The United States is gearing up for their release of the 2024 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set tomorrow. Beginning at 12pm EST, you can own the set featuring all four states honored this year for just $24.00.
All four coins will be struck in a Proof finish, having a sharp relief with mirror like backgrounds and frosted foregrounds. Struck at San Francisco, the coins will bear the ‘S’ mint mark on the incused edge along with ‘2024’ and ‘E PLURIBUS UNUM.’ The set is featured in a clear plastic lens and housed in Original Government Packaging and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. The initial household limit is set at five with the mintage and product limit are set at 99,792.
Beginning in 2018 with an introductory coin and following up with four coins per year, the multi-year series aims to honor innovation and innovators for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five United States territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands). This year, the four states being honored are Illinois, Alabama, Maine, and Missouri.
Illinois
The Illinois American Innovation Dollar reverse design depicts a steel plow blade together with a beam and braces. Behind the plow is Big Bluestem prairie grass and a field of soil below. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “STEEL PLOW,” and “ILLINOIS” are inscribed.
Alabama
Depicting the power and force of the Saturn V rocket lifting off on the reverse, the Alabama American Innovation $1 Coin features “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “SATURN V,” and “ALABAMA” inscriptions around the design. The moon is also depicted in the background of the rocket.
Maine
Depicted on the reverse of the coin is a profile portrait of Dr. Bernard Lown, the original developer of the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation. The defibrillator is being used below him during operation. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “BERNARD LOWN, M.D.,” “DIRECT CURRENT DEFIBRILLATOR,” and “MAINE” are inscribed around the design.
Missouri
The reverse of the Missouri $1 coin features George Washington Carver, the doctor and agricultural scientist who helped save the South’s agrarian economy by showing small farmers how to improve their yields, earn larger profits, and save their livelihoods. Dr. Carver is depicted along with the leaves, blossoms, and fruits of a peanut plant woven between scientific equipment. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “MISSOURI,” and “GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER” are inscribed along the design as well.
Source: United States Mint