Counting the Coins Money Worksheet: Money Games Printable PDF for Kids - Free Printable

Let’s count the coins step by step.

First, we need to know what each coin looks like:

- Nickel = 5 cents, silver color, has a building (Monticello) on the back.
- Penny = 1 cent, copper/brown color, has a building (Lincoln Memorial) on the back.
- Dime = 10 cents, silver color, smaller than nickel, has a torch, olive branch, and oak branch on the back.

Now let’s go through the image and count each type.

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Step 1: Count nickels

Look for silver coins with the Monticello building (the one that looks like a small temple with columns).

In the image, we can find:

- Top row: 2nd from right → nickel
- Middle row: 3rd from left → nickel
- Bottom row: 2nd from right → nickel

That’s 3 nickels.

Wait — let me double-check.

Actually, looking again:

Top row (left to right):

1. Silver coin with dome → nickel? No, that’s actually a quarter (has eagle on back? Wait — no, in this image, all silver coins except dimes are nickels? Let’s reevaluate.)

Hold on — I think I made a mistake. Let’s look more carefully at the designs.

Actually, in U.S. coins:

- Penny: copper, Lincoln Memorial on reverse.
- Nickel: silver, Monticello (Jefferson’s home) on reverse.
- Dime: silver, torch + branches on reverse.
- Quarter: silver, eagle on reverse — but in this image, do we see quarters?

Looking at the image again:

There are coins with:

- Copper color → pennies (Lincoln Memorial)
- Silver with Monticello → nickels
- Silver with torch/branches → dimes
- Silver with dome building? That might be a quarter? But wait — the problem only asks about nickels, pennies, dimes. So maybe those dome-building coins are nickels? Actually, no — Monticello is on nickels, and it does look like a dome building.

Wait — let’s list them by appearance:

From top row (left to right):

1. Silver, dome building → this is a nickel (Monticello)
2. Copper, building → penny
3. Silver, torch/branches → dime
4. Copper, building → penny

Second row:

5. Copper, building → penny
6. Silver, torch/branches → dime
7. Silver, torch/branches → dime
8. Silver, dome building → nickel

Third row:

9. Silver, torch/branches → dime
10. Silver, dome building → nickel
11. Copper, building → penny
12. Silver, torch/branches → dime
13. Silver, dome building → nickel

Wait — that’s 13 coins? Let me count total coins first.

Actually, let’s number them properly.

I’ll go row by row, left to right.

Row 1 (top):

1. Silver, dome → nickel
2. Copper, building → penny
3. Silver, torch → dime
4. Copper, building → penny

→ 4 coins

Row 2 (middle):

5. Copper, building → penny
6. Silver, torch → dime
7. Silver, torch → dime
8. Silver, dome → nickel

→ 4 coins

Row 3 (bottom):

9. Silver, torch → dime
10. Silver, dome → nickel
11. Copper, building → penny
12. Silver, torch → dime
13. Silver, dome → nickel

→ 5 coins

Total coins: 4 + 4 + 5 = 13 coins.

Now classify:

Nickels (silver, dome/Monticello): positions 1, 8, 10, 13 → that’s 4 nickels.

Wait — position 1, 8, 10, 13 → yes, 4.

But earlier I thought 3 — let me recount visually.

Actually, let’s list all nickels:

- Top left: silver dome → nickel #1
- Middle right: silver dome → nickel #2
- Bottom middle: silver dome → nickel #3
- Bottom right: silver dome → nickel #4

Yes, 4 nickels.

Pennies (copper, building):

- Top row: positions 2 and 4 → 2 pennies
- Middle row: position 5 → 1 penny
- Bottom row: position 11 → 1 penny

Total pennies: 2 + 1 + 1 = 4 pennies.

Dimes (silver, torch/branches):

- Top row: position 3 → 1 dime
- Middle row: positions 6 and 7 → 2 dimes
- Bottom row: positions 9 and 12 → 2 dimes

Total dimes: 1 + 2 + 2 = 5 dimes.

Now check total: 4 nickels + 4 pennies + 5 dimes = 13 coins. Matches.

So:

1. Nickels: 4
2. Pennies: 4
3. Dimes: 5
4. Total: 13

Final Answer:
4
4
5
13