2021 P & D American Innovation Dollars New York Erie Canal Uncirculated Coins

Description

2 Coin Lot
2021 P & D Innovation Dollars New York Erie Canal Coins
US coins
These are uncirculated coins
Zinc Manganese composition
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American Innovation – New York
Designer: Ronald D. Sanders
Sculptor-Engraver: Phebe Hemphill
The New York Coin pays homage to the Erie Canal. This design depicts a packet boat being pulled from a city in the East toward the country areas to the West. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “NEW YORK.”
DESCRIPTION
The United States Mint American Innovation® Coin Program is a multi-year series honoring innovation and innovators with coins from each State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands. The American Innovation Coins in the rolls and bags have uncirculated finishes and were minted at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. The New York coin is the third of 2021.
The American Innovation Coin Rolls and Bags™ - New York pays homage to the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, the 363-mile long, man-made waterway connected Lake Erie in the West to the Hudson River in the East. Considered an engineering marvel of its day, the canal unlocked the western interior for trade and settlement and played a critical role in the development of the State as well as the Nation.
The reverse (tails) design depicts a packet boat being pulled from a city in the East toward the country areas to the West. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES of AMERICA” and “NEW YORK.”
The obverse (heads) design features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “.” It also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation.
The year of minting, mint mark, and inscription “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge of the coins.
SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination:
Coin
Finish:
Uncirculated
Composition:
6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper
Weight: 8.100 grams
Diameter: 1.043 inches (26.49 mm)
Edge:
Lettered
Mint and Mint Mark:
Philadelphia – P
Denver – D
Privy Mark:: Stylized gear