IN HAND 2019 American Innovation FIRST DAY OF RELEASE Proof NGC PF70/PF69 4 coin

These are the four 2019 San Francisco Mint American Innovation Dollars.  The Delaware, New Jersey and Georgia coins are graded PF70 Ultra Cameo by NGC.  The Pennslvania coin is graded PF69 Ultra Cameo due to the difficulty in grading this coin.  The entire set is NGC certified with the exclusive First Day of Release designation and the American Innovation Gears label. First Day of Release is an exclusive label and designation that only I can use!!! This is the debut coin set and there is no better way to start it. It has the same qualifications as First Day of Issue but is even rarer. 

IMPORTANCE

These are the Proof coins for the first four states in the American Innovation Series.  The 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 “2019,” “S” mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

2019 $1 Coin Reverse Designs

The Pennsylvania $1 Coin recognizes the creation of a vaccine to prevent polio. This design depicts an artist’s conception of the polio virus at three different levels of magnification, along with the silhouette of a period microscope, representing the extensive research that was conducted to develop a cure for polio. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “POLIO VACCINE,” “1953,” and “PENNSYLVANIA.”

Delaware PF70 Ultra Cameo
The Delaware $1 Coin recognizes astronomer Annie Jump Cannon, who developed a system for classifying the stars that is still used today. This design features a silhouette of Cannon against the night sky, with a number of stars visible. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “ANNIE JUMP CANNON,” “CLASSIFYING THE STARS,” and “DELAWARE.”

New Jersey PF70 Ultra Cameo
The New Jersey $1 Coin honors the development of a light bulb with a filament that could last 1,200 hours. This design features an Edison bulb against an ornate background. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “NEW JERSEY.”

Georgia PF70 Ultra Cameo
The Georgia $1 Coin recognizes the Trustees’ Garden, established in the 1730s. It was the first agricultural experimental garden in America. This design depicts a hand planting seeds in the inscription “TRUSTEES’ GARDEN,” from which grows a variety of species representing the variety of plants grown in the garden: an orange tree seedling, sassafras, grapes, white mulberry, flax, peaches, olive, and a young shoot too small to be identified. The additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “GEORGIA.”

Product Highlights:

- PF70 Ultra Cameo NGC Certified Delaware Classifying the Stars Design coin

- PF70 Ultra Cameo NGC Certified New Jersey Light Bulb Design coin

- PF70 Ultra Cameo NGC Certified Georgia Trustees' Garden Design coin

- PF69 Ultra Cameo NGC Certified Pennsylvania Polio Vaccine Design coin

- First Day of Release designation

- Gear Privy Mark

MIKE’S TAKE:

Second US US coin with a privy mark (2009 Platinum coin had an eagle privy mark).  First Day of Release designation. Here's the skinny...I graded 1500 sets direct fist day from the Mint. This is the only 70 set that I got. The problem is the Pennsylvania coin. The design makes it nearly impossible to grade perfectly. In fact well less than half grade PF69. This set is the best affordable option.....1500 sets graded and less than 20% are these so pop is about 300.