American Innovation dollars
Series of US dollar coins
American Innovation dollar Value 1 U.S. dollar Mass 8.100 g (0.26 troy oz ) Diameter 26.49 mm (1.043 in) Thickness 2.00 mm (0.0787 in) Edge Engraved: text "E pluribus unum ", the coin's mint mark , its year of issuance, and 13 five-pointed stars Composition Copper with manganese brass cladding : 88.5% Cu 6% Zn 3.5% Mn 2% Ni Years of minting 2018–2032 Catalog number — Design Statue of Liberty Designer Justin Kunz Design date 2018 Design Statue of Liberty, privy mark (latest shown) Designer Justin Kunz Design date 2022 onward Design Various, four designs per year starting 2019 (latest shown) Designer Various
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]
Year
No.
Jurisdiction
Feature
Obverse privy mark
Design
Elements depicted
Release date
Mintage
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
Reverse proof
2018
1
Introductory
First patent [ 9]
None
Introductory Design
Signature of George Washington
December 14, 2018
2,143,925
2,148,525
241,751
74,720
2019
2
Delaware
Annie Jump Cannon
Silhouette of Cannon against a night sky with multiple stars visible
September 19, 2019
866,850
866,400
224,776
72,997
3
Pennsylvania
Polio vaccine
Microscope and a poliovirus
October 24, 2019
884,000
886,325
224,776
73,087
4
New Jersey
Lightbulb
Edison light bulb
November 21, 2019
334,500
310,675
224,776
72,752
5
Georgia
Trustees' Garden
Hand planting seeds, with seedlings including orange tree , sassafras , grapes , white mulberry , flax , peach and olive [ 10]
December 19, 2019
399,900
368,475
224,776
72,972
2020
6
Connecticut
Gerber Variable Scale
Gerber Variable Scale being used to enlarge shape of state of Connecticut
July 21, 2020
440,771
438,209
106,303
49,172
7
Massachusetts
Telephone
Early rotary dial
October 29, 2020
436,750
436,825
106,303
48,838
8
Maryland
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth
November 23, 2020
438,700
434,454
106,303
48,947
9
South Carolina
Septima Clark
Septima Clark marching with African American students
January 19, 2021
432,850
397,800
106,303
48,413
2021
10
New Hampshire
In-home video game system
Ralph Baer's Brown Box game Handball [ 11]
June 8, 2021
453,825
453,800
82,921
49,289
11
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Cross section cut away of the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel[ 12]
July 27, 2021
454,100
452,025
82,921
49,289
12
New York
Erie Canal
A packet boat on the Erie Canal being pulled[ 13]
August 31, 2021
451,250
451,125
82,921
49,289
13
North Carolina
Innovation 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, 2021
453,125
453,675
82,921
49,289
2022
14
Rhode Island
Reliance 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, 2022
453,650
452,575
73,702
46,463
15
Vermont
Snowboarding
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, 2022
463,116
451,750
73,702
46,463
16
Kentucky
Kentucky bluegrass
A banjo [ 18]
June 28, 2022
450,900
451,350
73,702
46,463
17
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
A Tennessee farm with newly installed power lines lining the road[ 19]
August 30, 2022
452,200
452,050
73,702
46,463
2023
18
Ohio
Underground 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, 2023
421,400
319,800
99,200
42,300
19
Louisiana
Higgins boat
A Higgins boat with its landing ramp open on a beach[ 21]
April 10, 2023
467,000
501,800
99,030
41,800
20
Indiana
Automobile industry
An early gas automobile, a classic car, and a modern Indy-style race car [ 22]
June 26, 2023
459,775
443,650
49,936
TBA
21
Mississippi
First human lung transplant
A pair of human lungs with a pair of forceps passed from one hand to another[ 23]
August 28, 2023
371,000
352,450
49,936
TBA
2024
22
Illinois
Steel Plow
A steel plow blade, Big bluestem grass , field of soil[ 24]
January 25, 2024
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
23
Alabama
Saturn V Rocket
Saturn V rocket liftoff , Moon [ 25]
April 08, 2024
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
24
Maine
DC Defibrillator
Bernard Lown , defibrillator in operation[ 26]
May 16, 2024
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
25
Missouri
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver and his laboratory equipment, peanut leaves, blossoms, and fruit[ 27]
July 18, 2024
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
2025
26
Arkansas
TBA
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27
Michigan
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28
Florida
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29
Texas
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2026
30
Iowa
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31
Wisconsin
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32
California
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33
Minnesota
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2027
34
Oregon
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35
Kansas
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36
West Virginia
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37
Nevada
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2028
38
Nebraska
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39
Colorado
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40
North Dakota
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41
South Dakota
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2029
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Montana
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Washington
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Idaho
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Wyoming
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Utah
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Oklahoma
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New Mexico
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49
Arizona
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Alaska
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Hawaii
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District of Columbia
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Puerto Rico
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Guam
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American Samoa
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United States Virgin Islands
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57
Northern Mariana Islands
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See also
References
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^ 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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^ "American Innovation $1 – Illinois | U.S. Mint" . usmint.gov . United States Mint. Retrieved March 31, 2024 .
^ "American Innovation $1 – Alabama | U.S. Mint" . usmint.gov . United States Mint. Retrieved March 31, 2024 .
^ "American Innovation $1 – Maine | U.S. Mint" . usmint.gov . United States Mint. Retrieved March 31, 2024 .
^ "American Innovation $1 – Missouri | U.S. Mint" . usmint.gov . United States Mint. Retrieved March 31, 2024 .
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