BSA Coin Collecting Merit Badge Workshop

970 West Julian Street,San Jose CA 95126

07 May, 2023

Description

Have fun earning the Coin Collecting Merit Badge Sunday, May 7, 2023, 11am-5pm, at Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council, 970 W Julian St, San Jose, CA 95126. Note: Complete Requirement 10 by attending Cupertino Coin Club’s annual coin show Sun, Apr 16, 10am-5pm or Cupertino Coin Club’s monthly club meeting Fri, Apr 14, 7:30-9pm, St Joseph of Cupertino Church, 10110 N De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA. (You are welcome to do both!) Scouts should be in Class A uniform for either option. Free parking; parents in BSA uniform will receive free admission to the show. Get your merit badge pamphlet at the South Bay Scout Shop. Please email by May 3 to register for this workshop: Counselors: Emile Mestressat & Suzy Trigonis E-mail: [email protected] Questions? (669)256-1677 Prerequisites: • Bring a Blue Card signed by your Scoutmaster. • Read the Coin Collecting Merit Badge pamphlet, complete & bring workbook. • It is recommended that Scouts bring a Whitman Red Book®, if they have one. • To get sign-off on the Blue Card, each Scout needs to collect and bring the coins required for Requirements 3, 6, 7, & 9 to show the Merit Badge Counselor. Although we will go over the requirements in the workshop, Scouts should Be Prepared to demonstrate knowledge for Requirements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, & 10. Numismatic magazines will be available and time allotted for completion of Requirement 5.b. • Bring a notebook and pen or pencil. • A prepared Scout will be able to complete this Merit Badge by end of workshop. • Attendees can sign up for a free youth membership with the American Numismatic Association (ANA) when they complete the merit badge! Numismatists/Merit Badge Counselors from Cupertino Coin Club are running this workshop. Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KmbOvCIhg-ycGwQoqfysysiPPlKAXUS7/view?usp=sharing