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The United States Mint says they will open sales for rolls and bags containing the second American Innovation $1 Coin of 2024 on April 8 at 11 a.m.Â
The Alabama American Innovation $1 Coin reverse design depicts the power and force of the Saturn V rocket lifting off with the Moon in the background. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,†“SATURN V,†and “ALABAMA.†United States Mint Medallic Artist Craig A. Campbell designed and sculpted the image.
“I am pleased to announce the release of the American Innovation $1 Coin for the State of Alabama,†said the Honorable Ventris C. Gibson, director of the Mint. “The Saturn V rocket, designed and built at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama was initially developed to support the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. We are honored to celebrate this major achievement with this coin.â€
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The obverse (heads) of all coins in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program 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. Mint Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Designer Justin Kunz created the design, which Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill sculpted.
Infused on the coin’s edge are “2024,†the mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.â€
Introduced in 2018, the American Innovation® $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series featuring distinctive reverse (tails) designs that pay homage to America’s ingenuity and celebrate the pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories.
Orders can be placed  beginning April 8, 2024.
