2019 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Georgia, Position B

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$14 MS65 12-23-2021 eBay

Description

Produced at the Philadelphia Mint, the 2019 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Georgia, Position B is part of the American Innovation Dollars 2018 to Date series. The obverse features the Statue of Liberty with a geared background representing innovation and the reverse displays rotating designs honoring innovations and innovators from each state and territory. This coin commemorates the 1733 Trustees' Garden in Savannah — one of America's first agricultural experimental gardens, which tested crops including orange trees, sassafras, grapes, and peach trees for colonial viability. First year of state-by-state releases honoring Delaware (classifying the stars — Annie Jump Cannon), Pennsylvania (polio vaccine — Jonas Salk), New Jersey (the light bulb — Thomas Edison), and Georgia (the Trustees' Garden, America's first agricultural experimental garden). Philadelphia's mint — the nation's first — has produced coins without interruption since its founding in 1792. Estimated market value ranges from $1 to $7 depending on grade and condition. Struck in 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese and 2% nickel, weighing 8.1 grams, 26.49 mm in diameter, with a lettered edge. Cataloged as PCGS #803861.