American Innovation $1 Coin 2023 Rolls and Bags – Mississippi

The United States Mint’s American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series that celebrates innovation and innovators from each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Mississippi coin is the fourth release of 2023 and is minted at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints.

The reverse (tails) design of the Mississippi coin features a pair of human lungs in the background, with a surgical assistant handing forceps to the surgeon during the first human lung transplant surgery. Inscriptions include “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “FIRST HUMAN LUNG TRANSPLANT,” and “MISSISSIPPI.”

On the obverse (heads) side, the coin showcases a striking profile of the Statue of Liberty, accompanied by the inscriptions “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “$1.” A privy mark in the shape of a stylized gear symbolizes industry and innovation.

The edge of the coins features the year of minting, the mint mark, and the phrase “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”