1882) "American Innovation $1 Coin Programme", USA: The Coin covered in the 2021 Coin issue programme under this series, (which commenced in 2018) represent American Innovations or Innovators from the State of New Hampshire:
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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. The 57 coins under this Coin Series will be released over a 14-year period (2018-2032).
The coins are being issued in the order in which each State ratified the Constitution of the United States or was admitted to the Union.
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. These dollars will be minted alongside the US Mint's on-going series of $1 coins honouring Native American tribes and individuals.
Interestingly, no new dollar coins are officially placed into general circulation. The last dollar coins placed in circulation were the 2011 James A. Garfield dollars released under the Presidential Dollar Programme, particularly because of the large inventory of dollar coins held in Federal Reserves vaults, with demand for dollar coins being abysmally low among users.
New Hampshire’s $1 Coin recognizes Ralph Baer’s invention of the first home video game console:
The Reverse of the American Innovation $1 coin issued in 2021
The Coin’s Reverse depicts Baer’s Brown Box game “Handball” on the right side of the coin, with the inscription “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”
The left side of the coin features the inscriptions “NEW HAMPSHIRE” and “PLAYER 1” on an incused background. “IN HOME VIDEO GAME SYSTEM” and “RALPH BAER” encircle the outside of the coin in a text that is meant to pay homage to Ralph Baer’s Odyssey game. The design is also symbolic of an arcade token.
The specifications of this coin are:
Metal Composition: 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper; Weight: 8.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 1.043 inches (26.49 mm); Edge: Lettered; Mint & Mint Mark: San Francisco - "S", Denver "D", Philadelphia "P"; Obverse Design: Statue of Liberty - Designed by Justin Kunz; Year of issue: 2021.
Metal Composition: 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper; Weight: 8.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 1.043 inches (26.49 mm); Edge: Lettered; Mint & Mint Mark: San Francisco - "S", Denver "D", Philadelphia "P"; Obverse Design: Statue of Liberty - Designed by Justin Kunz; Year of issue: 2021.
The Obverse of American Innovation $1 Coins features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile facing left, with the inscriptions “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “$1”, which is common to all the Coins issued under this Series.
The Obverse also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation.
The year of minting or issuance, the mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge of the coin.
Privy Marks: were originally used on coins to reflect their mint of origin or as an aspect of their production or design. More recently, they have been used as design, brand identity or marketing features.
An eagle privy mark from an original coin punch identified at the US Mint at Philadelphia appeared on the American Eagle Platinum Bullion Coins "Preamble to the Constitution" Series from 2009 to 2014.
The 2021 "American Innovation" $1 Coin Privy Mark symbolises the quintessentially American traits of exploration, discovery and innovation".
An eagle privy mark from an original coin punch identified at the US Mint at Philadelphia appeared on the American Eagle Platinum Bullion Coins "Preamble to the Constitution" Series from 2009 to 2014.
The 2021 "American Innovation" $1 Coin Privy Mark symbolises the quintessentially American traits of exploration, discovery and innovation".
Incused Edge Inscriptions:
Edges of all $1 coins are incused with their year of minting, a mintmark and the motto -"E. PLURIBUS UNUM" (meaning "One Out of Many").
Edges of all $1 coins are incused with their year of minting, a mintmark and the motto -"E. PLURIBUS UNUM" (meaning "One Out of Many").
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