Girl Scout Commemoratives

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to see how many were thinking about getting this commemorative coin? I'm not really liking the design. It's so unimaginative!!! I sort of wanted to continue collecting commemoratives as a type but really torn about whether to get this coin because of the lackluster design. Is anyone thinking of getting it? If so why?

Thanks!!!

 

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I received an advertisement for them in the mail from the US Mint yesterday.

I am not really interested in it and don't plan to purchase any.

I didn't purchase the Boy Scout (with girl) one either.

 

I got one too. Even if I had a daughter in the girl scouts I would refuse to buy one since they didn't have a boy pictured. If the Boy Scouts were required to show a girl, then turnabout should be fair play.

 

In the immortal words of Nikita Khruschev.....Nyet! Nyet! Nyet! Nyet!

 

Good! You guys don't buy 'em. Lower mintage for me.......:devil:

 

It may not be imaginative, but I think the logo is going to look pretty cool on the proof coin.

I am planning to buy one of the uncirculated version. I'll wait a few years and get the proof version at a lower price on ebay.

 

We've been through that before. The Boy Scouts coin showed a girl because girls can be in the Boy Scouts Venturing program. Does not work the other way round.

Christian

 

I know, just peeves me off. If a female has to be allowed in a male organization, then the opposite should be allowed as well. Is a boy forbidden to be a brownie then if that is the only organization around then?

Takes me back to high school. We had a couple of females who sued the school district 10 years before, saying they should be allowed to wrestle on the only wrestling team, the boys team. Ok, well they got that right. Then in my class there was a really talented volleyball player who happened to be a boy but the school only had a female volleyball team. He sued to be able to play and it was thrown out of court.

I simply do not understnad how "equal rights" means one sex gets to do anything they please, but it does not apply to the other sex.

Just my personal "issue" I suppose.

 

We had something of the same sort around here Chris, but with a happier ending. A family from Ireland arrived a few years ago and the son was an excellent field hockey player. In this area the only field hockey teams are all girl squads so the family petitioned the body that governs high school sports in these parts, and won. The kids gonna meet some extraordinary women.

Now regarding those female wrestlers........:devil:

 

ok lets see the pictures of your girl scout coin

 

I bought one of each but they have not arrived yet, i am expecting them any day now.

 

Absolutely. It should arrive in the next few days.

 

I'm not impressed with the laser cut process on commemorative coins, so I no longer purchase them. In fact, I now only buy three products that are mint made. The Silver proof set, and one each of the MS/PF70 ASE's. All my other coin purchases go towards the classic designs. I have also been shifting some of my coin fund revenue to paper currency instead. I still love the engraved look on any currency, and I have become especially fond of large sized U.S. notes.

 

strange lot pf people have already got theirs. i wonder why yours is help up?

 

Have they? I haven't seen any pics yet.

I just checked the status. The package left Indianapolis yesterday. With all of the snow that the upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states have been receiving it could take a few extra days to reach me.

 

u r the only one who provides pics

 

I usually agree with 100% of thngs you post, but I have to take an exception to this one. Females did not have to be allowed in the Boy Scouts. This was a decision made by the organization itself. As to why the decision was made, I can see two possibilities, they wanted more money or they wanted to be more inclusive. The Boy Scouts is not open to all girls, and not all of the Boy Scouts is open to any girls. Girls over the age of 14 may get into Venture Scouts (which includes Sea Scouts), but the organization is closed to all other girls and all other parts of the Boy Scouts organization is closed to girls or any age.

Your point about girls sometimes being allowed to compete with boys in sports, but rarely the other way around calls to mind the increased muscularity (in general, not in specific - particularly if you look at me) of men over women. Women competing in men's sports are giving away a lot of advantage, while men competing in womens sports have a lot of advantage often. That being said, as kids, they should be allowed to compete on an equal basis.

Now I don't think I will buy the coin because it just doesn't appeal to me. I have two daughters who were both Girl Scouts and achieved their Silver and Gold Awards. I was co-leader of the troop for two years. I was given this as a recognition token.

 

Just arrived in today's post.......

 

Seems waaaay too pricey for me. But, I might buy one on the secondary market.