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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3077576, member: 84179"]You seem to have most of it covered. FWIW, Here are a few comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Blank Planchets (With the upset rims) are readily available and shouldn’t be more than $10 and possible less than $5. Olympic dies are occasionally available as well as few than have had the design completely ground off but they are going to be expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may be able to set up an outing where interested scouts can meet you at a show or club. Some shows do offer educational programs for scouts. Contact the show organizer or sponsoring club beforehand, and I bet you’ll get a lot of support. At various times, I have been an officer in local clubs and while we never had the request, I know we would have bent over backwards to accommodate a group of scouts. Once again, contact the club beforehand</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my 2 cents (hopefully a BU 1864 small motto and not a corroded AG 1865 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3077576, member: 84179"]You seem to have most of it covered. FWIW, Here are a few comments. Blank Planchets (With the upset rims) are readily available and shouldn’t be more than $10 and possible less than $5. Olympic dies are occasionally available as well as few than have had the design completely ground off but they are going to be expensive. You may be able to set up an outing where interested scouts can meet you at a show or club. Some shows do offer educational programs for scouts. Contact the show organizer or sponsoring club beforehand, and I bet you’ll get a lot of support. At various times, I have been an officer in local clubs and while we never had the request, I know we would have bent over backwards to accommodate a group of scouts. Once again, contact the club beforehand Just my 2 cents (hopefully a BU 1864 small motto and not a corroded AG 1865 :))[/QUOTE]
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