United States Mint Releases 2024 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set on July 30
2024年7月25日 - 8:07AM
The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the
2024 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set on July 30 at noon EDT.
The set is priced at $24.00 (product code 24GA). Household orders
are limited to five sets for the first 24-hour sales period.
The American Innovation® $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series
featuring distinctive reverse (tails) designs that pay homage to
America’s ingenuity and celebrate the pioneering efforts of
individuals or groups from all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
and the U.S. territories. The 2024 coins celebrate and honor
significant innovations from Illinois, Alabama, Maine, and
Missouri. All four coins are included in the 2024 American
Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set.
These stunning proof coins are struck in six percent zinc,
three-point five percent manganese, two percent nickel, and the
remaining balance copper. The Mint’s Medallic Artists and Artistic
Infusion Program (AIP) Designers created and/or sculpted the coin
designs.
Illinois – Features a large steel plow blade
affixed to a right-handed beam and braces. Behind the plow is a
stand of Big Bluestem prairie grass and a field of soil below.
Included inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “STEEL PLOW,”
and “ILLINOIS.” AIP Designer Beth Zaiken created the design, which
Medallic Artist Renata Gordon sculpted.
Alabama – Depicts the power and force of the
Saturn V rocket lifting off with the Moon in the background.
Included inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “SATURN V,”
and “ALABAMA.” Mint Medallic Artist Craig A. Campbell designed and
sculpted the image.
Maine – Presents a profile portrait of Dr.
Bernard Lown with his direct current defibrillator in operation
below. The design includes the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,” “BERNARD LOWN, M.D.,” “DIRECT CURRENT DEFIBRILLATOR,” and
“MAINE.” Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill designed and sculpted
the image.
Missouri – Presents a depiction of George
Washington Carver gently smiling while examining a sample of his
work in his laboratory. The leaves, blossoms, and fruits of a
peanut plant weave between scientific equipment. Inscriptions
include “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “MISSOURI,” and “GEORGE
WASHINGTON CARVER.” Mint Medallic Artist Eric David Custer designed
and sculpted the image.
The obverse (heads) of all American Innovation $1 coins depicts
a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with
the inscriptions “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “$1.” The design also
includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and
innovation which changes with every year of the program. The
inscriptions “2024,” the mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are
incused on the edge of the coin. AIP Designer Justin Kunz created
the design, which Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill sculpted. All
coins in the set were struck at the Mint’s San Francisco facility.
A certificate of authenticity is included in every set.
To sign up for a REMIND ME alert for this product, please
visit: https://catalog.usmint.gov/american-innovation-1-coin-2024-proof-set-24GA.html (product
code 24GA).
The American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Sets are included in the
Mint’s Subscription Program. Structured like a magazine
subscription, this program affords customers the convenience of
signing up to receive automatic shipments of products in a series.
The shipments continue until the subscription is cancelled. For
details, visit https://catalog.usmint.gov/shop/subscriptions.
Additional products in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program are
available at
https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/coin-programs/american-innovation-dollar-coins/.
The American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set is also available at
the Mint’s sales centers at the Philadelphia Mint, 151 N.
Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (on 5th Street
between Arch Street and Race Street); at the Denver Mint, 320 West
Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 (on Cherokee Street, between West
Colfax Avenue and West 14th Avenue); and from the Mint Headquarters
Coin Store in Washington, D.C., 801 9th St. NW, Washington, DC
20220.
This product is part of the Authorized Bulk Purchase Program
(ABPP) and is available to Authorized Bulk members. Products listed
in this program will be eligible for early release, carry an AB
suffix to the product code, and may carry a premium. Early released
products are not eligible for discounts.
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will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the
official on-sale date of July 30, 2024, at noon EDT.
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