2023-D Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 452,350 made
- Mintage
- 452,350
- Metal
- Manganese brass
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diameter
- 26.49 mm
Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.
Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2023-D Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar worth?
Collectors pay a real premium for this date, worn or not, because far fewer were made than usual. Uncirculated pieces go much higher.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
- Certification by PCGS or NGC, which buyers expect for scarce dates
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 2023-D Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar rare?
- Yes. Only 452,350 were made, 19th lowest of the 58 regular issues in the series.
- Is the 2023-D Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar silver?
- No. It's manganese brass (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel). Circulating silver dollars ended with the 1935 Peace dollar. Some Eisenhower dollars with an S mint mark were made in 40% silver for collectors, but circulation Ike dollars are copper-nickel clad.
- Where is the mint mark on a 2023 American Innovation Dollar?
- On the edge, incused with the date. On this coin the mark is D, for Denver.
- How many 2023-D Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar coins were made?
- 452,350.
What to check on your 2023-D
- Make sure the mint mark really is a D. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2023-P (500,950 made).
- Check the date and mint mark under magnification for tooling or added letters. Scarce dates are the ones forgers alter.
- Proof or circulation strike? A proof has mirror-like fields and frosted design details and was sold to collectors, not released in change. The 2023-S Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar Proof (61,847 made) is the one to compare with.
- Judge the grade under good light. These are sold in rolls, bags and sets, so most survive uncirculated. Value depends on luster and freedom from marks.
Low-mintage dates attract altered and counterfeit coins. Check that the mint mark and date have not been tooled or added, or buy one already certified by PCGS or NGC.
The story of the 2023-D Indiana: Automobile industry
Denver made 452,350 of the Indiana: Automobile industry innovation dollar. That was the biggest Denver run of the 4 designs issued in 2023; Mississippi: First human lung transplant had the smallest at 383,600.
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (500,950), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 12th of 29 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Georgia: Trustees' Garden at 368,475.
How to recognize it
The Indiana: Automobile industry design
Indiana's coin celebrates the state's automobile industry, from early carmaking to racing. Elwood Haynes of Kokomo tested one of the earliest American gasoline automobiles in 1894. Studebaker and other Indiana firms later built cars in large numbers, while the Indianapolis 500 has drawn racers since 1911. The reverse stacks three vehicles: an early gas automobile at the top, a classic production car in the middle and a modern Indy-style race car at the bottom. Ron Sanders designed it and Phebe Hemphill sculpted it.
The American Innovation Dollar design
The obverse shows the Statue of Liberty in profile with IN GOD WE TRUST and $1. Each reverse honors an innovation or innovator from one state or territory, issued in the order the states joined the Union. The date, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM are lettered on the edge, which is where to look for the mint mark.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | American Innovation Dollar (2018–present) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 452,350 |
| Face value | $1 |
| Composition | Manganese brass (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel) |
| Weight | 8.1 grams |
| Diameter | 26.49 mm |
| Edge | Lettered with the date, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM |
| Designer | Various artists |
Other 2023 American Innovation Dollar issues
Mintage: American Innovation dollars (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.