1082) Classifying The Stars, Annie Jump Cannon: "American Innovation $1 Coin Programme": Second Coin in the Programme which commenced in 2018 and the first one to feature a State: Coin Release date: 19.09.2019:
The US Mint's "American Innovation $1 Coin Programme" is a multi year Coin Series honouring innovation and innovators with $1 Coins from each State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands.
Under the Coin Programme, each of these States or Territories is required to identify concepts emblematic of an innovation, an innovator, or a group of innovators unique to that location and significant to the country's progress.
The final designs to be struck on the State or Territory's representative coins will be decided by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Under the Coin Programme, each of these States or Territories is required to identify concepts emblematic of an innovation, an innovator, or a group of innovators unique to that location and significant to the country's progress.
The final designs to be struck on the State or Territory's representative coins will be decided by the Secretary of the Treasury.
This year's $1 Coin under this popular Coin Series features Annie Jump Cannon, a Delaware-born internationally recognised astronomer who invented a system for classifying the stars, which is still being used today.
The Reverse of the $1 Coin shown against a background image of the stars
Delaware is the first State to be highlighted in the American Innovation $1 Coin Programme with the release of this coin on 19.09.2019.
The Coin:
The Coin is being made available in four options - A 25-Coin Roll (both from Philadelphia "P" & Denver "D" Mints) and a 100 Coin Bag (from both the mints - "P" & "D").
Delaware is the first State to be highlighted in the American Innovation $1 Coin Programme with the release of this coin on 19.09.2019.
The Coin:
The Coin is being made available in four options - A 25-Coin Roll (both from Philadelphia "P" & Denver "D" Mints) and a 100 Coin Bag (from both the mints - "P" & "D").
The Reverse of the $1 Coin features a silhouette of Annie Jump Cannon against the night sky, with several stars visible.
The inscriptions are - "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "ANNIE JUMP CANNON", "CLASSIFYI(NG THE STARS" and "DELAWARE".
The inscriptions are - "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "ANNIE JUMP CANNON", "CLASSIFYI(NG THE STARS" and "DELAWARE".
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The Obverse of the $1 Coin features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile.
The inscriptions are - the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "$1". The design on this face also carries a privy mark of a stylised gear, representing industry and innovation.
Edge Inscriptions: The Edge-incused inscriptions are "2019", mint mark ("P" or "D") and the motto "E.PLURIBUS UNUM" (meaning "One Out of Many").
The specifications of this Coin are:
Denomination: $1 or One Dollar; Metal Composition: Copper 88.5%, Zinc 6%, Manganese 3.5%, Nickel 2%; Weight: 8.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 1.043 inches (or 26.49 mm); Edge: Lettered; Coin Quality: Uncirculated; Mints and Mint marks: Philadelphia "P" and Denver "D"; Year of issue: 2019.
Dollar Coins featuring "American Innovations" from three more States are scheduled to be released later this year by the US Mint.
Links:
Links:
26) American Innovation $1 Coin Programme: The first coin in the Series - depicts the first patent signed by US President George Washington in 1790: Start of the Series wef 14.12.2018
27) Classifying The Stars, Annie Jump Cannon: "American Innovation $1 Coin Programme": Second Coin in the Porgramme which commenced in 2018 and the first one to feature a State: Coin Release date: 19.09.2019
27) Classifying The Stars, Annie Jump Cannon: "American Innovation $1 Coin Programme": Second Coin in the Porgramme which commenced in 2018 and the first one to feature a State: Coin Release date: 19.09.2019
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