How is money made? Let’s head to the U.S. Mint!

Million Bazillion

Marketplace

Kids & Family, News

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

We’re back for our second season! Thanks for sending in so many great questions about money. One that a whole bunch of you wanted to know more about is how money is made. To help us find out, Jed called his old economics teacher, Ms. Grizzle, who took us on a very hands-on field trip to the factory that stamps out U.S. coins. Plus, we talked to an expert about all the ways that money moves through our economy. You may never look at coins the same way again!

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0:00.0	Hey, Bridget, you excited?
0:02.0	Yes, I am.
0:03.0	We are back for another season of million bazillion.
0:06.0	And it's field trip day.
0:08.0	We're going on a field trip?
0:09.0	Yeah, did you forget?
0:10.0	Your old economics teacher, Ms. Grisel,
0:12.0	is coming to take us somewhere super cool.
0:15.0	You've been talking about it forever.
0:17.0	Oh, that's today.
0:19.0	All right, cool.
0:21.0	Wait, if you forgot, why do you ask if I was excited?
0:24.0	It's triple scoop day at the ice cream truck.
0:26.0	And they're unveiling a new flavor.
0:29.0	You've been talking about it forever, Bridget.
0:32.0	Oh, you okay?
0:33.0	Where's my wallet?
0:34.0	I really hope it's something with mint.
0:35.0	Oh, from the first in line.
0:36.0	Oh, wait.
0:37.0	Triple scoop day is actually tomorrow.
0:39.0	Wait, Bridget!
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