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Coin Date: 2024-S Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): One dollar Variety: MO-Washington Carver Variety 2: Reverse Proof Desg: PR Mint Mark: S Composition: 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: American Innovation dollar Coinage Years: 2018-2032 Mint Location: San Francisco Diameter: 26.49 Weight (Grams): 8.1 Edge: Lettered Obverse Description: 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. General Notes: George Washington Carver was born into slavery in Diamond, Missouri. He went on to become the agricultural scientist who helped save the South’s agrarian economy. Following the abolition of slavery, many formerly enslaved people became small-scale farmers, but struggled to thrive on nutrient-depleted land due to single-crop overuse. Dr. Carver knew that his lessons on crop rotation and practical farming methods could help if they could reach farmers outside of his classrooms at Tuskegee University.