The United States Mint today began sales of a new American innovation one dollar coin featuring Steve Jobs, purchasable on the United States Mint website.
The $1 Steve Jobs coin depicts a young Steve Jobs dressed in a turtleneck, jeans and sneakers, sitting in front of the Northern California landscape. Jobs is said to be “captured in a moment of reflection”, in which “his posture and expression reflect how this environment inspired his vision of transforming complex technology into something as intuitive and organic as nature itself”.
According to the Steve Jobs Archive, which championed the project with the support of California Governor Gavin Newsom, Jobs “felt a deep sense of connection and gratitude for California’s natural beauty.”
“Steve Jobs’ spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship embodied the best of California, creating the future we all know today,” Newsom said in a press release announcing the coin’s circulation. “His tenacity and fearless pursuit of the California dream made so many American dreams possible. May we all try to fill his shoes as we seek our own California dreams.”
Collectible coins are available in a roll of 25 for $61, or $2.44 each. A bag of 100 pieces costs $154.50.
The American Innovation $1 Coin Program was launched by the US Mint in 2018, honoring groundbreaking innovations and innovators from every state, territory and District of Columbia in the United States.
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