American Innovation $1 Coin 2024 Rolls and Bags - Alabama
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On July 16, 1969, the world watched as a Saturn V rocket launched the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, allowing American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to become the first men to walk on its surface. This historic moment captured the hearts and minds of people across the globe and was a momentous victory in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Built at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the Saturn V rocket launched all six of the Apollo Moon landings and did so without losing any crew members or cargo. In total, 15 of the Saturn V rockets were made, all in Huntsville, with 13 launching successful missions and two remaining on display to the public at the Kennedy Space Center, named for the President who first promised to take America to the Moon.
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 Alabama coin is the second of 2024.
The Alabama American innovation $1 Coin reverse (tails) design 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.”
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 |