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Two weeks ago, I became the scout master for my sons troop. They boys pay dues of $.75 per week. Last week when I was counting the money, I found a canadian quarter from the 50's. I asked the boys who put the canadian qtr in, one of them sheepishly said he had. I explained what it was and gave it back to him.

My sons usuallly pay in halves or Ikes. The treasurer likes it. she swaps them out and keeps them. We shoudl stage it so she can collect the whole series.

knibloe wrote:I asked the boys who put the canadian qtr in, one of them sheepishly said he had. I explained what it was and gave it back to him.

Wish I knew what the value of metals were when I was a kid. I'd probably had never bought all those LPs and cassettes and b e e r and instead did largescale coin roll searching. But noooooooooooo!!!

Cool. I found a silver Washington in my brother's change about a month ago. Gave him $3 for it. It's weird that silver quarters seem to turn up a lot more in change than in roll searching, judging from that and a few other anecdotal reports I've heard here.

My son is also in scouts. I help where and when I can, mostly at summer camp. I would greatly suggest promoting the coin collecting merit badge especially teaching:

8.Do the following:
a.Identify the people depicted on the following denominations of current U.S. paper money: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.
b.Explain "legal tender."
c.Describe the role the Federal Reserve System plays in the distribution of currency.

You can take 8 c where ever you want and explain fiat (created out of nothing,) the devaluation of our currency over time, Tyrannosaurus debt, etc. great opportunity here. Oh, and good luck. I wouldn't spend a day in your shoes as I am amazed how Scout Masters do it for years.

johnbrickner wrote:Identify the people depicted on the following denominations of current U.S. paper money: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.

When I read that I did that in my head and found I could rattle off the answers for U.S.
currency faster than for Canadian currency.

Yeah, the CDN $50 and $100...that dude...and that other dude...I know what they look
like but can't put a name to it without looking them up...

Another one of those moments when I think I was born in the wrong country.

fansubs_ca wrote:

johnbrickner wrote:Identify the people depicted on the following denominations of current U.S. paper money: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.

When I read that I did that in my head and found I could rattle off the answers for U.S.
currency faster than for Canadian currency.

Yeah, the CDN $50 and $100...that dude...and that other dude...I know what they look
like but can't put a name to it without looking them up...

Another one of those moments when I think I was born in the wrong country.

Design Elements on the $50 Note
Portrait of Prime Minister
William Lyon Mackenzie King
The portrait of Mackenzie King is based
on a photograph from Library and Archives
Canada. The metallic portrait in the large
window was colourized for adaptation as a
holographic feature.


Design Elements on the $100 Note
Portrait of Prime Minister
Sir Robert L. Borden
The portrait of Sir Robert L. Borden is
based on a photograph from Library and
Archives Canada. The metallic portrait
in the large window was colourized for
adaptation as a holographic feature.

johnbrickner wrote: Oh, and good luck. I wouldn't spend a day in your shoes as I am amazed how Scout Masters do it for years.

I'm going to need all the luck and prayers I can get. I didn't want to do this, but it was me or the other guy who I knew wouldn't do a good job (mainly because he wasn't doing much as assistant SM).

I asked the boys how they thought the meetings were going lately. They gave me a 7 out of 10. I feel that is great because they had been rating them as a 4. Next step is to get them more involved in the planning.