2022 (S) Reverse Proof American Innovation Dollar - Kentucky

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$50 PR70 01-30-2023 eBay

Description

The 2022 (S) Reverse Proof American Innovation Dollar - Kentucky is a proof dollar struck at the San Francisco Mint, part of the American Innovation Dollars 2018 to Date series. With a mintage of 49,851, this is a scarce issue — the lowest mintage among 24 mint variants, representing only less than 1% of total production. 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 honors Kentucky as the birthplace of bluegrass music, a distinctly American genre pioneered by Bill Monroe in the 1940s that blended Appalachian folk traditions with jazz and blues influences. Rhode Island (yacht design — Nathanael Herreshoff), Vermont (snowboarding — Jake Burton Carpenter), Kentucky (bluegrass music), and Tennessee (the Tennessee Valley Authority — transforming rural electrification). As a proof issue, this coin was struck multiple times on specially prepared polished planchets using polished dies, producing mirror-like fields and frosted design elements prized by collectors. Struck at the San Francisco Mint, established during the California Gold Rush and now primarily producing proof and collector coins. Estimated market value is approximately $10. 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 #913708.