Coin Collecting Merit Badge

Coin Collecting Merit Badge Workshop

Sunday
May 7, 2023
11:00am – 5:00 pm
Have fun earning the
Coin Collecting Merit Badge
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 meeting Fri,
Apr 14, 7:30-9pm, St Joseph of Cupertino Church, 10110 N De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA.
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: coincollectingmb@yahoo.com

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.

• For more information, please take a look at our flyer here.