2023-P American Innovation Louisiana Dollar BU

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We are pleased to offer for sale this 2023-P American Innovation Louisiana BU Dollar. This 2023-P American Innovation Dollar coin is in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition from the Philadelphia (P) Mint. All of our American Innovation Golden BU Dollar coins have nice eye appeal and no major marks or visible problems. The coins are taken from original BU rolls or Mint Sets.

The American Innovation Dollar was authorized by the American Innovation $1 Coin Act, passed in 2018. The act calls for the minting and issuance of non-circulating $1 coins beginning in 2019. A coin will be issued for each state, the District of Columbia and each U.S. territory in the order in which they were admitted to the union. Additionally the act calls for an introductory coin to be minted in 2018. This introductory coin will honor George Washington's signing of the first U.S. patent.

The year of minting, mint mark and 'E Pluribus Unum' are edge-incused on each coin.

The 57-coin American Innovation $1 series was introduced in 2018 and by 2032 will have celebrated an innovation or innovator in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the 5 U. S. territories. The U.S. Mint will issue them in the order each State ratified the Constitution of the United States or was admitted into the Union.

Information about the 2023 American Innovation Louisiana Dollar:

The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Louisiana recognizes the invention of the Higgins Boat. The Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP), or Higgins Boat, is credited with helping the Allies win World War II.

In 1938, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps began testing a boat designed by Andrew Jackson Higgins of Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana. Higgins took inspiration from boats designed to navigate Louisiana marshes and swamps. The Higgins Boat was flat-bottomed with a ramp at the front. It was constructed partly of plywood to save money and steel. With the ability to maneuver in only 10 inches of water, the Higgins Boat allowed for military personnel, equipment, and small vehicles to easily unload onto an open beach through the landing ramp.

Higgins Industries made more than 23,000 LCVPs in New Orleans during World War II.

The American Innovation Dollar weighs 8.1 grams and has a diameter of 26.5mm.  American Innovation Dollars are composed of a pure copper core with outer layers of manganese brass (.770 copper, .120 zinc, .070 manganese, and .040 nickel).