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DESCRIPTION The American Innovation® $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series featuring distinctive reverse (tails) designs that pay homage to America's ingenuity & celebrate the pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the 50 States, District of Columbia, & U.S. territories. One of the Nation's greatest strengths is its entrepreneurial spirit & the remarkable innovation & discovery it unleashes. The United States Mint is proud to celebrate innovation & honor the spirit of America with the 2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set™. The 2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set features four stunning coins encased in a clear plastic lens in a beautifully designed package. This celebration of significant American innovations and/or innovators & pioneering efforts in Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky, & Tennessee will make a great addition to any collection or the perfect gift for a special occasion. The proof coins have a sharp relief & a mirror-like background with frosted foregrounds, giving them a special cameo effect. The 2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set features coins with the following designs: The common obverse (heads) features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions "IN GOD WE TRUST" & "$1." The design by Justin Kunz also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry & innovation. The edge-incused inscriptions are "2022," "S" mint mark, & "E PLURIBUS UNUM." Rhode Island - The reverse (tails) design honors naval innovation with a depiction of American naval architect, mechanical engineer & yacht design innovator Nathanael Herreshoff's famous Reliance yacht at full speed in the waters surrounding Rhode Island. The design is bordered by a rope evoking the nautical scene. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" & "RHODE ISLAND." in 1876, Herreshoff introduced multi-hulled boats to yacht racing when his catamaran Amaryllis won the New York Centennial Regatta. He received the first U.S. patent for a sailing catamaran in 1927. Vermont - The reverse design celebrates snowboarding, featuring a young snowboarder in the air performing a trick called a "melon grab," set against a mountainous winter skyline inspired by the landscape of Vermont. The intent of the design is to capture a sense of the energy & exuberance of snowboarding through movement implied by diagonal lines & curved shapes. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" & "VERMONT." While the concept of riding a board downhill on snow has existed since at least the 1920s, snowboarding's technological development & transformation from a novel recreation to a worldwide competitive phenomenon are tied closely to the State of Vermont. Kentucky - The reverse design features a banjo, an important bluegrass instrument, tilted to one side, alluding to the rhythm & movement of the music. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "BLUEGRASS," & "KENTUCKY." From jazz to Christian rock, folk to country,
