I don't collect them, so I am not that invested, but for the Innovation Dollars: which side is the reverse? I am reading the Numismatist and they mention Statue of Liberty side as the reverse. I guess because of the ever changing reverses of the quarters and Saq Dollars, I expected the side changing being the reverse on the Innovation Dollars, but guess I am wrong? Any confirmation for my curiosity would be greatly appreciated!
My Red Book is 3 years old and states, “The reverse designs are selected by the same process the mint has followed for other recent coin programs, including the America the Beautiful quarter-dollar series.” “ Coins in the series, bear of the following required inscriptions: on the obverse, IN GOD WE TRUST and the denomination; on the reverse, the name of the state, the District of Columbia, or the territory (as appropriate), along with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and infused into the edge, the date, the mint mark, and the inscription E PLURIBUS UNUM. The common obverse depicts a left facing profile of the Statue of Liberty, as designed by Justin Kunz and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill.” So as @Inspector43 said, the obverse is the Statue of Liberty.
Good question. A couple examples of the obverse being the constantly changing side are the Euro coins and Mardi Gras doubloons.
"The United States Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series to honor innovation and innovators by issuing $1 coins for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U. S. territories – Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Four new $1 coins with distinctive reverse designs will be released each year from 2019 through 2032 in the order the states ratified the Constitution of the United States or were admitted to the Union. Once a coin is issued for each state, coins will be released for the District of Columbia and the territories." https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/collectible-coins/american-innovation-dollar-coins
The law...[warning...it's a pdf] https://www.congress.gov/115/statute/STATUTE-132/STATUTE-132-Pg1515.pdf Here's an excerpt from the law that clearly states which side is which... (2) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2), the $1 coins issued in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) shall meet the following design require- ments: ‘‘(A) COIN OBVERSE.—The common design on the obverse of each coin issued under this subsection shall contain— ‘‘(i) a likeness of the Statue of Liberty extending to the rim of the coin and large enough to provide a dramatic representation of Liberty; ‘‘(ii) the inscription ‘$1’; and ‘‘(iii) the inscription ‘In God We Trust’. ‘‘(B) COIN REVERSE.—The design on the reverse of each coin issued under this subsection shall bear the following: ‘‘(i) An image or images emblematic of one of the following from one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the territories of the United States: ‘‘(I) A significant innovation. ‘‘(II) An innovator. ‘‘(III) A group of innovators. ‘‘(ii) The name of the State, the District of Columbia, or territory, as applicable. ‘‘(iii) The inscription ‘United States of America’. ‘‘(C) EDGE-INCUSED INSCRIPTIONS.— ‘‘(i) I N GENERAL.—The inscription of the year of minting or issuance of the coin, the mint mark, and the inscription ‘E Pluribus Unum’ shall be edge-incused into the coin. ‘‘(ii) PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE EDGE.—The edge-incusing of the inscriptions under clause (i) on coins issued under this subsection shall be done in a manner that preserves the distinctive edge of the coin so that the denomination of the coin is readily discernible, including by individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
