Boy Scouts of America Centennial – 2010

Learn About the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial

The Boy Scouts of America celebrated its Centennial Anniversary in 2010. To honor the longevity of this organization, Congress authorized a Commemorative Silver Dollar to commemorate the anniversary. Later, in 2013, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America were similarly honored.

The obverse of the Commemorative Silver Dollar was designed by Donna Weaver and was sculpted by Charles Vickers. The obverse depicts three figures – a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout, and a female representing the Venturer Program – with all of them at attention and saluting, within a central circle. The inclusion of the female figure caused a negative reaction by some members of the public, thinking that the female figure was only included due to political correctness. But proponents of the coin and of Scouting responded that the Boy Scouts of America organization had advocated for the inclusion of the female figure to demonstrate how the Scouting Organization had grown and now served all of America’s youth. Even though less controversial designs were submitted, the Boy Scouts of America chose to be inclusive, and this was the accepted design.

The Centennial years of “1910,” and “2010,” were displayed in the left field. Above the circle, in the upper periphery is inscribed “CONTINUING THE JOURNEY,” and on the lower periphery are “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and the word “LIBERTY.”

The reverse of this Commemorative Silver Dollar was designed by Jim Licaretz. It depicts the logo of the Boy Scouts of America, with an eagle and shield inside. Immediately above the logo are the words “BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.” The upper periphery has “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” and around the rest of the periphery is the Scout’s Motto “BE PREPARED.” The phrase “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” appears on the right and the denomination “ONE DOLLAR,” is on the lower periphery.

This Commemorative Silver Dollar was struck in both Uncirculated and Proof finishes. Both versions of these silver dollars were struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Congress had authorized the striking of up to a total of 350,000 of these commemorative silver dollars.

These two Commemorative Silver Dollars were offered individually to the public.

The surcharge added to the prices of these commemorative coins benefitted the Boy Scouts of America and these funds were targeted to areas across the nation that had previously been under-served by the organization. The entire mintage was sold over time, through the United States Mint programs.

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