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."
