United States Mint Opens Sales for Maine American Innovation® $1 Coin Products on May 16
09 Mayo 2024 - 11:30AM
The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for rolls and bags
containing the third American Innovation $1 Coin of 2024 on May 16
at noon EDT. The reverse (tails) design of the coins in these
products recognizes innovation from the State of Maine. The
following packaging options from the Mint’s facilities at
Philadelphia and Denver will be available:
PRODUCT CODE |
PRODUCT OPTION |
PRICE |
24GRC |
25-Coin Roll–P |
$34.50 |
24GRG |
25-Coin Roll–D |
$34.50 |
24GBC |
100-Coin Bag–P |
$117.50 |
24GBG |
100-Coin Bag–D |
$117.50 |
“I am pleased to announce the release of the American Innovation
$1 Coin for the State of Maine,” said the Honorable Ventris C.
Gibson, Director of the Mint. “Dr. Bernard Lown was a
Lithuanian-American cardiologist and inventor. Lown was the
original developer of the direct current defibrillator for cardiac
resuscitation. We are honored to celebrate this major
achievement with this coin.”
“I thank the U.S. Mint for celebrating Maine’s proud tradition
of innovation by honoring Dr. Bernard Lown as part of its American
Innovation $1 Coin Program,” said Maine Governor Janet Mills.
“Dr. Lown’s many contributions to medicine, including the
invention of the direct current defibrillator, are responsible for
saving countless lives. A graduate of Lewiston High School
and the University of Maine, his story is a shining example of the
outsized impact Maine people have had—and continue to have—on our
nation and world.”
“Dr. Lown left a remarkable legacy that has saved countless
lives in every part of the world,” said State Treasurer Henry Beck.
“The people of Maine are proud of this son of immigrants who
settled in Lewiston and is now given this great honor.”
To set up a REMIND ME alert for the Maine American Innovation $1
Coin product options, visit the product detail page. Orders
are limited to 10 items of each product per household for the first
24 hours of sales.
Introduced in 2018, the American Innovation® $1 Coin
Program is a multi-year series featuring distinctive reverse
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.
The Maine American Innovation $1 Coin reverse design presents a
profile portrait of Dr. Bernard Lown with his direct current
defibrillator in operation below. The design includes the
inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “BERNARD LOWN, M.D.,”
“DIRECT CURRENT DEFIBRILLATOR,” and “MAINE.” United States
Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill designed and sculpted the
image.
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 Designer Justin Kunz created the design, which
Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill sculpted.
Incused on the coin’s edge are “2024,” the mint mark, and “E
PLURIBUS UNUM.”
American Innovation $1 Coins are included in the
Mint’s Product Subscription Program. Structured like a
magazine subscription, this program affords customers the
convenience of signing up to receive automatic shipments of
products in a series. The shipments continue until the
subscription is cancelled. For details, visit Product
Subscription Program page.
Additional American Innovation $1 Coin products are available
at https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/coin-programs/american-innovation-dollar-coins/.
About the United States Mint
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became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. As the
Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage, the Mint is
responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to
conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint also produces
numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and
commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze
medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic
programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to
taxpayers.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair
and equal access to United States Mint products, the United States
Mint will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the
official on-sale date of May 16, 2024, at noon EDT.
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