2021 New Hampshire Video Game American Innovation Dollar PD MS (1 Coin)

Description

This listing is for a single coin of the latest Innovation Dollar (single coin from either P or D mint).  The American Innovation Coin representing New Hampshire recognizes the invention of the first home video game console by Ralph Baer. In 1966, Baer began investigating how to play games on a television. He and his team developed the “Brown Box,” a prototype for the first multi-player, multi-program video game system, which paved the way for all video game systems that followed. Baer is recognized as “The Father of Video Games.”
The obverse (heads) design features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile.
The reverse (tails) design depicts Ralph Baer’s brown box game “Handball” on the right side of the coin. The left side of the coin features “New Hampshire” and “Player 1” on an incused background. “IN HOME VIDEO GAME SYSTEM” and “RALPH BAER” encircle the outside of the coin in a text that is meant to pay homage to Ralph Baer’s Odyssey game. The design of the coin is also symbolic of an arcade token.
Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill, Medallic Artist
Designer: Justin Kunz, Artistic Infusion Program
Information and Photos from US Mint.
These MS coins are known as business strike coins which may contain minor scratches or marks from the mint packaging and shipping process.
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