The American Innovation $1 Coin representing New Hampshire recognizes the invention of the first home video game console by Ralph Baer.<br<br>In 1966, Ralph Baer began to investigate 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. This paved the way for all video game systems that followed. Baer is known today as "The Father of Video Games."
| coinage-type | American Innovation dollar |
| desg | MS |
| diameter | 26.49 |
| edge | Lettered |
| material | 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper |
| mint-mark | P |
| mintage | 454,325 |
| 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. |
| pcgs-link | 862048 |
| pcgs-number | 862048 |
| reverse-description | The reverse (tails) design depicts Ralph Baers brown box game Handball on the right side of the coin. The left side features NEW HAMPSHIRE and PLAYER 1 on an incused background. The inscriptions IN-HOME VIDEO GAME SYSTEM and RALPH BAER encircle the coin in a text that is meant to pay homage to Baers Odyssey game. The additional inscription is "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." The design is also symbolic of an arcade token. |
| variety | NH-Video Games |
| variety-2 | Position A |
| weight-grams | 8.1 |
| year-display | 2018-2032 |