Comments on: Girl Scouts Commemorative Coin Legislation, Round 2

By: CoinNews.net

CoinNews.net — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:06:19 +0000

Exactly so. Thanks Brent. The original legislation as published during the time of this article stated 2011 in the summary. That had since changed, and we’ve updated the date. Thanks again.

By: Brent Hess

Brent Hess — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:48 +0000

According to the Girl Scouts Of Colorado website, the bill states the coin will be minted in 2013, not 2011. Not sure if it’s a typo, but that’s what the GSUSA website also says. Here is an excerpt from the Girl Scouts USA press release:

The legislation directs the U.S. Mint to produce 350,000 silver coins. Ten dollars from the sale of each coin will go to GSUSA to help fund much-needed renovations at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Ga. The bill also calls for the Secretary of the Treasury, in collaboration with the GSUSA and the Commission of Fine Arts, to design the coin in a manner “emblematic of the centennial of Girl Scouts.” The coin will be minted and sold in 2013, marking the end of Girl Scouts’ yearlong centennial celebration and kicking off a new century of leadership and service to girls.

By: Blake Sampson

Blake Sampson — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:04:03 +0000

Why don’t the Girl Scouts date their coin for 2012, their real anniversary? There is an open slot for a 2012 commemorative coin. They just repeated their 2008 legislation, which aimed at 2011 because there were lots of competitive coin bills aimed at 2012, but only the Army Infantry Museum got signed.