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2020-P Massachusetts USA American Innovation Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated (MS-63)
The United States Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a multi-year (2018-2029) 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 are in uncirculated finishes and were minted at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints.
Being featured on the 2020 Massachusetts coin celebrates the invention of the telephone. In 1876, In 1876, Boston resident Alexander Graham Bell spoke these now-famous words into a device he invented to transmit the human voice: “Mr. Watson–come here–I want to see you.” Bell’s assistant Thomas Watson, who was in the next room, received the message and communication was forever changed. Bell was awarded the patent for his telephone, and the impact of his invention continues to be felt worldwide. This reverse depicts the dial of an early rotary dial telephone.
The obverse design illustrates a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions "In God We Trust" and "$1". The obverse also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation.
The edge-incused inscriptions include "2020," mint mark, and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
Specifications: Denomination: $1 Composition: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel Weight: 8.1 grams Diameter: 26.49mm Thickness: 2mm Edge: Lettered Mint Mark: Philadelphia (P)
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