Wednesday, 21 July 2021

1944) "American Innovation $1 Coin Programme", USA: The Coin covered in the 2021 Coin issue programme under this series, (which commenced in 2018) represents American Innovations (or Innovators) from the State of Virginia:

1944) "American Innovation $1 Coin Programme", USA: The Coin covered in the 2021 Coin issue programme under this series, (which commenced in 2018) represents American Innovations (or Innovators) from the State of Virginia:

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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.

Virginia’s $1 Coin recognizes the engineering marvel of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel:

The Reverse of the American Innovation $1 coin issued in 2021

The Coin’s Reverse depicts a view of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel as a cross-section cut away, illustrating the ingenuity involved in constructing it. 

The inscription “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” is seen on the upper left periphery. The bottom periphery of the coin features the inscriptions “VIRGINIA”.
The Uncirculated and Proof Variants of the Virginia $1 Coin placed together.

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; Reverse Design: Ronald D. Sanders; Sculptor-Engraver: Phebe Hemphill; 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".

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").

 A representative image of an incused edge inscription on a coin issued in 2018

The Four Coins that have been scheduled to be released by the US Mint in 2021:



The four $1 "American Innovation" Coins represent innovations from Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina and New York. (The first two Coins have already been released).

The New York $1 Coin depicts the Erie Canal. This design shows a packet boat being pulled from a city in the East toward the country areas to the West. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "NEW YORK."


The North Carolina $1 Coin acknowledges the first public institution of higher learning in the United States. 

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill opened its doors in 1795 and was the only public institution to confer degrees in the 18th century. 

This design features a stack of three textbooks with "First Public University" on the spine of the middle book. A lamp of knowledge is perched atop the books, and olive branches curve around the edge of the design. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "NORTH CAROLINA."











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