American Innovation $1 Coin 2023 Rolls and Bags – Mississippi
Variations
- American Innovation $1 Coins honoring innovation in Mississippi
- Coins minted at the United States Mints at Philadelphia and Denver
- Available in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags
The United States Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program is 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. The American Innovation $1 Coins in the rolls and bags were minted at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. The Mississippi coin is the fourth of 2023.
The Mississippi American Innovation $1 Coin reverse (tails) design features a pair of human lungs in the background, while a surgical assistant passes forceps to the surgeon during the first lung transplant surgery. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “FIRST HUMAN LUNG TRANSPLANT,” and “MISSISSIPPI.”
The obverse (heads) design features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “$1.” It also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation.
The year of minting, mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge of the coins.
Denomination: | $1 Coin |
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Composition: | 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel, balance copper |
Weight: | 8.100 grams |
Diameter: | 1.043 inches (26.49 mm) |
Edge: | Lettered |
Mint and Mint Mark: | Philadelphia-P and Denver-D |
Privy Mark: | Stylized gear |