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2023-P Indiana

Dollars · American Innovation Dollars · 2018–2032
Regular
Weight8.1 g
Diameter26.5 mm
MintPhiladelphia
StrikeCirculation strike
Mintage 459,775
EdgeLettered (year, mintmark, E PLURIBUS UNUM)
Alignment↑↓ Coin
CompositionManganese Brass (88.5% Cu, 6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Ni)
DesignerJustin Kunz (obverse)
Collector's Key IDCK-5142

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About this coinHistory

The 2023-P Indiana American Innovation Dollar is the Philadelphia Mint's strike of the nineteenth-state tribute and the higher of the two 2023 Indiana circulation mintages at 459,775 coins, only 16,125 pieces above the Denver figure. Indiana joined the Union on December 11, 1816, and the Mint chose to honor the state's automotive heritage as a single arc. Reverse designer Ronald D. Sanders of the Artistic Infusion Program and sculptor Phebe Hemphill stacked three vehicles in a vertical composition: an early-style gas automobile at the top, a representation of classic-car production in the middle, and a modern Indy-style race car at the bottom. The inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and INDIANA frame the design, which spans roughly 130 years from the 1890s pioneers through the Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg era and into the Indy 500.

The 459,775 Philadelphia mintage and 443,650 Denver mintage are close enough that neither side carries a real scarcity premium against the other, so condition does the entire pricing job. The manganese-brass clad surface is the limiting factor; the alloy fingerprints, tones unevenly when handled, and surface haze on otherwise sharp examples is common from the original Mint-bag distribution. The three-vehicle composition asks the dies for sustained relief across a vertical field, and the middle classic-car device is the first place strike weakness shows up. The edge carries the year, the P mintmark, and E PLURIBUS UNUM in incused lettering.

The 2023-P is a regular issue. The buying decision for the year-set builder is whether to hold it raw at a small premium over face from a Mint-bag source or to pay the certification gap for an MS67 or MS68 graded example, where PCGS and NGC populations are still building. The collecting arc that matters here runs against the four-coin 2023 program (Ohio's Edison phonograph, Louisiana's Higgins Boat, Indiana, and Mississippi's lung transplant) and against the eventual 56-coin Innovation Dollar series total. For the broader program structure and how this issue fits the run, see the American Innovation Dollar series history.

Price guideReference

Reference data only — not an appraisal.

GradeDescriptionLowHigh
G-4 Good (G)
VG-8 Very Good (VG)
F-12 Fine (F)
VF-20 Very Fine (VF)
EF-40 Extremely Fine (EF)
AU-50 About Uncirculated (AU)
MS-60 Uncirculated (MS)
MS-63 Choice Uncirculated (MS)
Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ
How many 2023-P Indiana American Innovation Dollars were minted?
459,775 were struck.
What is a 2023-P Indiana American Innovation Dollar made of?
Manganese Brass (88.5% Cu, 6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Ni), weighing 8.1 g.
Is the 2023-P Indiana American Innovation Dollar a key date?
It's a more common date overall, though scarcer die varieties may carry a premium — see the varieties list.