The United States is getting ready for their first 2024 release of the American Innovation Dollar Program. Today at 12pm EST, you can purchase 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags from Philadelphia and Denver featuring the great state of Illinois.
The program began in 2018 with an introductory coin and is following up with four coins per year. The multi-year series aims to honor innovation and innovators for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five United States territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands). Illinois, Alabama, Maine, and Missouri are the four honorees for 2024.
The Illinois American Innovation Dollar reverse design depicts a steel plow blade together with a beam and braces. Behind the plow is Big Bluestem prairie grass and a field of soil below. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “STEEL PLOW,” and “ILLINOIS” are inscribed.
A dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty is seen on the obverse, remaining the constant design throughout the series. “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “$1” are inscribed in addition to a stylized gear privy mark representing industry and innovation. Mintage year, mint mark and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” and incused on the edge of the coins.
Household limit orders for the Illinois American Innovation Dollar are initially set at 10. The 25-coin rolls retail at $34.50 and the 100-coin bags are $117.50.
Source: United States Mint
