Collecting Belt Loop and Pin
Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins.
Requirements for Collecting Belt Loop:
Begin a collection of at least ten (10) items that all have something in common. Label the items and title your collection.
Display your collection at a Pack or Den Meeting.
Visit a show or museum that displays different collections.
Requirements for the Collecting Pin:
Earn the Collecting Belt Loop and complete five more of the following requirements:
Give a talk about your collection to someoneother than your family. Give a description of your collection, including a short history. Explain how you got started and why you decided to collect what you do.
Show how you preserve and display your collection. Explain any special precautions you must take including handling, cleaning and storage. Note precautions for dampness, sunlight or other weather conditions.
Read a book about what you collect.
Start a new collection of at least 20 items. Label the items and title your collection.
Define numismatics** and philately***.
Join a club of collectors who share your hobby. This club may be a group of your friends.
Find out if there is a career that involves what you collect. Find out what kind of subjects you need to study to prepare for such a career.
If you collect coins or stamps, make a list of different countries for your collection. Explain how ti identify each country's issues. Make a list of "clues" that help you identify the origin.
With an adult partner, visit an online auction and look for items you collect. What does it tell you about rarity and value of the things you collect?
Use a computer to catalog, organize and keep track of your collection.
Help a friend get started on a collection of his or her own.
**Numismatics - is derived from the Greek word numisma ("Coin knowledge") and today refers to the study and collecting or coins, paper currency, medals, tokens and other similar monetary objects.
***Philately - is the collection and study of postage and imprinted stamps. Philately is dervied from two Greek words: philo ("loving") and atelos ("free of tax" or "paid"). Stamps are signs that the postage or tax has been paid.