THE 2026 CRASH COURSE COIN

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V29 2026 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 29, Number 21, 2026, Article 21

The Shire Post Mint is selling a new 2026 version of a fundraising coin for the YouTube Crash Course channel, which produces educational videos for students, teachers, and casual learners. Here's the Shire email announcement. -Editor

Crash Course is on a mission to provide access to high quality educational content to as many people as possible, and we are excited to be part of it!

Available through May 29th, funds raised through the sales of these coins keep Crash Course's diverse range of courses free for thousands of learners, anytime, anywhere!

The Crash Course coins are minted right here in our workshop from solid copper, brass, titanium, and bronze. Each reverse side features beautiful new artwork by graphic designer Elliott Zheng, depicting a sound wave that translates to the spoken words: "Knowledge weighs nothing: carry all you can."

The design is very flat and I don't much like the $100 copper version. But the $1,000 colorized titanium version caught my eye and is illustrated above. -Editor

For $1,000, you can help us reach 20,000 learners and receive a beautiful 1.25" titanium coin individually colored with lasers! Each coin features a unique hand-stamped number, and comes with a thank-you card signed by John and Hank Green.

The front features our signature image — a door being opened to our knowable world. All one needs to enter is curiosity. The door is surrounded by 200 hash marks, each of which represents 100 people you are helping educate. The back features the soundwave of the words "knowledge weighs nothing," designed by our in-house graphic designer Elliott Zheng. This art represents our commitment to offering clarity, context, and meaning in order to be a signal in the noise.

This art will be minted on coins using laser and hand-engraved dies by Shire Post Mint. Each 20,000 learner coin comes in a small wooden box.

For more information, or to order, see:
20,000 Learner Coin - 2026 (https://crashcoursecoin.com/products/20-000-learner-coin-2026)

For more about Crash Course, see:
WELCOME TO Crash Course (https://thecrashcourse.com/courses/)