Coin Heist is a 2017 American crime drama film written and directed by Emily Hagins and based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Elisa Ludwig.

[1] The film stars Sasha Pieterse, Alexis G. Zall, Alex Saxon, Jay Walker and Connor Ratliff.

In the film, a group of students tries to raise money for their school by breaking into a mint and creating a limited edition run of coins to sell to collectors.

Alice, a skilled hacker, approaches Jason, son of the headmaster (accused of mishandling the funds) with the idea to create their own slightly altered Michigan state quarters, worth $5,000 each.

Alice hacks the security system through the mint's computer, while the guys work on how to create a slightly altered die.