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The 2010 Boy Scouts Centennial Silver Dollar was issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. A commemorative coin program was also subsequently authorized for the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, with the coins issued in 2013.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, about 110 million Americans have participated in BSA programs. BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
In 1907, Robert Baden-Powell founded the Scouting movement in England using elements of Seton's works among other influences. In 1909, Chicago publisher W. D. Boyce was visiting London, where he encountered a boy who came to be known as the Unknown Scout. Boyce was lost on a foggy street when an unknown Scout came to his aid, guiding him to his destination. The boy then refused Boyce's tip, explaining that he was a Boy Scout and was merely doing his daily good turn. Interested in the Boy Scouts, Boyce met with staff at the Boy Scouts Headquarters and, by some accounts, Baden-Powell. Upon his return to the US, Boyce was inspired by his experience and incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910.
Obverse
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Depicts an image of a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and a female member of the Venturer Program saluting. The centennial years of “1910” and “2010” are included, along with the additional inscriptions “Continuing the Journey”, “In God We Trust”, and “Liberty”. • CONTINUING THE JOURNEY • |
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Reverse
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Depicts the universal logo of the Boy Scouts of America. The inscriptions include “United States of America”, “Boy Scouts of America”, the organization motto “Be Prepared”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and the denomination “One Dollar”. BE PREPARED UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM |
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1 Dollar
100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Scouting in United States
Boy Scouts of America
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100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Scouting in United States
Boy Scouts of America
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100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Scouting in United States