2019 AMERICAN INNOVATION DOLLARS Set/4
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In 2019, the U.S. Mint introduced the American Innovation Dollars series with the first four coins honoring innovations and inventions from four different states. The coins are being issued at the rate of four per year; the order of issue is the order in which the states joined the Union, so the first four coins are for Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia. This collection features all four of these historic first American Innovation Dollars in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The coins are the same size and the same golden alloy as the Sacagawea and Presidential Dollars.
The preliminary topics for the first coins are astronomer Annie Jump Cannon (Delaware) who was from Delaware and who invented a new way to classify the stars, the polio vaccine (Pennsylvania) which was discovered by Dr. Jonas Salk in at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, inventor Thomas Edison (New Jersey) whose workshop was in New Jersey, and Georgia pioneer James Oglethorpe’s agricultural experimental garden (Georgia). The unique design is the reverse of the coin and is issued for only about 13 weeks; the obverse is a common design showing the Statue of Liberty.
Be sure to add the 2018 Inaugural American Innovation Dollar to your collection to ensure you have the full series!
Comes in a metal display case.
2019 $1 Coin Reverse Designs
Delaware
The Delaware $1 Coin recognizes astronomer Annie Jump Cannon, who developed a system for classifying the stars that is still used today. This design features a silhouette of Cannon against the night sky, with a number of stars visible. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “ANNIE JUMP CANNON,” “CLASSIFYING THE STARS,” and “DELAWARE.”
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania $1 Coin recognizes the creation of a vaccine to prevent polio. This design depicts an artist’s conception of the polio virus at three different levels of magnification, along with the silhouette of a period microscope, representing the extensive research that was conducted to develop a cure for polio. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “POLIO VACCINE,” “1953,” and “PENNSYLVANIA.”
New Jersey
The New Jersey $1 Coin honors the development of a light bulb with a filament that could last 1,200 hours. This design features an Edison bulb against an ornate background. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “NEW JERSEY.”
Georgia
The Georgia $1 Coin recognizes the Trustees’ Garden, established in the 1730s. It was the first agricultural experimental garden in America. This design depicts a hand planting seeds in the inscription “TRUSTEES’ GARDEN,” from which grows a variety of species representing the variety of plants grown in the garden: an orange tree seedling, sassafras, grapes, white mulberry, flax, peaches, olive, and a young shoot too small to be identified. The additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “GEORGIA.”
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