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What can I find on the site?

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The United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site has seven areas:  Games, Toons, Coins and Medals, Coin News, Collectors Club, Mint History, and About this Site.  You get to them by clicking on the coin icons lined up on the left side of each page.

You can use the Kids Guide to see lots of the site's features at once, and find out what each one is like.  You can also get to the features through the site map, but here is a brief description of what each section has to offer:

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How do I move around the site?

Getting Around...

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To go back to the home page at any time, click on Flip in the upper left corner.

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The text menu at the bottom of every page has a link to the site map

There are many ways you can move through the H.I.P. Pocket Change Web site.  You can always try moving your mouse over a word or an image.  If the arrow changes to a pointing finger, that means you've found a "clickable" hot spot.  Here are some to try:

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What plug-ins do I need?

To play many of the H.I.P. Pocket Change games or see the cartoons or the site's new animated home page, you must have the free Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer.  You can download the latest version from the Adobe® Web site.

Some files (for example, some lesson plans and the coloring pages) are provided in .PDF format.  To use .PDF files, you need to have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® installed on your machine.  If you need this software or an upgrade, you can download it for free from the Adobe® Web site.

Other documents on this site are provided in .RTF format.  To view these documents, you may need to install Word Viewer ® on your computer.  This program is available free at the Microsoft® Web site.

This site also works best if you have JavaScript enabled in your browser software (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape).  JavaScript is usually enabled unless someone has disabled it for your browser.  You can usually find instructions for enabling JavaScript in your version of the browser software on the software maker's Web site.

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How can I use PDF files?

Some files (for example, some lesson plans and the coloring pages) are provided in .PDF format.  To open .PDF files, you need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® installed on your machine.  If you need this software or an upgrade, you can download it for free from the Adobe® Web site.

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Why can't I see an activity I chose?

Your computer may be using software that keeps new browser windows ("pop-ups") from opening.  Many of the site's games and cartoons use pop-up windows, and such software can stop these windows from opening.

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How do I search the site?

A "Search" box appears at the top of every page.  Type the word you want to search into the box and press the ENTER (or RETURN) key.  You'll get a list of pages that use that word and a short description of how it's used.  Click on the linked text to go to the page that's described.

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How can I contact H.I.P. Pocket Change?

You can contact us by email at teachersnetwork@usmint.treas.gov.

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