Instructional Video
US Mint

The United States Mint: How Coins Are Made

2nd - 4th
Ever wonder how that quarter in your pocket was made? This animated video looks inside the U.S. Mint to see how coins are made. Watch the process from the artist sketching the design to the machine stamping the prepared metal. [3:12]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Read Good Books!: Currency

Pre-K - 1st Standards
KIDS Clubhouse Adventures kids read and discover more about money! In this feature, kids design, create and name their own currency. They also get to decide what their currency is worth! [1:37]
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: United States Currency

9th - 10th
See production of U.S. bills as well as differences in denominations and types of currency - some no longer made today.
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: u.s. Money: History & How It's Made

9th - 10th
Money, from colonial times to the present - you'll see where our paper currency and coins came from and how they're made. Hosted by Debra Wilson.
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: What Is Money?

9th - 10th
A five-dollar bill is followed as it goes from pocket to purchase, to the bank, and more. Learn how money is used.
Audio
BBC

Bbc Podcasts: Episode 80: Pieces of Eight 24 Sept 2010

9th - 10th
15th Century silver coins. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, examines pieces of eight - rough silver coins that were to become an international currency as Spain's trade with the world grew in the 15th and 16th centuries....