2024-D Missouri: George Washington Carver Innovation Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 449,975 made
- Mintage
- 449,975
- 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 2024-D Missouri: George Washington Carver 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 2024-D Missouri: George Washington Carver Innovation Dollar rare?
- Yes. Only 449,975 were made, 17th lowest of the 58 regular issues in the series.
- Is the 2024-D Missouri: George Washington Carver 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 2024 American Innovation Dollar?
- On the edge, incused with the date. On this coin the mark is D, for Denver.
- How many 2024-D Missouri: George Washington Carver Innovation Dollar coins were made?
- 449,975.
What to check on your 2024-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 2024-P (524,325 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 2024-S Missouri: George Washington Carver Innovation Dollar Proof (66,047 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 2024-D Missouri: George Washington Carver
Denver made 449,975 of the Missouri: George Washington Carver innovation dollar. Among the 4 designs of 2024 it was the second smallest Denver run, between Maine: DC Defibrillator (421,000) and Illinois: Steel Plow (460,200).
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (524,325), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 11th of 29 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Georgia: Trustees' Garden at 368,475.
How to recognize it
The Missouri: George Washington Carver design
George Washington Carver, born into slavery near Diamond, Missouri, in the 1860s, is honored on Missouri's 2024 coin. As a scientist at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he promoted crop rotation and alternative crops such as peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans to help Southern farmers renew soil exhausted by cotton. He also developed many products from these crops. The reverse shows Carver smiling as he examines a sample in his laboratory, with peanut leaves, blossoms and fruit woven among the equipment. Eric David Custer designed and 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 | 2024 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 449,975 |
| 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 2024 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.