What is this pin ?

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Hello all,

This is posted in today's finds with my finds for that day. No one told me anything about it so I'm posting it here. If anyone can date this for me and maybe give me a value. I would be very thankful. Here are the pictures, thank you!!

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

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[oldfireguy]

It looks like a project pin for a 4 H member. As to value no clue.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Lot of words to google. I think we have had 4H pins here before.

 

[trikikiwi]

No doubt 4-H staff will be along to help, soon

Mike

 

[ivan salis]

mudswat change title to "need help with this 4 H pin" bet you get help faster and better

 

[chipveres]

I don't know how much you already know, so please pardon me if I make baby talk. The 4 H clubs are part of the Agriculture Extension Service. They lead school-age children to use their Head, Heart, Hands and maintain their Health. Youths in the organization engage in practical projects usually in farming of some sort. Your medal was awarded for excellence in one of these youth projects. Adults sometimes continue to wear the highest pin they achieved as a youth; and go on to become leaders of clubs.

It has very little cash value, but may have considerable sentimental value to the person who lost it.

Another comparable organization would be the Future Farmers of America.

Chip V.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

4-H History


4-H didn't really start in one time or place. It began around the start of the 20th century in the work of several people in different parts of the United States who were concerned about young people.

The seed of the 4-H idea of practical and “hands-on” learning came from the desire to make public school education more connected to country life. Early programs tied both public and private resources together for the purpose of helping rural youth.

During this time, researchers at experiment stations of the land-grant college system and USDA saw that adults in the farming community did not readily accept new agricultural discoveries. But, educators found that youth would "experiment" with these new ideas and then share their experiences and successes with the adults.

So rural youth programs became a way to introduce new agriculture technology to the adults. A.B. Graham started one such youth program in Ohio in 1902. It is considered the birth of the 4-H program in the U.S. When Congress created the Cooperative Extension Service at USDA in 1914, it included boys' and girls' club work. This soon became known as 4-H clubs - Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.

Nearing its 50th anniversary, 4-H began to undergo several changes. In 1948, a group of American young people went to Europe, and a group of Europeans came to the United States on the first International Farm Youth Exchange. Since then, thousands of young people have participated in 4-H out-of-state trips and international exchanges. 4-H began to extend into urban areas in the 1950's.

Later, the basic 4-H focus became the personal growth of the member. Life skills development was built into 4-H projects, activities and events to help youth become contributing, productive, self-directed members of society. The organization changed in the 1960's, combining 4-H groups divided by gender or race into a single integrated program
So, long story short, It's a pin from this organization...And to us, It's worth millions of dollars. Maybe a dollar on ebay........ I find many detecting around the 100 acre mountain camp. From diferent years and they are actually pretty cool as pictued below. The gold colored ones are from the 1930's

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Thank you all !!

Ok,

I'll be happy to sell it for a million dollars and nothing less....

No idea of when this was minted, I understand anywhere from 1903 to now?

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

If I had to guess I would say 40-50's

 

[nebstater]

Be advised, that they also issued these award pins in 10 K gold. I've got several of them that were "earned" back in the '50's.

Once one of the members got done with one of their projects, it would usually go to a county fair and be judged, and if it was good enough to win there, then it was on to the state fair, where, at least here in Nebraska, if you received a purple ribbon (top rating), they would give you a monetary reward. This would encourage kids to do projects and enter them in their local fairs.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Good info!