Design for BSA 100th Anniversary coin

The U.S. Mint has announced a special one dollar coin to honor the Boy Scouts of America and their 100 year anniversary.

For those of you who don't know, I'm an Eagle Scout (March 15, 2000. Troop 577 Buckley, WA) And I think this is the coolest thing. I know that I am going to have to get one because:

A) I collect coins

B) The design is really neat

C) I like shiny things

Only 350,000 of the coins will be made and they won't be put into circulation. Instead when they are released (I heard in March 2010) you will have to purchase them from the U.S. Mint Web site.

These will each have the designs that I posted above.

Also, to make these coins even cooler, all of the surcharges collected from the sale of these coins will be donated to the Boy Scouts of America. Thats $3.5 million dollars going to support Scouting!

Also, there will be a 100 anniversary stamp that will be released in July 2010. So keep your eyes out for that.

(This was originally posted on Just Northwest)

Washington DC Quarter

I'm a nerd. I'll admit it. I collect coins and enjoy it. And yes, of course I collected all 50 of the commemorative state quarters.

So imagine my surprise when I find a Washington DC themed quarter. Well, apparently since the mints ran out of states to print on the coin, they switched it up to territories.

This comes from the U.S. Mint Web site:

In 2009, the United States Mint will mint and issue six quarter-dollar coins in honor of the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These coins will be issued in equal sequential intervals in 2009 in the order listed.

• District of Columbia
• The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• Guam
• American Samoa
• The U.S. Virgin Islands
• The Northern Mariana Islands

The image of George Washington as seen on the obverse of the 50 State Quarters® coins will remain unchanged.

You can click on each name and a picture will show what the quarter will look like, as well as the reason behind the quarter design.

When I heard that they were making these new quarters, I found this news awesome!

Because I started with the state quarters back in the winter of my eight grade year. It seemed like all 50 would never come out. Then, once Hawaii was released and my collection complete, a little bit of sadness was felt. But now, I have six new quarters to try and find. This is what collecting baseball cards must have felt like back in the day!