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2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Designs Announced by United States Mint

Last month, the United States Mint announced the official designs for the 2026 American Innovation $1 coins. The four designs for next year will honor the states of Iowa, Wisconsin, California, and Minnesota.

Authorized by Public Law 115-197, the program began in 2018 with an introductory coin and is 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).

The Mint works directly with executives from each state or city to determine the subject matter or persons significant to that territory and its role in the nation. While the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) give recommendations on...read more