The 2025 Florida Innovation dollar, depicting an American astronaut performing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, goes on sale today at noon ET from the United States Mint. It is the final 2025-dated releases in the Mint’s American Innovation® $1 Coin Program and the 28th in the series overall.
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Struck in circulating quality at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, the coins are available in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags.
"This coin recognizes Texas’ vital role in advancing America’s leadership in space exploration," said Kristie McNally, Acting Director of the Mint. From guiding astronauts from Mission Control to shaping the future of science and technology, Texas has been at the heart of some of our nation’s greatest space achievements."
Although the coins are minted in circulating quality, they have never entered circulation.
Design for the Texas Innovation Dollar
The reverse highlights Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Texas, emphasizing its crucial role in supporting NASA’s human spaceflight program and acknowledging its contributions to international cooperation aboard the ISS, aiding astronauts from around the globe.
Created by U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program artist Ron Sanders and sculpted by Mint Medallic Artist John P. McGraw, the design carries the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "TEXAS."
On the obverse, the Statue of Liberty appears as a recurring element throughout the series. This side, designed by Justin Kunz and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, bears the inscriptions "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "$1," along with a stylized gear privy mark.
Each coin also features edge-incused inscriptions showing the year of minting, the mint mark, and the phrase "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
Prices and Ordering
Texas Innovation dollars are offered in 25-coin rolls for $36.25 and 100-coin bags for $123.50, available through the U.S. Mint’s online store for American Innovation products.
American Innovation Dollars for 2025
Launched in 2018 with a coin honoring George Washington’s role in signing the nation’s first U.S. patent, the Mint’s Innovation series has since featured four new coins each year, each highlighting a groundbreaking innovation from a different U.S. state. When complete, the program will include designs representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The four 2025 Innovation dollars include:
- Arkansas $1 Coin – Honoring Raye Montague and her computer-designed ship
- Michigan $1 Coin – Highlighting Ransom Olds’ assembly line concept
- Florida $1 Coin – Celebrating the Space Shuttle program
- Texas $1 Coin – Recognizing NASA’s Mission Control at Houston’s Johnson Space Center
U.S. Mint numismatic products for the Innovation $1 Coin series also include proof and reverse proof sets. The proof set is scheduled for release on August 28, while the reverse proof set is expected later in the fall.
