The annual American Innovation $1 Proof Set will be available today featuring the 2025-dated coins. Beginning at 12pm EST, you can own the Proof versions of Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, and Texas for $27.50.
Struck at San Francisco, the $1 coins are a part of a multi-year series aimed at honoring innovation and innovators for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five United States territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands. The series began in 2018 with an introductory coin and has since released four coins per year.
All four Proof coins will come in a protective lens and be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Arkansas
The Arkansas reverse design honors Raye Montague, the designer of the United States Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate. The grid pattern over top of the sea showcases the engineering and drafting techniques she digitized to accomplish her design on a computer. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARKANSAS, and RAYE MONTAGUE are inscribed.
Michigan
A team of auto workers are featured in a 1930s-era assembly line as they are seen lowering an automobile cab into place on the reverse design. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MICHIGAN, and AUTO ASSEMBLY LINE are inscribed.
Florida
An image of a NASA Space Shuttle during liftoff from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center is the focus of this design. Smoke from the solid rocket boosters is seen filling the lower edges of the coin with stars featured in the background. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and FLORIDA are inscribed.
Texas
This design depicts an American astronaut during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The image itself symbolizes the pinnacle of support given by the Mission Control Center for NASA’s human space program in terms of economic, logistical, and intellectual backing. The design also celebrates the support of its astronauts from several different countries that take part in the International Space Station program. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and TEXAS are inscribed.
Source: United States Mint
