Tomorrow, May 12, marks the public sale of the U.S. Mint’s latest American Innovation $1 coin, which honors Steve Jobs as California’s representative in the program. Here’s how to get yours.
Steve Jobs $1 coin goes on sale tomorrow, May 12
As we covered last October, this year’s American Innovation $1 Coin Program will honor Steve Jobs on the coin representing California.
This continues a program that started in 2018, which the US Mint says has been honoring “American innovation and significant innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups by issuing $1 coins with designs emblematic of innovation in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.”
In the past, the program has honored inventors and inventions such as the lightbulb (New Jersey), the Hubble Space Telescope (Maryland), and George Washington Carver (Missouri).
This year’s four coins honor Dr. Norman Borlaug for Iowa, the Cray-1 supercomputer for Wisconsin, mobile refrigeration for Minnesota, and Steve Jobs for California.
Here’s how California Governor Gavin Newsom explained his choice of Steve Jobs for the state’s $1 coin:
“The innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Steve Jobs embodied the best of California, creating the future we all know today. His tenacity and fearless pursuit of the California Dream made so many American dreams possible. May we all attempt to fill his shoes as we seek our own California Dreams.”
The coins go on sale this Tuesday, May 12, with the following roll and bag options, per the U.S. Mint:
· Priced at $154.50, a bag of 100 circulating quality $1 coins minted in Philadelphia (product code 26GBC)
· Priced at $154.50, a bag of 100 circulating quality $1 coins minted in Denver (product code 26GBG)
· Priced at $61.00, a roll containing a total of 25 circulating quality $1 coins minted in Philadelphia (product code 26GRC)
· Priced at $61.00, a roll containing a total of 25 circulating quality $1 coins minted in Denver (product code 26GRG)
The U.S. Mint notes that orders for both the 100-coin bags and 25-coin rolls are limited to 10 per household.
If you manage to get your hands on one of the coins, be sure to share a photo of it in the comments below.
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