2019 MS67/PR69 Delaware American Innovation Coins

In 2018, the United States Mint introduced the new American Innovation Dollars series, a multi-year series honoring innovation and innovators with $1 coins from each State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.  Each is a golden Dollar coin. 4 coins will be issued each year, so the minting schedule for each coin is limited to only about three months.  Each coin is being made in Brilliant Uncirculated condition at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, and in Proof quality at the San Francisco Mint.

These coins have been graded and certified by ANACS and the coins offered here have been independently graded and certified as nearly perfect Mint State 67 (abbreviated MS67) Proof 69 (abbreviated PR69) condition.

The reverse design features a silhouette of Annie Jump Cannon against the night sky, with a number of stars visible. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “ANNIE JUMP CANNON,” “CLASSIFYING THE STARS,” and “DELAWARE.”

The obverse design 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.

The edge-incused inscriptions are “2019,”  mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”