💰2022 P & D American Innovation Coin - Kentucky - 2 UNC coin - US Mint

Description

2022 P & D American Innovation Coin - Kentucky
- 2 UNC coin - US Mint
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 have uncirculated finishes and were minted at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. The Kentucky coin is the third of 2022.
The American Innovation Coin representing Kentucky recognizes the invention of bluegrass music. Bluegrass has roots in traditional English, Scottish, and Irish ballads and dance tunes, as well as in traditional African American blues and jazz.
The reverse (tails) design features a banjo, an important bluegrass instrument, tilted to one side, alluding to the rhythm and movement of the music. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “BLUEGRASS,” and “KENTUCKY.”
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 “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