The 2021 American Innovation dollar for New Hampshire features a reverse dedicated to the creation of the first home video game console.
Standard Proof versions of all four 2021-S American Innovation $1 coins will be issued by the U.S. Mint Oct. 14, packaged together in a four-coin set.
A four-coin Reverse Proof set featuring the same designs but a different finish than offered in the Proof set will be offered Nov. 8. The U.S. Mint has not yet disclosed pricing or mintage information on either product.
Both sets incorporate four manganese-brass clad dollars with reverse designs reflecting innovations from the states of New Hampshire, Virginia, New York and North Carolina.
New Hampshire
The reverse design recognizing New Hampshire displays the invention of the first home video game console by Ralph Baer. In 1966, Baer and his team began investigating a means to play games on a television screen and developed the “Brown Box,” a prototype for the first multi-player video game system.
The New Hampshire design was created by U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program Artist Christina L. Hess (CLH) and sculpted by Mint Medallic Artist Eric David Custer (EC).
Virginia
The reverse design recognizing Virginia acknowledges the engineering marvel of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The design depicts a view of the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel as a cross section cut-away, illustrating the ingenuity involved in constructing it.
The design was created by AIP artist Matt Swaim (MMS) and sculpted by...
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