American Innovation dollars
CountryUnited States
DenominationAmerican Innovation dollar
Value1
UnitU.S. dollar
Mass8.100
Mass troy oz0.26
Diameter26.49
Diameter inch1.043
Thickness2.00
Thickness inch0.0787
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
Obverse designerJustin Kunz
Obverse design date2018
Obverse2 designStatue of Liberty, privy mark (first shown)
Obverse2 designerJustin Kunz
Obverse2 design date2022 onward
Reverse designVarious, four designs per year starting 2019 (first shown)
Reverse designerVarious

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).

History

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

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]NoneIntroductory Design Signature of George Washington; four stylized gears[10]December 14, 20182,143,9252,148,525243,56774,720
20192DelawareAnnie Jump CannonSilhouette of Cannon against a night sky with multiple stars[11]September 19, 2019866,850866,400149,88572,997
3PennsylvaniaPolio vaccineMicroscope with the poliovirus at three magnification levels[12]October 24, 2019884,000886,325149,88573,087
4New JerseyLightbulbEdison light bulbNovember 21, 2019621,675559,675149,88572,752
5GeorgiaTrustees' GardenHand planting seeds, with seedlings including orange tree, sassafras, grapes, white mulberry, flax, peach and olive[13][14]December 19, 2019399,900368,475149,88572,972
20206ConnecticutGerber Variable ScaleScale of Connecticut enlarged 200%[15]July 21, 2020440,771438,209108,40049,172
7MassachusettsTelephoneEarly rotary dial[16]October 29, 2020436,750436,825108,40048,838
8MarylandHubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth, the background a field of stars[17]November 23, 2020438,700434,454108,40048,947
9South CarolinaSeptima ClarkSeptima Clark marching with African American students. She and two girls are carrying books, and the boy a prominent American flag[18]January 19, 2021432,850397,800108,40048,413
202110New HampshireIn-home video game systemRalph Baer's Brown Box game Handball, game console prototype[19][20]June 8, 2021454,325454,42592,07549,813
11VirginiaChesapeake Bay Bridge-TunnelCutaway of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel with traffic[21][22]July 27, 2021454,975453,02592,07549,813
12New YorkErie CanalA packet boat on the Erie Canal being pulled by a draft horse[23][24]August 31, 2021453,750453,82592,07549,813
13North CarolinaHigher educationA lamp of knowledge on a stack of three books, the middle entitled "First Public University", wreathed by olive branches [25][26]October 12, 2021454,150454,45092,07549,813
202214Rhode IslandReliance yachtNathanael Herreshoff's The  Reliance  under full sail, the pinnacle of 1903 nautical engineering. Rope border.[27][28]February 23, 2022454,150453,77586,19549,851
15VermontSnowboardingA snowboarder doing a melon grab in midair set against a mountainous winter skyline.[29] Designed in collaboration with Burton Snowboards, it sold out instantly[30]April 26, 2022454,275452,87586,19549,851
16KentuckyKentucky bluegrassA diagonal banjo[31]June 28, 2022451,900452,62586,19549,851
17TennesseeTennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Newly installed power lines lining a rural road; the barn of classic gambel design and the tower silo are representative[32][33]August 30, 2022453,425453,85086,19549,851
202318OhioUnderground RailroadTwo masculine hands grasped diagonally, the upper arm pulling the lower strongly upwards, symbolically breaking the chain of slavery attached to its rustic shackle[34]January 30, 2023496,275448,22561,84743,011
19LouisianaHiggins boatAn empty Higgins boat with its landing ramp lying open on a quiet beach, storm clouds in the far distance[35][36]April 10, 2023465,025430,62561,84743,011
20IndianaAutomobile industryAn early gas automobile, a classic car, and a modern Indy-style race car[37][38]June 26, 2023500,950452,35061,84743,011
21MississippiFirst human lung transplantA pair of human lungs with a pair of forceps passed from one hand to another[39][40]August 28, 2023399,275383,60061,84743,011
202422IllinoisSteel PlowA steel plow blade, Big bluestem grass, field of soil[41][42]January 25, 2024498,675460,20066,04736,039
23AlabamaSaturn V RocketSaturn V rocket liftoff, Moon[43][44]April 8, 2024524,750481,07566,04736,039
24MaineDC DefibrillatorBas relief profile of Bernard Lown; direct current defibrillator in operation[45][46]May 16, 2024512,025421,00066,04736,039
25MissouriGeorge Washington CarverCarver in his laboratory, gently smiling and looking at a Florence flask of one of his experiments; peanut leaves, blossoms, and fruit are in the background[47][48]July 18, 2024524,325449,97566,04736,039
202526ArkansasRaye MontagueMontague visualizing a USN Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate; the grid comprising the sea evokes the digitized engineering and drafting techniques she devised[49][50]January 7, 2025520,900405,00061,60735,520
27MichiganAutomobile assembly lineA 1930s-era automobile assembly line[50]April 8, 2025586,550540,37561,60735,520
28FloridaSpace ShuttleA Space Shuttle lifting off from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center[50]May 15, 2025590,350544,77561,60735,520
29TexasInternational Space StationAn American astronaut conducting a spacewalk[50]July 29, 2025591,125545,60061,60735,520
202630IowaNorman BorlaugBorlaug holding a sheaf of wheat and wheat stalks[51]January 6, 2026TBATBATBATBA
31WisconsinCray-1 supercomputerAerial view of the Cray-1 supercomputer in the shape of a "C" for Cray-1 and computer[51]April 7, 2026TBATBATBATBA
32CaliforniaSteve JobsJobs sitting in front of the oak-covered rolling hills of California[51]May 12, 2026TBATBATBATBA
33MinnesotaMobile refrigerationA 1940s era refrigeration truck with an early front-mounted unit[51]July 28, 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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