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Steve Jobs to Be Featured on U.S. Commemorative $1 Coin in 2026
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Something so good that even 14 years after his passing you commented on a news article related to it within 3 minutes.
The series is about American innovators and pioneers, and this design is from CA. Where does she fit in here?
"Make Something Wonderful" is an actual Steve Jobs quote. "Think Different" is a marketing slogan that Jobs didn't come up with nor ever espouse to my knowledge.
He made computers sexy and desirable for consumers.
They thought about putting Tim Apple on the coin after that generous solid gold *ahem* gift , but figured it was too obvious.
FYI, since you must have missed this, the mint already did this. The Harriet Tubman coins were minted and released last year. A $5 gold, a $1 silver, and a half dollar coin.
They paid Tim for treason so shouldn’t be a problem.I wonder if China will put Tim Cook's picture on their yuan.
Not my favorite design. They had 3 others to choose from that were better than this design.
I like Wisconsin’s Cray Super Computer design better.
I like Wisconsin’s Cray Super Computer design better.
well, this set is not of "heros" but "innovators". And no matter how you would classify the honor, Harriett Tubman
American innovation and significant innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups by issuing $1 coins with designs emblematic of innovation in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories. The Mint works with the office of the Governor or other Chief Executive for each state, territory, or city, along with subject matter experts, to determine design concepts emblematic of innovation that are significant and meaningful to its jurisdiction and/or its role in the Nation. The Secretary of the Treasury selects the final design for each coin.
Apple didnt do this—select this for Jobs, California did it for their state selection to the Treasury.I agree with others, the 'Think Different' motto would have more weight IMO.
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Think different is a trademarked slogan owned by apple. Not a quote from steve jobs
That’s not Steve Jobs, it’s Ashton Kutcher! What a rip…
These aren't collectibles, or at least they aren't bullion coins (coins made of silver or gold, where the materials are worth much more than the face value).
The American Innovation dollars are ordinary copper coins with a gold-color cladding, just like a Presidential or Sacajawea dollar. They are minting just under half a million of each, which is in between a real collectible and something designed to be spent every day.
Lousy portrait of Steve Jobs - when I saw it, before reading the headline, I wondered "why is a coin honoring an Indigenous leader featured on MacRumors, of all places?" - and I never thought Steve Jobs looked particularly Indigenous in pictures... I also don't think of him sitting cross-legged - he's always standing or running with some device in his hand...
Perhaps it is unusual partially because that is the ONLY rendering of Steve Jobs outdoors that I have ever seen. Maybe he loved to hike in the hills east of Silicon Valley, but every iconic image of him is on stage, pulling the first Mac out of a bag, or showing off the NeXT, or introducing the iPhone. Even in the Apple ][ days, the image was of him at a computer show, holding up an Apple ][ with the lid off...
It should be Think Different (Apple would probably LOVE to license it to the government for free for this purpose...)
I wonder if Washington State will select Bill Gates, and if they do, they might consider a jab at California by using "The Day the Devil Appeared to the Faithful" - the MacWorld Expo in the late 1990s when Steve Jobs was giving an in-person keynote, and he announced a Microsoft investment in Apple (intended to keep the FTC off Microsoft's back, but may have saved Apple. Gates couldn't be there in person, so he appeared by video conference - someone screwed up and the screen was something like 40 feet tall, so we had this GIANT Bill Gates looming over ordinary-sized Steve Jobs - at a Mac convention...
The American Innovation dollars are ordinary copper coins with a gold-color cladding, just like a Presidential or Sacajawea dollar. They are minting just under half a million of each, which is in between a real collectible and something designed to be spent every day.
Lousy portrait of Steve Jobs - when I saw it, before reading the headline, I wondered "why is a coin honoring an Indigenous leader featured on MacRumors, of all places?" - and I never thought Steve Jobs looked particularly Indigenous in pictures... I also don't think of him sitting cross-legged - he's always standing or running with some device in his hand...
Perhaps it is unusual partially because that is the ONLY rendering of Steve Jobs outdoors that I have ever seen. Maybe he loved to hike in the hills east of Silicon Valley, but every iconic image of him is on stage, pulling the first Mac out of a bag, or showing off the NeXT, or introducing the iPhone. Even in the Apple ][ days, the image was of him at a computer show, holding up an Apple ][ with the lid off...
It should be Think Different (Apple would probably LOVE to license it to the government for free for this purpose...)
I wonder if Washington State will select Bill Gates, and if they do, they might consider a jab at California by using "The Day the Devil Appeared to the Faithful" - the MacWorld Expo in the late 1990s when Steve Jobs was giving an in-person keynote, and he announced a Microsoft investment in Apple (intended to keep the FTC off Microsoft's back, but may have saved Apple. Gates couldn't be there in person, so he appeared by video conference - someone screwed up and the screen was something like 40 feet tall, so we had this GIANT Bill Gates looming over ordinary-sized Steve Jobs - at a Mac convention...
Putting businessmen on coins is so weird and creepy. Our culture is obsessed with business and money to an unhealthy degree