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A collectors' coin, rather than a proper in-circulation coin (although
they porbably are still legal tender).
Steve Jobs is getting a marked-up $1 coin, courtesy US Mint
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The 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin project will honor former
Apple CEO Steve Jobs with a one-dollar coin bearing his image
that costs, at best, $1.55 each.
In 2018, the United States Mint (Mint) announced that it would
honor American innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals
or groups with $1 coins. Coins will be issued for each of the
50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S.
territories.
This year, the Mint will be issuing California's coin, which
will feature "a young Steve Jobs sitting in front of a
quintessentially northern California landscape of oak-covered
rolling hills." The Mint works directly with the office of the
Governor or other Chief Executive for each state, territory, or
city to determine both the subject and design.
Image:
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"The innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Steve Jobs
embodied the best of California, creating the future we all know
today," Governor Newsom said in a press release on Monday. "His
tenacity and fearless pursuit of the California Dream made so
many American dreams possible. May we all attempt to fill his
shoes as we seek our own California Dreams."
According to the Mint, the Secretary of the Treasury selects the
final design for each coin.
"I'm pleased to celebrate the release of the California American
Innovation $1 Coin," said Mint Director Paul Hollis.
"Steve Jobs was a remarkable innovator and transformed how the
world connects and communicates," Hollis said. "Through this coin,
the Mint honors his incredible work and recognizes his importance
to both California and the United States."
The design includes the inscriptions "Steve Jobs" and "Make
Something Wonderful." The latter is a nod to a larger phrase that
Jobs said from an internal Apple employee-communications meeting
held on October 23, 2007, as noted by The Steve Jobs Archive.
The whole quote, for those interested, is:
"There's lots of ways to be as a person, and some people express
their deep appreciation in different ways, but one of the ways
that I believe people express their appreciation to the rest of
humanity is to make something wonderful and put it out there."
Those interested in purchasing the coins can do so via the United
States Mint website. Prospective buyers can select between a roll
of 25 coins or a bag of 100 coins, and can pick whether the coins
are minted in Denver or Philadelphia.
A roll of coins, regardless of mint location, will cost a buyer $61,
or $2.44 each. A bag of coins will cost $154.50, or roughly
$1.55 each.
Orders for the 100-coin bags are limited to 10 per household. Orders
for the rolls are also limited to 10 per household.
Coins go on sale via the United States Mint website starting on
May 12, 2026. There will be a total 25,950 Steve Jobs dollar coins
manufactured.
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Previous states and their innovations include Pennsylvania and the
Polio vaccine, New Jersey and the lightbulb, Ohio and the Underground
Railroad, and Texas and the International Space Station. To date,
33 states have had coin designs released or revealed.
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