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State: New Jersey
Drescription: The 2019 New Jersey American Innovation Dollar features Thomas Edison’s lightbulb, commemorating the state's role in developing the first practical incandescent bulb. The reverse design showcases an Edison bulb against an ornate background. The obverse depicts a profile of the Statue of Liberty with a small stylized gear privy mark.
Key Details of the Lightbulb Coin:
Design Subject: The electric light bulb created by Edison and his team, highlighting the move to commercial manufacturing in 1879.
Reverse Design: An Edison bulb with inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "NEW JERSEY". Designed by Paul C. Balan and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill.
Obverse Design: A dramatic, profile view of the Statue of Liberty with the inscriptions "$1" and "IN GOD WE TRUST".
Edge Inscriptions: Features the year "2019", mint mark (P, D, or S), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Minting: Produced in Philadelphia (P), Denver (D), and San Francisco (S) as both uncirculated and proof finishes.
Drescription: The 2019 New Jersey American Innovation Dollar features Thomas Edison’s lightbulb, commemorating the state's role in developing the first practical incandescent bulb. The reverse design showcases an Edison bulb against an ornate background. The obverse depicts a profile of the Statue of Liberty with a small stylized gear privy mark.
Key Details of the Lightbulb Coin:
Design Subject: The electric light bulb created by Edison and his team, highlighting the move to commercial manufacturing in 1879.
Reverse Design: An Edison bulb with inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "NEW JERSEY". Designed by Paul C. Balan and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill.
Obverse Design: A dramatic, profile view of the Statue of Liberty with the inscriptions "$1" and "IN GOD WE TRUST".
Edge Inscriptions: Features the year "2019", mint mark (P, D, or S), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Minting: Produced in Philadelphia (P), Denver (D), and San Francisco (S) as both uncirculated and proof finishes.