Materials for scouts are now available to download and print, including the Coins For You and yearly coloring books. Contact education.outreach@usmint.treas.gov with additional questions.
Coins For You (PDF, 4 MB)
2024 U.S. Mint Coin Coloring Book (PDF, 2.6 MB)
Find resources below to support scouts as they earn coin-related badges. The Mint offers information about identifying coins, counting money, coin making, and coin collecting.
Stars: ★ Wolf Scout | ★ Cub Scout | ★ Daisy Scout
Introduction to Coins
Learn about U.S. coins, including their design, value, weight, composition, and the parts of a coin.
Coin Identification ★ ★ ★
- Resource: Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter
- Activity Plan: An Introduction to Coins
- Activity: Coin Coloring Pages
- Game: Coin Coloring Studio
- Game: Coin Memory Match
- Game: Counting With Coins
Parts of a Coin ★ ★ ★
- Resource: Parts of a Coin
- Quiz: Coin Parts Palooza
- Game: Making Change
Coin Specifications ★ ★
- Resource: Coin Specifications table (U.S. Mint website)
- Resource: What Coins Are Made Of
- Activity: Coin Weight Investigation
Coin Design ★ ★
- Video: Pictures on Our Coins (YouTube)
- Game: Making Change
- Activity: Design Your Own Coin
- Activity: Coin Rubbing and Matching
Using Coins/Financial Literacy ★ ★
Learn about spending and saving coins.
- Activity: Do You Like to Spend or Save?
- Activity: Coin Count and Roll
- Activity: Money Patterns
- Activity: Cents-able Shopping
- Activity Plan: Half Dollar Power
- Quiz: Coin Combination Riddles
- Game: Counting With Coins
About the Mint
The Mint has six facilities across the country. Explore how U.S. coins are made and where Mint facilities are located.
Mint Tours ★
- Resource: About the Mint
- Map: U.S. Mint Locations
- Mobile App: U.S. Mint Virtual Tours App (U.S. Mint website)
- Video: Denver Mint Tour (YouTube)
- Video: Philadelphia Mint Tour (YouTube)
- Resource: Visit the Denver or Philadelphia Mints (U.S. Mint website)
Coin Making ★
- Resource: Life of a Coin
- Video: How Coins are Made... For Kids
- Video: Making Coins
- Podcast: Million Bazillion, How is Money Made? (Marketplace)
Numismatics/Collecting
Understand coin collecting terms and how to store and care for a coin collection.
Coin Terms ★
- Resource: Parts of a Coin
- Resource: Coin Glossary
- Resource: Coins For You booklet (PDF, 4MB)
- Quiz: Coin Term Trivia
- Game: Word Quest
Coin Collecting ★
- Resource: Get Started Collecting Coins
- Resource: Build Your Coin Collection
- Quiz: Become a Coin Collecting Whiz
Coin Programs ★ ★
- Resource: American Women Quarters™ Program (2022-2025)
- Resource: America the Beautiful Quarters® Program (2010-2021)
- Resource: 50 State Quarters Program (1999-2008)
- Resource: Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program (2009)
- Resource: Westward Journey Nickel Series (2004-2005)
Paper Money
The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) prints paper money. Learn more about currency with the U.S. Currency Education Program.