Set of 2 - P & D - 2023 Mississippi American Innovation $1 Coins From Mint Rolls

* FRESH from U.S. Mint Rolls

* Coins come in preservation grade vinyl flips for protection.

* Celebrating the first Human Lung Transplant

The United States Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series honoring innovation and innovators with $1 coins from each State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands. The American Innovation $1 Coins in the rolls and bags were minted at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. 

The Mississippi coin is the fourth of 2023. The Mississippi American Innovation $1 Coin reverse (tails) design features a pair of human lungs in the background, while a surgical assistant passes forceps to the surgeon during the first lung transplant surgery. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “FIRST HUMAN LUNG TRANSPLANT,” and “MISSISSIPPI.”

The obverse (heads) design features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “$1.” It also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation.The year of minting, mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge of the coins.