US Mint - The United States Mint (Mint) today officially announced the designs for the 2020 American Innovation™ $1 Coin Program. The new designs will appear on the reverses (tails) of $1 coins honoring innovations and/or innovators from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Carolina.
Mint Chief Engraver
Joseph Menna created and sculpted the Maryland
American Innovation $1 Coin design. Mint Artistic Infusion Program artists created the designs for the remaining 2020
American Innovation $1 Coins, which Mint Medallic Artists sculpted. Here's what the public can expect to see:
American Innovation - ConnecticutDesigner:
Richard MastersSculptor-Engraver:
Renata GordonThe Connecticut $1 Coin recognizes the Gerber Variable Scale. The design depicts the scale being used to increase a geometric shape by 200 percent, a shape that resembles the state of Connecticut. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "GERBER VARIABLE SCALE," and "CONNECTICUT."
American Innovation - MassachusettsDesigner:
Emily DamstraSculptor-Engraver:
Eric David CusterThe Massachusetts $1 Coin recognizes the invention of the telephone. The design depicts the dial of an early rotary telephone. Inscriptions are "MASSACHUSETTS," "TELE-PHONE," and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
American Innovation - MarylandDesigner:
Joseph MennaSculptor-Engraver:
Joseph MennaThe Maryland $1 Coin pays homage to the Hubble Space Telescope. The design depicts the telescope orbiting the earth surrounded by a field of stars. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE," and "MARYLAND."
American Innovation - South CarolinaDesigner: Justin Kunz
Sculptor-Engraver:
Phebe HemphillThe South Carolina $1 Coin recognizes educator and civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark. The design depicts Ms. Clark marching with three young African American students who carry books and an American flag, representing that education and literacy among oppressed people are necessary for empowerment and enjoyment of civil rights. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "SEPTIMA CLARK," and "SOUTH CAROLINA."
American Innovation $1 Coins feature a common obverse (heads) design depicting a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty and the required inscriptions "$1" and "IN GOD WE TRUST."
The Massachusetts reverse is by far my favorite, though. Might have to pick one up.
Posted 07/01/2020 8:49 pm
I also agree! Of the four types, the telephone (I believe) made the most impact to society in the past century as it brought quicker, cheaper, and easier communication possible to most of the country, if not the world.
