2023 Mississippi American Innovation Dollars 1st Human Lung Transplant

Description

2023 Mississippi American Innovation Dollars 1st Human Lung Transplant
POSITION A – Edge lettering reads upside-down when the Statue of Liberty faces up
POSITION B – Edge lettering reads normally when the Statue of Liberty faces up
The United States Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series honoring innovation and innovators with $1 coins from each State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.
Obverse Side
The American Innovation Dollar Coin obverse design features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions IN GOD WE TRUST and $1. The design also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation. The edge-incused inscriptions are 2023, mint mark, and E PLURIBUS UNUM.
Reverse Side
The Mississippi American Innovation Dollar Coin reverse design features a pair of human lungs in the background, while a surgical assistant passes forceps to the surgeon during the first lung transplant surgery. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FIRST HUMAN LUNG TRANSPLANT, and MISSISSIPPI.