Celebrate American Ingenuity
Designed to highlight American creativity and resourcefulness, the American Innovation $1 Coin Program challenges each State or Territory to define its place in the Nation’s history of innovation. Each of these jurisdictions, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, identifies concepts emblematic of an innovation, an innovator, or a group of innovators unique to that location and significant to the country’s progress. The Secretary of the Treasury approves the final design to be struck on each State’s or Territory’s representative coin.
The 2018 American Innovation $1 Proof Coin launches the American Innovation $1 Coin Program, which celebrates and honors significant American innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups in each of the 50 States, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
A beautiful proof coin is with sharp relief and a mirror-like background with frosted foregrounds & that giving it a special cameo effect. Minted at the U.S. Mint at San Francisco with accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
The first release in the series, on sale December 14, will be the cornerstone for those beginning this new collection. The introductory 2018 coin commemorates the first patent approved by George Washington in 1790—issued to Samuel Hopkins for his process of making potash, an ingredient in fertilizer.
The American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a wonderful collection that experienced numismatists and new collectors alike can treasure for years to come. Watch for the release of the coins highlighting Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia during the second half of 2019!
