I’m not a coin collector, but I am a Scout volunteer, and I think this is a wonderful way to celebrate 100 years of the Boy Scouts of America. Rep. Sessions is also sponsoring a letter to the Postal Service asking them to issue a 100th Anniversary of BSA commemorative stamp.
2010 will certainly be a special year for the Boy Scouts of America!
As a professional Scouter I am estatic to hear about the minted coin. The idea of a commemorative stamp is also a great idea too. 100 years strong and many more years to come!
I can hardly wait until the sale begins. Hopefully I will be one of the lucky 350,000. As a Scouter, I look forward to purchasing this peace of history. I am also eager to purchase the commerative stamps–to save for the future and to place on mail to show support for this great organization.
Being quite involved in Scouting and not a collector, nor having any idea how the distibution would go, how would one purchase these coins. They would be great gifts for scouts acheiving the rank of Eagle.
I have been a scouting volunteer for twenty one years and cannot wait for our one hundredth anniversary!!! It is wonderful for congress to recognize such an outstanding organization for our youth!!!
I have been a Scout leader for 10+ years and as a youth for 3. I hope that BSA will be able take advantage of this marketing oppurtunity to make more youth and adults aware of this great program. THANK YOU to all of the Representatives that voted in support of this program. THANK YOU TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF THIS GREAT PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!
I am so proud of the BSA to be recognized in this manner. I have an Eagle scout and he ‘lives and breathes’ scouts and is 43 years old! He is the one who sent me this website! He goes to all of the national jamborees and is active with his council and attends the international jamborees, as well, the last one was held in England the home of Baden Powell. His home is adorned with paintings, and all of the scouting items from all over the world. And to think, I sent him on his bike to a fire station with just five other boys when he was 14 and he came home saying, “I can be an Eagle and I found something I can do with just myself,” the badges, seemed to interest him the most.
As an actice Scouter and as an Eagle Scout I am very happy with the creation of this new coin. I hope that Scouters and Scouts nation wide purchase this new coin.
While I appreciate its value for coin collectors, that’s what it is..a collector’s piece. It won’t be in general circulation like other coins…less advertising for the movement and most Americans will never see one let alone hold one. I think the centennial stamp gives more bang for the buck as stamps are everyplace and there are no $10 surcharges on them.
Both my wife and I have been involved in Scouting for almost 30 years and there is never enough positive said in the media regarding the importance of the National Scouting program. This commemorative coin for Scouting is a great way to help advertise the organization
I think that it is a wonderful Idea to commemorate Scouting with a coin. My Husband and I are the proud parents of 2 Eagle Scouts. What better way to show a positive look on Scouting.
Wonderful idea.
I would hope that every Scout and Scouter would be able to obtain one. With a max of 350,000 it seems very unlikely. Perhaps a “special” issuance for current and past registered scouts and scouters would work.
Great idea - I wilkl propse toi iour Twin River Council Camporee to be held at Fort Ticoderoga Oxcrovwe 3 - 5 - that we obtain a few of the commorative coins to recognize Fistrictive Scout and Scouters (catagories to be determined.
As a youth who has been in Scouting since the First Grade, I think this is a wonderful idea though I only wish that there was a way to make more one for each Scout and Scouter alike. I will however be sending this article to the Occoneechee Council Main office to help advertise this remarkable idea!!!
Hooray for all those who voted in favor of this House bill. Hwoever, it is a shame that only 350,000 were approved. There will be a lot of greedy collectors who will gobble up a bunch of them, but there will also be many true collectors of Scouting memorabilia who will want one. Then, there will be literally tens of thousands of Boy Scouts and adult Scouters who will want one or several for momentos and for gifts, as evidenced by the many previous responses. I understand the importance of a “limited edition,” but this will just drive the price way up, and out of the price range of many Scouts, once the coin is introduced and is put on the re-sale market by collectors. After all, Scouting should be for the boys! A concerned Scouter
Considering that the scouts 100th Jamboree takes place in 2010. I think the coins should not be released until the day after the event begins. Additionally I think all scouts attending should have first rights to buy the new Commemorative coin. I also believe that there should be 100 coins set aside and put in a special presentation case. Many fathers got their boys into scouting. Some of them should have something of recognition.
The 100 set should include the history of scouting and have several original signatures of high profile eagle scouts.
These should be given to the BSA and at their discretion given out as recognition of service to the institution.
My son will be part of the Australian contingent taking part in the Jamboree. I hope I am able to secure him a coin as a reminder of his trip to the USA.
I hope this movement get defeated. It’s scandalous how much public money is given to a private religious organization, particularly one that fosters bigotry against gays:
“Boy Scouts of America believes that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with the obligations in the Scout Oath and Scout Law to be morally straight and clean in thought, word, and deed. The conduct of youth members must be in compliance with the Scout Oath and Law, and membership in Boy Scouts of America is contingent upon the willingness to accept Scouting’s values and beliefs.” (BSALegal.org, “Morally Straight”)
and pagans and nonbelievers:
“The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God. In the first part of the Scout Oath or Promise the member declares, ‘On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law.’ The recognition of God as the ruling and leading power in the universe and the grateful acknowledgment of His favors and blessings are necessary to the best type of citizenship and are wholesome precepts in the education of the growing members.” (Bylaws of the BSA, Declaration of Religious Principle)
The BSA ought to learn from the Girl Scouts, which allow their members to substitute in their choice of words for ‘God’ in their oath.
Citizens should not have their tax dollars appropriated to support an organization that discriminates against them.
As long as the BSA stands for bigotry of any sort, it should stand alone.
It is very obvious that Robin is anti-BSA! And that he can not read.
If he were to very carefully read the law, he would discover that there are NO public dollars involved in this commemorative coin.
The law says the US Mint can keep all the money necessary to cover their costs. Anything above that is provided to the National BSA Foundation!
So where’s the public money???? Only in his mind!
And it’s a little late to block this as it’s already public law and the first of several designs has already been submitted for design review.
So from what you’re saying, although the public money will be recouped, our government is fundraising for the BSA. That’s just as bad.
Yes, it’s wrong for our government to support any private religious organization, but it’s particularly unconscionable when that organization teaches children religious bigotry.
It is obvious you know nothing about how the US Treasury and the US Congress interact. Without the permission of the US Congress, the US Treasury can NOT mint ANY commemorative coins!
The Congress writes the legislation and has to get both houses AND THE PRESIDENT to sign the legislation. Without this approval, the legislation is just a piece of paper.
If you don’t like the legislation, you should have contacted your federal representatives and ask them to not sign the legislation. Did you bother to contact them? I doubt it!
I know I contacted ALL of my federal representatives and encouraged them to support (vote) for the legislation.
It is too late to complain about it! It is the law of the land and will happen whether you like it or not!
Is there a point to your summary of how an act becomes law? I watched Schoolhouse Rock too, you know. I’m not surprised at all that George W. Bush signed off on this, but that’s quite irrelevant.
As a supporter of this legislation, would you also also support an act directing the Treasury to issue a coin commemorating the American Civil Liberties Union, and donating all the profits from the sale of those coins to the ACLU directly? Why or why not?
You say its “too late to complain”. Our freedom of speech gives us an unlimited right to complain about Congress passing bad laws. And perhaps it is not too late to sue the government to halt the production of these coins as a violation of the establishment clause of the US Constitution.
What is all the problem with scouts and religion . My son went to the world scout jamboree. For 12 days he camped and worked along side scouts from every nation and of every religion . They all promoted the One World One Promise They all worked for peace. There was no riots , no killings, no fightings,They all stood side by side as SCOUTS. My son collected a special scout coin from the UK and one from Australia. I cried with pride. May be it is us that need to think outside the box.
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:24 am
I’m not a coin collector, but I am a Scout volunteer, and I think this is a wonderful way to celebrate 100 years of the Boy Scouts of America. Rep. Sessions is also sponsoring a letter to the Postal Service asking them to issue a 100th Anniversary of BSA commemorative stamp.
2010 will certainly be a special year for the Boy Scouts of America!
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:15 am
Well said, Ted. With only 350,000 minted, and millions of Scouters nationwide, this is sure to be a popular issuance.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
As a professional Scouter I am estatic to hear about the minted coin. The idea of a commemorative stamp is also a great idea too. 100 years strong and many more years to come!
May 18th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I can hardly wait until the sale begins. Hopefully I will be one of the lucky 350,000. As a Scouter, I look forward to purchasing this peace of history. I am also eager to purchase the commerative stamps–to save for the future and to place on mail to show support for this great organization.
May 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Being quite involved in Scouting and not a collector, nor having any idea how the distibution would go, how would one purchase these coins. They would be great gifts for scouts acheiving the rank of Eagle.
May 18th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
I have been a scouting volunteer for twenty one years and cannot wait for our one hundredth anniversary!!! It is wonderful for congress to recognize such an outstanding organization for our youth!!!
Kudos to Congress and our wonderful volunteers!!
May 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I hope I can obtain 5 - one for each opf the Eagles in our Family
My two brothers and I - and my two sons !
May 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
The House of Representatives passed the bill on May 15!
Check out:
House Backs Boy Scouts Commemorative Coin with Passage of H.R. 5872.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I have been a Scout leader for 10+ years and as a youth for 3. I hope that BSA will be able take advantage of this marketing oppurtunity to make more youth and adults aware of this great program. THANK YOU to all of the Representatives that voted in support of this program. THANK YOU TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF THIS GREAT PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU TO OUR FUTURE LEADERS.
May 20th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I am so proud of the BSA to be recognized in this manner. I have an Eagle scout and he ‘lives and breathes’ scouts and is 43 years old! He is the one who sent me this website! He goes to all of the national jamborees and is active with his council and attends the international jamborees, as well, the last one was held in England the home of Baden Powell. His home is adorned with paintings, and all of the scouting items from all over the world. And to think, I sent him on his bike to a fire station with just five other boys when he was 14 and he came home saying, “I can be an Eagle and I found something I can do with just myself,” the badges, seemed to interest him the most.
May 26th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
As an actice Scouter and as an Eagle Scout I am very happy with the creation of this new coin. I hope that Scouters and Scouts nation wide purchase this new coin.
May 27th, 2008 at 8:29 am
While I appreciate its value for coin collectors, that’s what it is..a collector’s piece. It won’t be in general circulation like other coins…less advertising for the movement and most Americans will never see one let alone hold one. I think the centennial stamp gives more bang for the buck as stamps are everyplace and there are no $10 surcharges on them.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:09 am
John, do you have any info on the centennial stamp?
May 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Both my wife and I have been involved in Scouting for almost 30 years and there is never enough positive said in the media regarding the importance of the National Scouting program. This commemorative coin for Scouting is a great way to help advertise the organization
June 24th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I think that it is a wonderful Idea to commemorate Scouting with a coin. My Husband and I are the proud parents of 2 Eagle Scouts. What better way to show a positive look on Scouting.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Wonderful idea.
I would hope that every Scout and Scouter would be able to obtain one. With a max of 350,000 it seems very unlikely. Perhaps a “special” issuance for current and past registered scouts and scouters would work.
August 5th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Great idea - I wilkl propse toi iour Twin River Council Camporee to be held at Fort Ticoderoga Oxcrovwe 3 - 5 - that we obtain a few of the commorative coins to recognize Fistrictive Scout and Scouters (catagories to be determined.
August 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
As a youth who has been in Scouting since the First Grade, I think this is a wonderful idea though I only wish that there was a way to make more one for each Scout and Scouter alike. I will however be sending this article to the Occoneechee Council Main office to help advertise this remarkable idea!!!
August 11th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
As an individual who is completing 52 years in the scouting movement (Aug 2008), I agree that both the coin and the stamp are great ideas!
I will be sending e-mails to my Senators encouraging them to support this when it is before the US Senate.
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:04 am
Hooray for all those who voted in favor of this House bill. Hwoever, it is a shame that only 350,000 were approved. There will be a lot of greedy collectors who will gobble up a bunch of them, but there will also be many true collectors of Scouting memorabilia who will want one. Then, there will be literally tens of thousands of Boy Scouts and adult Scouters who will want one or several for momentos and for gifts, as evidenced by the many previous responses. I understand the importance of a “limited edition,” but this will just drive the price way up, and out of the price range of many Scouts, once the coin is introduced and is put on the re-sale market by collectors. After all, Scouting should be for the boys! A concerned Scouter
October 15th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I will be ordering at least 20 when they come out to pass down to kids in my den and others.
I really think 350,000 is a very small number and they will be sold before they are even minted. When is the pre-ordering starting?
October 15th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
You can sign up for e-mails from the mint. Just go to their web site.
I would not be surprised if the mint places a “per order” limit due to the limited number of coins to be minted.
Wonder if there’s any way to get Congress to increase the quantity???
January 17th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Considering that the scouts 100th Jamboree takes place in 2010. I think the coins should not be released until the day after the event begins. Additionally I think all scouts attending should have first rights to buy the new Commemorative coin. I also believe that there should be 100 coins set aside and put in a special presentation case. Many fathers got their boys into scouting. Some of them should have something of recognition.
The 100 set should include the history of scouting and have several original signatures of high profile eagle scouts.
These should be given to the BSA and at their discretion given out as recognition of service to the institution.
Just a thought
April 11th, 2009 at 1:43 am
My son will be part of the Australian contingent taking part in the Jamboree. I hope I am able to secure him a coin as a reminder of his trip to the USA.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:42 am
I hope this movement get defeated. It’s scandalous how much public money is given to a private religious organization, particularly one that fosters bigotry against gays:
“Boy Scouts of America believes that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with the obligations in the Scout Oath and Scout Law to be morally straight and clean in thought, word, and deed. The conduct of youth members must be in compliance with the Scout Oath and Law, and membership in Boy Scouts of America is contingent upon the willingness to accept Scouting’s values and beliefs.” (BSALegal.org, “Morally Straight”)
and pagans and nonbelievers:
“The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God. In the first part of the Scout Oath or Promise the member declares, ‘On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law.’ The recognition of God as the ruling and leading power in the universe and the grateful acknowledgment of His favors and blessings are necessary to the best type of citizenship and are wholesome precepts in the education of the growing members.” (Bylaws of the BSA, Declaration of Religious Principle)
The BSA ought to learn from the Girl Scouts, which allow their members to substitute in their choice of words for ‘God’ in their oath.
Citizens should not have their tax dollars appropriated to support an organization that discriminates against them.
As long as the BSA stands for bigotry of any sort, it should stand alone.
July 6th, 2009 at 9:37 am
It is very obvious that Robin is anti-BSA! And that he can not read.
If he were to very carefully read the law, he would discover that there are NO public dollars involved in this commemorative coin.
The law says the US Mint can keep all the money necessary to cover their costs. Anything above that is provided to the National BSA Foundation!
So where’s the public money???? Only in his mind!
And it’s a little late to block this as it’s already public law and the first of several designs has already been submitted for design review.
July 6th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
So from what you’re saying, although the public money will be recouped, our government is fundraising for the BSA. That’s just as bad.
Yes, it’s wrong for our government to support any private religious organization, but it’s particularly unconscionable when that organization teaches children religious bigotry.
July 6th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
It is obvious you know nothing about how the US Treasury and the US Congress interact. Without the permission of the US Congress, the US Treasury can NOT mint ANY commemorative coins!
The Congress writes the legislation and has to get both houses AND THE PRESIDENT to sign the legislation. Without this approval, the legislation is just a piece of paper.
If you don’t like the legislation, you should have contacted your federal representatives and ask them to not sign the legislation. Did you bother to contact them? I doubt it!
I know I contacted ALL of my federal representatives and encouraged them to support (vote) for the legislation.
It is too late to complain about it! It is the law of the land and will happen whether you like it or not!
July 6th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Is there a point to your summary of how an act becomes law? I watched Schoolhouse Rock too, you know. I’m not surprised at all that George W. Bush signed off on this, but that’s quite irrelevant.
As a supporter of this legislation, would you also also support an act directing the Treasury to issue a coin commemorating the American Civil Liberties Union, and donating all the profits from the sale of those coins to the ACLU directly? Why or why not?
You say its “too late to complain”. Our freedom of speech gives us an unlimited right to complain about Congress passing bad laws. And perhaps it is not too late to sue the government to halt the production of these coins as a violation of the establishment clause of the US Constitution.
September 15th, 2009 at 1:35 am
What is all the problem with scouts and religion . My son went to the world scout jamboree. For 12 days he camped and worked along side scouts from every nation and of every religion . They all promoted the One World One Promise They all worked for peace. There was no riots , no killings, no fightings,They all stood side by side as SCOUTS. My son collected a special scout coin from the UK and one from Australia. I cried with pride. May be it is us that need to think outside the box.