2020 American Innovation Dollar
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About This Coin
The 2020 American Innovation Dollar is a United States dollar from the American Innovation Dollars 2018 to Date series. In 2020, coins were struck at the San Francisco, Denver, and Philadelphia Mints. The obverse features a profile of the Statue of Liberty with a small stylized gear privy mark, and the reverses honor innovations and innovators from each state, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. The introductory coin in the series depicts George Washington's signature alongside stylized gears, commemorating his signing of the first U.S. patent on July 31, 1790 — establishing the American patent system that would fuel centuries of innovation. Connecticut (the Gerber variable scale), Massachusetts (the telephone — Alexander Graham Bell), Maryland (the Hubble Space Telescope), and South Carolina (Septima Poinsette Clark's citizenship schools and the civil rights movement). Struck in 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese and 2% nickel, 26.49 mm in diameter. Designed by Justin Kunz (obverse) / various reverse designers.
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 across all of this coin's strike types, from published price guides and, in some cases, recorded auction sales. For most coins the range runs from a well-worn example (around G-4) to an uncirculated one, but individual coins can sell for more or less depending on grade, eye appeal and demand. Compare recent sales of similar coins for a closer estimate.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(24)
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut, Position A
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut, Position B
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Maryland, Position A
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Maryland, Position B
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Massachusetts, Position A
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Massachusetts, Position B
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - South Carolina, Position A
2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - South Carolina, Position B
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut, Position A
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut, Position B
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Maryland, Position A
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Maryland, Position B
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Massachusetts, Position A
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - Massachusetts, Position B
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - South Carolina, Position A
2020 (P) American Innovation Dollar - South Carolina, Position B
2020 (S) Proof American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut
2020 (S) Proof American Innovation Dollar - Maryland
2020 (S) Proof American Innovation Dollar - Massachusetts
2020 (S) Proof American Innovation Dollar - South Carolina
2020 (S) Reverse Proof American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut
2020 (S) Reverse Proof American Innovation Dollar - Maryland
2020 (S) Reverse Proof American Innovation Dollar - Massachusetts
2020 (S) Reverse Proof American Innovation Dollar - South Carolina
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