Coin Collecting Merit Badge Helps and Documents

While working on the Coin Collecting merit badge, Scouts learn about how coins are made and what the identifying marks on coins mean. They also learn how to collect and store coins. They learn about special coins and series of coins, such as the State Quarters program and the America the Beautiful Quarters.

Get the Coin Collecting Merit Badge pamphlet

Printable helps for requirements:

Printable requirements for Coin Collecting Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for Coin Collecting Merit Badge

Printable note sheet for Coin Collecting Merit Badge

Printable checkoff sheet for all Scouts BSA merit badges

Start your coin collection with these related ideas and achievements:

Tips for Starting a Collection

There are several Scouting achievements related to collecting. So how do you start a collection? Here are some tips to get started.

Tips for Coin Collectors from Boy’s Life Magazine

Boy's Life magazine has some tips includings finding a dealer, learning about coin grading, storing your collection, getting the supplies you need, and starting your collection.

The Parts of a Coin and Mint Marks

This article from Metals Wired includes simple explanations for obverse (heads), reverse (tails), field, relief, rim, edge, legend, motto, date, and mint marks.

Display Sheets for Coin Collections

Display sheets are the perfect way to show off your coin collection. You can store many coins in a single binder and still be able to easily view both sides of your coins.