The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Massachusetts marks the invention of the telephone.
The reverse (tails) design depicts the dial of an early rotary dial telephone. The inscriptions are "MASSACHUSETTS", "TELE-PHONE", and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA".
The obverse (heads) design features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "$1". The obverse also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation.
The year of minting, mint mark, and the inscription "E PLURIBUS UNUM" are incused on the edge of the coins.
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | Proof | Rev Proof |
| 436,775 | 437,050 | 83,006 | 36,573 |
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