George Washington Carver
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State: Missouri
Drescription: The 2024 Missouri George Washington Carver American Innovation $1 Coin features a smiling Carver in his laboratory examining his work, surrounded by peanut plant elements. As the fourth 2024 release in the U.S. Mint series, it honors his agricultural advancements, with inscriptions including "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "MISSOURI," and "GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER".
Key Features and Design Details:
Reverse (Tails): Depicts Carver with scientific equipment and peanut plant leaves, blossoms, and fruits.
Obverse (Heads): Features a stylized Statue of Liberty in profile, common to all coins in the series, with a privy mark of a gear.
Edge: The edge is inscribed with the year "2024," the mint mark (P, D, or S), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Significance: The design highlights Carver's legacy as an agricultural scientist who improved the lives of poor farmers through crop rotation and developing new uses for crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Drescription: The 2024 Missouri George Washington Carver American Innovation $1 Coin features a smiling Carver in his laboratory examining his work, surrounded by peanut plant elements. As the fourth 2024 release in the U.S. Mint series, it honors his agricultural advancements, with inscriptions including "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "MISSOURI," and "GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER".
Key Features and Design Details:
Reverse (Tails): Depicts Carver with scientific equipment and peanut plant leaves, blossoms, and fruits.
Obverse (Heads): Features a stylized Statue of Liberty in profile, common to all coins in the series, with a privy mark of a gear.
Edge: The edge is inscribed with the year "2024," the mint mark (P, D, or S), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Significance: The design highlights Carver's legacy as an agricultural scientist who improved the lives of poor farmers through crop rotation and developing new uses for crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes.