The United States Mint has unveiled the designs for the 2025 American Innovation $1 coins, celebrating remarkable achievements tied to Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, and Texas.
Each coin showcases a significant innovation from its respective state: a U.S. Navy ship depicted in grid-like waters alongside naval engineer Raye Montague, who designed it (Arkansas); the Space Shuttle program (Florida); the assembly line concept pioneered by Ransom Olds (Michigan); and the pivotal contributions of NASA’s Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center (Texas).
These coins are a part of the U.S. Mint’s American Innovation® $1 Coin Program. Launched in 2018, this multi-year series celebrates American ingenuity with reverse designs highlighting achievements from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
Dollars Exclusively for Collectors
Since 2011, dollar coins have not been released into circulation. Instead, the U.S. Mint produces them exclusively for numismatic products. Subscriptions for 2025 Innovation products are now open, allowing subscribers to automatically receive coins upon their release. The first 2025 product featuring these coins is scheduled for release on Jan. 7, offering rolls and bags of Arkansas Innovation dollars. Additional products, including rolls and bags for the other 2025 designs, as well as proof and reverse proof sets containing all four coins, will follow later in the year.
Below are descriptions and images provided by the U.S. Mint for the 2025 Innovation dollars.
2025 Arkansas Innovation Dollar Image
Designed by: Elana Hagler, AIP Designer
Sculpted by: Eric David Custer, Mint Medallic Artist
The Arkansas American Innovation $1 Coin reverse design features Raye Montague visualizing a United States Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, a ship she designed by computer. The grid pattern over the sea evokes the engineering and drafting techniques she digitized to accomplish her design. Included inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "ARKANSAS," and "RAYE MONTAGUE."
2025 Florida Innovation Dollar Image
Designed by: Ron Sanders, AIP Designer
Sculpted by: Eric David Custer, Mint Medallic Artist
The Florida American Innovation $1 Coin honors the Space Shuttle program, showcasing a Space Shuttle liftoff with the inscription "FLORIDA" at the base. Stars flank the shuttle on either side, and the design also includes the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
2025 Michigan Innovation Dollar Image
Designed by: Ron Sanders, AIP Designer
Sculpted by: John P. McGraw, Mint Medallic Artist
The Michigan American Innovation $1 Coin features auto workers assembling cars, honoring Ransom Olds’ pioneering patent for the assembly line concept. The design includes the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "MICHIGAN," and "AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY LINE."
2025 Texas Innovation Dollar Image
Designed by: Ron Sanders, AIP Designer
Sculpted by: John P. McGraw, Mint Medallic Artist
The Texas American Innovation $1 Coin pays tribute to NASA’s Mission Control at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, featuring an American astronaut performing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "TEXAS" complete the design.
Common Obverse Design with Distinctive Privy Marks
Designed by Justin Kunz and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, the obverse of every $1 coin in the series shares key elements, including a profile of the Statue of Liberty and the inscriptions "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "$1."
Beginning with the 2019 dollar, the obverse also incorporates a stylized gear privy mark, representing industry and innovation. The design of the gear varies slightly each year, adding a unique element to each coin.
Incused Edge Inscriptions
All $1 coins in the series include incused edge inscriptions featuring the year of minting, the mint mark indicating its production facility, and the phrase "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
This is the best group/year of four AI$ coin designs yet IMO.
Florida is somewhat like its statehood quarter, Michigan is a similar theme with autos, and Texas reminds me of the Ohio quarter, but I do like all the designs
Yes, but except for a few 1999 Georgia, the statehood quarters weren’t struck on the “golden” planchets. I do think the proofs and reverse proofs for these 2025 AI$ will look stunning on the golden planchets bringing out the contrast in the designs. Sometimes the uncirculated coins can look dull and flat, but we’ll have to see. I may have to reactivate a few subscriptions and make an exception of not buying anything from the Mint this year.
Definitely agree.!! I only recently “discovered” this series – but I’m quickly acquiring the full set.
George, if I had to choose between the uncirculated, proof and reverse proof for a full set I’d go with the reverse proofs as E 1 has done.
Great advice – and the process has begun..!! Thanks
MI & Texas foresee fast sellouts. All pretty nice actually…..likely Ventris jak$ the $100 bag to $155…..
Florida. Duh
Yes, those are some really nice designs. Very appealing. As Major D pointed out in May of 2024, it is the Reverse Proofs that collectors should be scarfing up. Much lower mintages and the coins look a lot better in Reverse Proof.
Chart: Source – Major D
Thanks for the reminder E 1. I haven’t revisited the mintages for the series in some time, for will do so with the next sales report.
I’m still wondering what mintage would make they an instant sell out. Something under 20,000. I think 50,000 wouldn’t. 35,000 maybe…probably an eventual fast sell out based on Major D’s 2023 numbers and about 33,000 first day sales for 2023 and 2024. I’m also looking at the presidential reverse proof dollars in the coin and chronicle sets. The George H.W. Bush set might if made it if it wasn’t priced so high and eventually it was withdrawn. The AI RP are slightly a different animal. People keep on pointing out here and elsewhere they are related UNC versions non-circulating coins… Read more »
E 1,
Strictly my own opinion, but I prefer regular Proof to Reverse Proof. Agreed that these coins on the gold/brass planchets will look much better in either Proof/RP. I’ve held off these so far, but the FL and TX in Proof might make me change my mind…
ok yeah houston has nasa only because LBJ basically insisted that it be in texas, and he wasn’t easy to say no to, not sure that qualifies as texas-specific innovation. fun fact – the land is leased to nasa by rice university ($1/yr), and rice requested that all the buildings be built like those on a college campus in the event that if nasa failed, rice could just move in and take over the buildings as their new campus (they are still waiting to this day, of course). a better subject for the texas dollar design IMHO would have been… Read more »
“it is interesting that both florida and texas used the nasa logo ‘worm’ font (note the A without the horizontal line)”
Good catch, c_q.
Houston, we have a problem….
E1,
Santa stopped by on the 25th! I got my Lighthouse Display box(Black x2)✓…
I’m not filling holes in awesome albums like yours, but instead filling slab-slots like your nice wood displays.
I like-em!
No rhyme or reason yet, just trying things out..
A little post ’64 Silver
Some Classic Silver….
Some Modern Silver….
And a variety of some Gold big & small…
All 32 coins fit into one box, that’s nice…
Now I need to put some trays together that make sense/match-up..
PS: You had a small nameplate of sorts on yours?
How about a knob, or some way to open it easier?
Thanks for the Display Case idea!
Rick, A mighty nice and impressive set of coins there. Especially some of those Kennedys – Wow. I think I like the black boxes more over the burlwood. The coins just pop against the black. You can get those engraved brass plaques on Amazon. There are a number of engravers to choose from. They cost about $10 each and the lead times have been about a week. As for the knob, let me know how that works. I would be afraid of breaking it off when stacking. Six full boxes are very difficult to carry due to the weight and… Read more »
Mighty purdy, Rick & E 1. Love those display boxes. If only the Mint would follow suit. The closest I remember was the cherry box for the Atlanta Olympics coins.
Since we’re on the subject of wooden display boxes. This was my home made attempt back in the day. I designed and built it from scratch. I should probably fill it with quarter ounce AGEs or some vintage proof quarters. Its been sitting for decades. I got the idea from the Smithsonian when I was a kid.
Top view: Made out of Mahogony. Hand polished.
Beautiful woodwork.
Thanks East Coast,
There is something about coins and wood storage that go way back.
That’s where some collections take on an art form.
Cheers
E 1, Rick, et al, Very nice display cases. I vote for the natural finished wood, but that’s just a matter of taste. Both versions look far better than my cluster of boxes, slabs & mint set packages. My biggest problem is lack of space. My wife & I recently moved into a smaller house (720 sq. ft.) and guns, ammo & reloading stuff already takes up most of the room! Then there are the piles of books that reach near the ceiling – we barely have room for ourselves. What happens when two book hoarders stay married for 44… Read more »
cigar anyone?
Very Well Made – Solid hand work ! The ’08 Buffaloes too would look very impressive here.
Nice!
I think I mention I got the 5 slab version at a local discount/salvage store for about $11.95. I have to choose more wisely what goes in those 5 slots. If I would have bought a 2nd or a third I would have more choices. I was waiting to see if they would go under $10. I don’t think they ever sold out of the 5 slab Lighthouse holders, I think they got tired of carrying them.
Another Rick-E1 Super Thread.
Later
I remember that Vinnie.
There are some with a glass top so you can see the coins..
I think you got a good deal!
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=lighthouse+certified+coin+display+box&_sacat=0
With the addition of the 2025 AI$ the series is at its half-way point. 7 years down, 7 more to go (to 2032). Now, that’s what I call anticipation!
Those with a hand fetish will be well pleased – especially Arkansas!
I will agree with y’all that this year’s selections are top notch.
Appreciate the history lesson re LBJ and Rice U. Very interesting
Also agree that on the “golden” planchette the RP format excels!
Tip of the day;
Don’t try to edit your post(with pic)three times in a 3 min period–you might get “spam-checked” by our hosts…
I’ll try again below….
It still didn’t work. I think our hosts here might want to upgrade their comment software?
Anyway thanks for the feedback on the display cases everyone!
Good work E1
Been there. Stubbed my toe with that.
@REB display cases,
“ If only the Mint would follow suit.”
Yes, they used to have nice display boxes for certain coins & sets, as you know…
I think it’s going on 10 years since they made the wood boxes? Cost-cutting & the slab markets killed that practice!? I have at least 30 empty wood boxes from different sets & coins, ie spouse & ASE set boxes because mine are graded. If I sell, I’ll include them, but still have many leftover that I’ll eventually sell? Anyway–another question below…
The 2009 HR and Buffalo sets had real nice cases. Having not bought much from the mint lately I think clamshell pkg is your best bet. Nice slug of coins Rick!
Thanks ✓
REB, You mention your Proof PM collection, talk about storage solutions, whoa! I’m amazed with what you’re doing, It’s a lofty goal, in more ways than one, and congratulations! Questions: 1) How far back have you gone with your PM’s Proof collection. What is your earliest dated Proof coin? 2) You mention many Mint orders upcoming this year. Do you try to avoid overlap/repeat coins that are product packaged differently? An example would be the PF-W ASE that is sold on it’s own vs the Congratulations coin set with the same coin inside. Another example would be the Silver Proof… Read more »
My collection goes back to my birth year—1960. If it is a proof coin with silver, gold, platinum, or palladium in it, I acquire it in the original packaging (the one exception is one of the 1984 Olympic gold $10 coins that I bought from a dealer in the 1990s in a silver coin box). The oldest coins in the proof collection are the 1960 large and small cent proof sets. I try NOT to repeat coins that are packaged differently. Sometimes it happens when a coin I have is packaged with one that I don’t. Generally, by the time… Read more »