and ONE DOLLAR.
Both designs were approved by Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner on September 16, 2009, at the recommendation of the United States Mint, after consultation with the Boy Scouts of America and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, as well as review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
Learn more about the here
Girl Scouts Have Some FUN With Money!
The ratio of Boy Scouts to Girl Scouts at the FUN Show is surely lacking, 99% to 1%? I would like to correct that by encouraging more Girl Scouts to get involved in coin collecting. C'mon! It isn't just for boys! There are Women in Numismatics. Make it The Hobby of Kings Queens!
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Pictured left to right Elisha, Aaliyah, Emily, & Abigail from Troop 704
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Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh.
This year I had the pleasure of talking to the young ladies from Troop 704 out of Davenport, Florida. Elisha, Aaliyah, Emily, & Abigail were more than happy to Show Me The Money they had found in their goodie bag. :)
Later in the day I found Emily and Elisha teaming up for some Gold panning action. I don't know if they scored a nugget or not. But they looked like they were having some FUN shaking the pans for their gold treasure.
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Emily and Elisha Troop 704
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Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh.
By the time the Merit Badge Program was in full swing, I felt like I knew Abigail. I had met her that morning during the Young Numismatists Meeting. I walked down to the bourse floor with Abigail, Brooke and Grace to watch the Spider Press demonstration.
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Photo 1 Trevor, Ryan & Abigail_Photo 2/3 Grace, Abigail, Brooke, Trevor & Ry
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Copyright (c)2012 by Erin Leigh.
If you are reading this journal entry and are interested in earning the Girl Scout, Fun With Money patch, why not send your scout leader a link to THIS post. Let them know about FUN's Coin Collecting Merit Badge program. Lets make sure to show some Girl Power at the next merit badge clinic.
A Note Of Thanks
Special Thanks to Tony Bonaro for acting as our Y/N instructor. Tony has conducted 16 Boy Scout / Girl Scout Merit badge programs, helping hundreds of scouts to complete their requirements for the award. He has also conducted numerous presentations on coin collecting in our local middle schools in St. Johns, Florida. So let's give Tony a Huge THANK YOU for helping to educate our youth in the art of coin collecting.
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Click Photo To Enlarge. Photo Credit Fred Lake
Our Gratitude to Nancy Casey and her volunteers who assemble the gift bags and organize the luncheon.
Thanks Everyone.
We Couldn't Do It Without You!
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2012 Boy Scout & Girl Scout Coin Collecting Merit Badge Clinic
2012 Summer F.U.N. Young Numismatists Meeting
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Meet Lincoln At 2012 Summer FUN!
2011 Summer FUN Convention Photo Gallery
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A Review Of The January 2012 FUN Show
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