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2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut, Position A

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

2020

Denomination

Dollar

Mint Mark

Strike Type

Regular Strike

Series

American Innovation Dollars 2018 to Date

Designer

Justin Kunz (obverse) / Richard Masters (reverse)

Composition

88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese and 2% Nickel

Weight

8.1g

Diameter

26.49mm

Edge

Lettered

Value Estimates

$1 - $7.29

Values as of May 2026, 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.

Auction Record

Price realized: $1,170
Sold: 16 November 2021
Grade: MS67
Auction house: eBay

Description

The 2020 (D) American Innovation Dollar - Connecticut, Position A is a dollar minted at the Denver Mint, within the American Innovation Dollars 2018 to Date series. 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. This coin honors H. Joseph Gerber's 1945 invention of the Gerber Variable Scale, which revolutionized graphic design, engineering, and manufacturing by enabling precise proportional scaling. 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). Coined at Denver's facility, which transitioned from processing Colorado gold rush metal to full-scale coin production in 1906. 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 #825965.