2026-D $1 American Innovation- Iowa Coin

Coin Highlights

• Maker: United States Mint (Denver, D)

• Date: 2026

• Catalog: American Innovation® $1 Coin Program – Iowa

• Metal: Copper-based alloy (6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Ni; balance Cu)

• Grade: Business strike (as issued)

• Diameter/Edge: 26.49 mm; lettered edge with incuse year, mint mark, and E PLURIBUS UNUM

• Obverse: Statue of Liberty profile; “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “$1”; stylized gear privy with Liberty Bell “250”

• Reverse: Borlaug holding a sheaf of wheat with wheat stalks; “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “IOWA,” plus “NORMAN BORLAUG” and “FATHER OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION”

• Type: U.S. $1 Innovation Dollar (State series)

Historical Note

Borlaug’s breakthroughs in improving crop yields helped expand global food supply and earned him the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the Green Revolution.