American Innovation dollars

American Innovation dollars are dollar coins of a series minted by the United States Mint beginning in 2018 and scheduled to run through 2032. It is planned for each member of the series to showcase an innovation, innovator or group of innovators from a particular state or territory, while the obverse features the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World).

American Innovation dollar
United States
Value1 U.S. dollar
Mass8.100 g (0.26 troy oz)
Diameter26.49 mm (1.043 in)
Thickness2.00 mm (0.0787 in)
EdgeEngraved: text "E pluribus unum", the coin's mint mark, its year of issuance, and 13 five-pointed stars
CompositionCopper with manganese brass cladding:
88.5% Cu
6% Zn
3.5% Mn
2% Ni
Years of minting2018–2032
Catalog number
Obverse
DesignStatue of Liberty
DesignerJustin Kunz
Design date2018
DesignStatue of Liberty, privy mark (latest shown)
DesignerJustin Kunz
Design date2022 onward
Reverse
DesignVarious, four designs per year starting 2019 (latest shown)
DesignerVarious

History

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Legislation authorizing the American Innovation $1 Coin Program was approved by the United States Senate on June 20, 2018, amending an earlier House bill, and the Senate-amended bill was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 27, 2018.[1][2] It was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 18, 2018.[3]The program was officially launched on December 14, 2018, with the release of a special introductory coin commemorating George Washington's signing of the first American patent into law, for a new method of making potash and pearl ash.[4] However, these coins are not being released into circulation, and are only available at a premium in bags and rolls directly from the United States Mint. Uncirculated issues bear either the "P" or "D" mint mark signifying its mintage at the Philadelphia Mint or Denver Mint respectively. Proof and reverse proof coins struck for collectors bear the "S" mint mark signifying its mintage at the San Francisco Mint.

Four new coins will be released each year "celebrating innovations and innovators" from each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands).[5] All coins issued through this program will have the same obverse design showing the Statue of Liberty, and will contain the words: "In God We Trust" and "$1".[6][7]

Coin designs

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Coins will be issued depicting designs which symbolize "the willingness to explore, to discover, and to create one’s own destiny", according to the U.S. Mint's narrative. The program showcases an innovation, innovator or group of innovators from each State or territory in uncirculated and proof finishes.

In 2019, a privy mark was added to the obverse of the coin under "In God We Trust".[8]

YearNo.JurisdictionFeatureObverse privy markDesignElements depictedRelease dateMintage
PhiladelphiaDenverSan Francisco
ProofReverse proof
20181IntroductoryFirst patent[9]None Introductory Design

Signature of George Washington

December 14, 20182,143,9252,148,525241,75174,720
20192DelawareAnnie Jump Cannon Silhouette of Cannon against a night sky with multiple stars visibleSeptember 19, 2019866,850866,400224,77672,997
3PennsylvaniaPolio vaccine Microscope and a poliovirusOctober 24, 2019884,000886,325224,77673,087
4New JerseyLightbulb Edison light bulbNovember 21, 2019334,500310,675224,77672,752
5GeorgiaTrustees’ Garden Hand planting seeds, with seedlings including orange tree, sassafras, grapes, white mulberry, flax, peach and olive[10]December 19, 2019399,900368,475224,77672,972
20206ConnecticutGerber Variable Scale Gerber Variable Scale being used to enlarge shape of state of ConnecticutJuly 21, 2020440,771438,209106,30349,172
7MassachusettsTelephone

Early rotary dialOctober 29, 2020436,750436,825106,30348,838
8MarylandHubble Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope orbiting EarthNovember 23, 2020438,700434,454106,30348,947
9South CarolinaSeptima Clark Septima Clark marching with African American studentsJanuary 19, 2021432,850397,800106,30348,413
202110New HampshireIn-home video game system Ralph Baer's Brown Box game Handball[11]June 8, 2021453,825453,80082,92149,289
11VirginiaChesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Cross section cut away of the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel[12]July 27, 2021454,100452,02582,92149,289
12New YorkErie Canal A packet boat on the Erie Canal being pulled[13]August 31, 2021451,250451,12582,92149,289
13North CarolinaInnovation in higher education A lamp of knowledge on a stack of books with "first public university" on the middle book, and olive branches around the side[14]October 12, 2021453,125453,67582,92149,289
202214Rhode IslandReliance yacht Nathanael Herreshoff's famous Reliance yacht at full speed in the waters surrounding Rhode Island bordered by a rope evoking the nautical scene[15]February 23, 2022453,650452,57573,70246,463
15VermontSnowboarding A snowboarder performing a trick set against a mountainous winter skyline inspired by the landscape of Vermont,[16] designed in collaboration with Burton Snowboards. [17]April 26, 2022463,116451,75073,70246,463
16KentuckyKentucky bluegrass A banjo[18]June 28, 2022450,900451,35073,70246,463
17TennesseeTennessee Valley Authority (TVA) A Tennessee farm with newly installed power lines lining the road[19]August 30, 2022452,200452,05073,70246,463
202318OhioUnderground Railroad Two hands grasped together, the upper arm pulling the lower arm, breaking the chain attached to the shackle on the lower arm[20]January 30, 2023421,400319,80099,20042,300
19LouisianaHiggins boat A Higgins boat with its landing ramp open on a beach[21]April 10, 2023467,000501,80099,03041,800
20IndianaAutomobile industry An early gas automobile, a classic car, and a modern Indy-style race car[22]June 26, 2023459,775443,65049,936TBA
21MississippiFirst human lung transplant A pair of human lungs with a pair of forceps passed from one hand to another[23]August 28, 2023371,000352,45049,936TBA
202422IllinoisSteel Plow A steel plow blade, Big bluestem grass, field of soil[24]January 25, 2024TBATBATBATBA
23AlabamaSaturn V Rocket Saturn V rocket liftoff, Moon[25]April 08, 2024TBATBATBATBA
24MaineDC Defibrillator Bernard Lown, defibrillator in operation[26]May 16, 2024TBATBATBATBA
25MissouriGeorge Washington Carver George Washington Carver and his laboratory equipment, peanut leaves, blossoms, and fruit[27]TBD 2024TBATBATBATBA
202526ArkansasTBATBATBATBATBD 2025TBATBATBATBA
27MichiganTBATBATBATBD 2025TBATBATBATBA
28FloridaTBATBATBATBD 2025TBATBATBATBA
29TexasTBATBATBATBD 2025TBATBATBATBA
202630IowaTBATBATBATBATBD 2026TBATBATBATBA
31WisconsinTBATBATBATBD 2026TBATBATBATBA
32CaliforniaTBATBATBATBD 2026TBATBATBATBA
33MinnesotaTBATBATBATBD 2026TBATBATBATBA
202734OregonTBATBATBATBATBD 2027TBATBATBATBA
35KansasTBATBATBATBD 2027TBATBATBATBA
36West VirginiaTBATBATBATBD 2027TBATBATBATBA
37NevadaTBATBATBATBD 2027TBATBATBATBA
202838NebraskaTBATBATBATBATBD 2028TBATBATBATBA
39ColoradoTBATBATBATBD 2028TBATBATBATBA
40North DakotaTBATBATBATBD 2028TBATBATBATBA
41South DakotaTBATBATBATBD 2028TBATBATBATBA
202942MontanaTBATBATBATBATBD 2029TBATBATBATBA
43WashingtonTBATBATBATBD 2029TBATBATBATBA
44IdahoTBATBATBATBD 2029TBATBATBATBA
45WyomingTBATBATBATBD 2029TBATBATBATBA
203046UtahTBATBATBATBATBD 2030TBATBATBATBA
47OklahomaTBATBATBATBD 2030TBATBATBATBA
48New MexicoTBATBATBATBD 2030TBATBATBATBA
49ArizonaTBATBATBATBD 2030TBATBATBATBA
203150AlaskaTBATBATBATBATBD 2031TBATBATBATBA
51HawaiiTBATBATBATBD 2031TBATBATBATBA
52District of ColumbiaTBATBATBATBD 2031TBATBATBATBA
53Puerto RicoTBATBATBATBD 2031TBATBATBATBA
203254GuamTBATBATBATBATBD 2032TBATBATBATBA
55American SamoaTBATBATBATBD 2032TBATBATBATBA
56United States Virgin IslandsTBATBATBATBD 2032TBATBATBATBA
57Northern Mariana IslandsTBATBATBATBD 2032TBATBATBATBA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Legislation for new dollar coin program passes Congress". Coin World. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Gilkes, Paul (July 16, 2018). "New dollar bill passes: Congress approves innovations coin program". Coin World. pp. 1, 34. OCLC 516356226.
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Preceded by Dollar coin of the United States
(2018–present)
Concurrent with Sacagawea dollar (2000–present)
Succeeded by
Incumbent