2020-S $1 American Innovation – South Carolina Reverse Proof NGC PF70 w/Brown Label

South Carolina is the U.S. Mint’s Final American Innovation™ Release for 2020

Launched in 2018, the United States Mint’s American Innovation $1 Coin Program celebrates the American spirit of innovation and has captured the fancy of coin collectors everywhere! Here’s your chance to get the final American Innovation Dollar of 2020, the South Carolina Dollar, the eighth state featured in the series and the ninth coin overall.

Honoring the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

The coin features a portrait of educator and activist Septima Poinsette Clark. Hailed by Martin Luther King, Jr. as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” she was driven by her own experiences facing racial discrimination to pursue racial equality and to strengthen the African-American community through literacy and citizenship. She is depicted on this coin with three African American students carrying books and an American flag, representing that education and literacy are necessary for empowerment and enjoyment of civil rights. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “SEPTIMA CLARK,” and “SOUTH CAROLINA.”

The coin’s obverse features a common design that will be used throughout the series. It depicts the Statue of Liberty along with a small privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation. In addition, like the other coins issued in 2020, the South Carolina Dollar features the incused edge inscriptions: “2020,” “S” mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

Exquisite Reverse Proof

Not only does this stunning coin honor the work and legacy of Septima Poinsette Clark, it’s also been minted with exquisite precision by the San Francisco Mint in fabulous Reverse Proof condition! A Reverse Proof coin is the opposite of a standard Proof in that it features a frosted background with design elements polished to a mirror-like finish. In fact, each coin available in this offer has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in flawless Proof-70 (PF70) condition, a distinction that means these perfectly-graded proofs have ZERO imperfections — showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended. Each will also come sonically sealed in an acrylic holder with a brown NGC Label.

About the Series

The series was launched in 2018 with a single coin paying tribute to the first U.S. patent. Beginning in 2019, four one-year-only Innovation Dollars were released each year bearing different reverses. The coins in the multi-year series will be designed and minted to honor significant American innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups in each of the 50 States, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. It will conclude in 2032.

The beauty and quality of these coins will make them an excellent addition to your collection or a perfect starting point from which you or someone you know can start building a collection! Just 50,000 of these unique 2020-S $1 American Innovation™ — South Carolina Reverse Proofs will be struck for worldwide release. Add one — or several — to your cart today!