WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for rolls and bags containing the fourth American Innovation $1 Coin of 2024 on July 18 at noon EDT. The reverse (tails) design of the coins in these products recognizes innovation from the State of Missouri. The following product options from the Mint’s facilities at Philadelphia and Denver will be available:
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PRODUCT CODE |
PRODUCT OPTION |
PRICE |
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25-Coin Roll–P |
$34.50 |
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25-Coin Roll–D |
$34.50 |
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100-Coin Bag–P |
$117.50 |
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100-Coin Bag–D |
$117.50 |
“I am pleased to announce the release of the American Innovation $1 Coin for the State of Missouri,” said the Honorable Ventris C. Gibson, Director of the Mint. “George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. He was the first African American to earn a Bachelor of Science degree, and the Mint is honored to celebrate his major achievements with this coin.”
“The roots of Missouri are deeply sown in the fields that grow a variety of crops like corn, soybeans, rice, and peanuts, and nobody better embodies our Missouri roots than George Washington Carver,” said Missouri Governor Mike Parson. “George Washington Carver was a trailblazer in agricultural science, and his work was greatly influential in the development of the agriculture industry both here in Missouri and across the nation. We are proud to call him a son of Missouri and showcase him on Missouri’s American Innovation $1 coin.”
To set up a REMIND ME alert for the Missouri American Innovation $1 Coin product options, visit the product detail page. Orders are limited to 10 items of each product per household for the first 24 hours of sales.
Introduced in 2018, the American Innovation® $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series featuring distinctive reverse 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 Missouri American Innovation $1 Coin reverse (tails) design 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.” United States Mint Medallic Artist Eric David Custer designed and sculpted the image.
The obverse (heads) of all coins in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program features 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. Mint Artistic Infusion Program Designer Justin Kunz created the design, which Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill sculpted.
Incused on the coin’s edge are “2024,” the mint mark (“P” or “D”), and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
American Innovation $1 Coins are included in the Mint’s Product 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 Product Subscription Program.
Additional American Innovation $1 Coin products are available at https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/coin-programs/american-innovation-dollar-coins/.
About the United States Mint
Congress created the United States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. As the Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage, the Mint is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, the United States Mint will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the official on-sale date of July 18, 2024, at noon EDT.