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The 2021 North Carolina American Innovation Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the twelfth regular issue of the series. The coin recognizes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which was the first public institution of higher learning in the United States. The university was chartered in 1789 and began enrolling students in 1795. It […]

The 2021 New York American Innovation Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the eleventh regular issue of the series. The coin recognizes the Erie Canal, which was completed in 1825. The Erie Canal is a 363-mile-long artificial waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York. Constructed […]

The 2021 Virginia American Innovation Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the tenth regular issue of the series. The coin recognizes the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which connects Southeastern Virginia to the Delmarva Peninsula. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was opened in 1964 and spans over 17 miles. The bridge-tunnel complex consists of 12 miles of trestle, two […]

The 2021 New Hampshire American Innovation Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the ninth regular issue of the series. The coin recognizes the invention of the first home video game console created by Ralph Baer. While working in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1966, Ralph Baer conceived the idea of playing video games on a television screen. […]

The 2020 South Carolina American Innovation Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the eighth regular issue of the series. The coin honors educator and civil rights activist Septima Clark. Septima Poinsette Clark was born on May 3, 1898, in Charleston, South Carolina. She developed literacy and citizenship workshops to use education to empower marginalized groups during […]