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Hank asks viewers to buy a Crash Course coin to fund Crash Course (2021)

ask · status: reported back · last event: reminder (2026-05-29) · owner: John and Hank

From June 2021 the brothers asked viewers who could afford it to buy a Crash Course coin to fund Crash Course, repeating the call in each coin sale through 2026. Hank thanked buyers by assembling coins himself and, in 2026, for years of support.

Part of: Crash Course coin: collectible coins sold to fund Crash Course (2021)

Result reported for the project: John says the podcast was made with funds from last year's (2023) Crash Course Coin. — how it all ends 00:04:52

Told alongside: John asks viewers who value and can afford it to support Crash Course and SciShow on Patreon (2015) · Hank asks viewers to donate to Complexly's Learnathon (2024) · Crash Course: launch of the brothers' educational channel (2011)

About: Crash Course coin

date event what video
2021-06-15 asked The description asks viewers to support Crash Course with the Crash Course coin. VLOGBROTHERS REUNITED!!!! video description
2021-06-25 reminder The description says the Crash Course coin is available until midnight tonight, linking crashcoursecoin.com. The Surprising Origin of Crash Course video description
2021-09-03 thanks In the evenings Hank assembles Crash Course coins himself, as a way to thank the people who supported Crash Course through them, though it takes longer. What the Heck am I doing? 00:00:47
2022-03-25 thanks The description thanks everyone who has helped Crash Course through the Coin, Patreon, or watching and sharing. US College Students Need Help video description
2022-05-31 reminder John asks viewers who can afford it to get a coin at CrashCourseCoin.com; most can't, which is fine, since Crash Course is free for everyone forever. A Casting Announcement 00:03:37
2022-06-10 reminder Hank asks viewers who want to help Crash Course and have $100 to spare to buy a coin via the link in the description, saying he understands if they cannot. My Embarrassing Dermatology Story 00:03:24
2023-05-30 reminder John asks viewers who can afford it to get a coin at crashcoursecoin.com, with no worries if they can't, to help Crash Course reach more learners. How Does He Do It? 00:04:11
2023-06-02 (said on 2023-06-01, implied) reminder The description reminds viewers to get a Crash Course Coin. Chemo is Weird, Y'all video description
2024-04-12 thanks Hank says free educational resources on YouTube exist because everyone helps by buying Crash Course coins and supporting Crash Course on Patreon, as do internet stores that give all profit to charity. Feeling Like a Failure (During an Eclipse) 00:04:13
2024-05-28 reminder John asks viewers to check out the Crash Course coin via the doobly-doo at crashcoursecoin.com. A Midlife Crisis 00:04:31
2024-05-31 reminder Hank invites viewers who think Crash Course's work by dozens of people is worth more than YouTube ads deliver, and who can help, to buy one of three coins. The People I Hate Most in the World 00:02:55
2024-06-04 reminder John says the Crash Course Coin, an essential part of how Crash Course is funded, is available only for the next few days at crashcoursecoin.com. how it all ends 00:04:52
2024-06-07 reminder Hank says today is the very last day to get the Crash Course coin; each coin lets Crash Course reach 2,000, 10,000 or 20,000 learners, and the coins will never be available again. Eating an 11,000 Year Old Fruit 00:04:01
2025-05-23 reminder Hank asks viewers who can help to get a Crash Course coin: about a week is left in the campaign as the video goes up. I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. 00:04:40
2025-05-30 reminder Hank says this is the last chance to get a Crash Course coin and asks viewers who have $100 to spare and think Crash Course could do good with it to go to CrashCourseCoin.com. My Rare 'Disorder' 00:00:29
2026-02-04 thanks Hank thanks viewers who for years knowingly gave a for-profit company money with no tax deduction, through Patreon, the Crash Course Coin, the Learnathon and SciShow fundraisers. We Just Sold Our Company for $0 00:06:23
2026-05-22 reminder Hank asks viewers to ask themselves whether they can afford a Crash Course coin, by far Crash Course's most important source of funding. Why I Made Crash Course a Non-Profit 00:05:22
2026-05-26 reminder John says viewers who want to support Complexly can get a Crash Course coin for the next few days at CrashCourseCoin.com, supporting a charity. Hank Green Is a Fool 00:06:05
2026-05-29 reminder Hank says now is the last chance to get a 2026 Crash Course coin, helping people make educational video; the sale ends sometime this weekend, before the next Vlogbrothers video. Chemo Cow Body Odor YouTube Helen Hunt Commute 00:06:04

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