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.
