2022 S American Innovation Reverse Proof 22GC 4 Coin Set $1 US Mint Proof

The American Innovation $1 Coin Reverse Proof Set features four stunning reverse proof coins with frosted backgrounds and brilliant, mirror-like finishes with reverse (tails) designs emblematic of these States’ innovations or innovators: Rhode Island - Nathanael Herreshoff’s Reliance Yacht Vermont – Snowboarding Kentucky – Bluegrass music Tennessee – Rural electrification by the Tennessee Valley Authority Minted at the U.S. Mint at San Francisco. Rhode Island – The reverse (tails) design honors naval innovation with a depiction of American naval architect, mechanical engineer, and yacht design innovator Nathanael Herreshoff’s famous Reliance yacht at full speed in the waters surrounding Rhode Island. The design is bordered by a rope evoking the nautical scene. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "RHODE ISLAND." In 1876, Herreshoff introduced multi-hulled boats to yacht racing when his catamaran Amaryllis won the New York Centennial Regatta. He received the first U.S. patent for a sailing catamaran in 1927. Vermont – The reverse design celebrates snowboarding, featuring a young snowboarder in the air performing a trick called a “melon grab,” set against a mountainous winter skyline inspired by the landscape of Vermont. The intent of the design is to capture a sense of the energy and exuberance of snowboarding through movement implied by diagonal lines and curved shapes. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "VERMONT." While the concept of riding a board downhill on snow has existed since at least the 1920s, snowboarding’s technological development and transformation from a novel recreation to a worldwide competitive phenomenon are tied closely to the State of Vermont. Kentucky – The reverse 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." Tennessee – The reverse design honors the Tenn