CollecTons Keepers #24 & #25: Boy Scout & Girl Scout Centennial Silver Dollars

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We are excited to release the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth coins in the CollecTons Keepers program, an exclusive series only offered by CollecTons.  The twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth coins we present as a pair, CollecTons Keepers #24 and #25  in Series, feature the rare 2010-P Boy Scouts of America Uncirculated Silver Dollar Certified #24 in Exclusive ANACS Brilliant Uncirculated Holder and the rare 2013-W Girl Scouts of the United States of America Uncirculated Silver Dollar Certified #25 in Exclusive ANACS Brilliant Uncirculated Holder.

The the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) are two distinct organizations that have had at least some impact on every American and a huge impact on many Americans over the past 100 years. Since the forming of the Boy Scouts of America in the year 1910, it has had over 110 million members and maintains an active 3 million youth members and 1 million adult leaders. The Girl Guides of America were formed shortly after Juliette Gordon Low met the founder of Scouting (Robert Baden-Powell, the basis of the BSA) in 1911. She is famously quoted as phoning a distant cousin shortly after meeting Baden-Powell and saying “I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and the world, and we're going to start tonight”. In 1913 the Girl Guides of America changed its name to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Currently the Girl Scouts of the United States of America boasts an astonishing 2.8 million youth members and 800 thousand adult members!

Both organizations share the goal of training youth in responsible citizenship, moral character and self reliance using a variety of methods including educational programs and outdoor activities. There are a number of different programs in each association but they all aim to train and teach the youth the values of honesty, fairness, courage, compassion, confidence and civic duty as well as outdoor survival and first aid. As members get older, both associations offer various levels of career training and assistance in furthering one's education.

These Commemorative Silver Dollars make a great set that honors the Centennial Anniversaries of two of the greatest youth organizations in the history of the United States!

Boy Scouts of America

The obverse of the Boy Scout Commemorative features a Cub Scout in the foreground, with a Boy Scout and a female Venturer in the background saluting, a fitting representation of the three larger bodies of the organization. It also includes the inscriptions "CONTINUING THE JOURNEY", "1910", "2010", "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "LIBERTY", the latter two being common inscriptions on U.S. coins.

The reverse of the coin features the BSA's universal emblem as well as the inscriptions "UNITED STATE OF AMERICA", "E PLURIBUS UNUM", "ONE DOLLAR" and "BE PREPARED".

This 2010 Centennial Silver Dollar commemorates the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Boy Scouts of America!

Girl Scouts of the United States of America

The mission statement of the GSUSA is "Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place". The obverse of the coin represents this statement, as well as the historical and contemporary aspects of the organization by depicting three girls of differing ages and diversity as Girl Scouts of the USA. Above the girls are the inscriptions "COURAGE - CONFIDENCE - CHARACTER", key elements of the mission statement. Below the girls are the inscriptions "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "LIBERTY", common inscriptions on a U.S. coin, as well as the year, "2013".

The reverse of the coin features a profile of girl scouts, which is the GSUSA official insignia, as well as the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "E PLURIBUS UNUM", "$1" and "GIRL SCOUTS".

This 2013 Centennial Silver Dollar commemorates the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the USA!

Coin Specifications for the 2010-P Boy Scouts of America Dollar

• Year: 2010
• Mint: Philadelphia
• Mintage: 105,020
• Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
• Weight: 26.73 grams
• Diameter: 38.10mm
• Edge: Reeded

Coin Specifications for the 2013-W Girl Scouts of the United States of America Dollar

• Year: 2013
• Mint: West Point
• Mintage: 37,461
• Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
• Weight: 26.73 grams
• Diameter: 38.10mm
• Edge: Reeded

Here at CollecTons, we work hard researching coins that should be part of every collection. Our goal is to utilize our knowledge in the numismatic industry to select coins worthy of being in everyone's collection! Therefore, the CollecTons Keepers program will only feature those Coins Worth Keeping.

Each coin is hand selected and given to ANACS (America's Oldest Grading Service) for grading and authentication. The coins are then sealed in an ANACS certified proprietary slab holder for long-term storage, with our limited edition label marking it a CollecTons Keeper.