American Innovation Dollar · Dollar Coins

2023-P Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar

Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 500,950 made

Semi-key
Mintage
500,950
Metal
Manganese brass
Weight
8.1 g
Diameter
26.49 mm

Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.

Copper content7.17grams
Value band: Collector premium

Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.

What is a 2023-P 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-P Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar rare?
Somewhat. 500,950 were made, fewer than most dates, so collectors treat it as a semi-key.
Is the 2023-P 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 P, for Philadelphia.
How many 2023-P Indiana: Automobile industry Innovation Dollar coins were made?
500,950.
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What to check on your 2023-P

  • Make sure the mint mark really is a P. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2023-D (452,350 made).
  • 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.

The story of the 2023-P Indiana: Automobile industry

Philadelphia made 500,950 of the Indiana: Automobile industry innovation dollar. That was the biggest Philadelphia run of the 4 designs issued in 2023; Mississippi: First human lung transplant had the smallest at 399,275.

Denver struck a similar number of the same design (452,350), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.

Across the whole program it sits 18th of 29 Philadelphia designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Mississippi: First human lung transplant at 399,275.

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.

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Mintage chart

American Innovation Dollar mintages, 2023-P highlightedLog scale · hover or tap a bar · 2018–2025
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Specifications

SeriesAmerican Innovation Dollar (2018–present)
Year2023
MintPhiladelphia Mint
Mint mark"P"
Strike typeCirculation strike
Mintage500,950
Face value$1
CompositionManganese brass (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel)
Weight8.1 grams
Diameter26.49 mm
EdgeLettered with the date, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM
DesignerVarious artists

Other 2023 American Innovation Dollar issues

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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.