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Steve Jobs to Be Featured on U.S. Commemorative $1 Coin in 2026
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This is fantastic. I will buy one of these coins. Great recognition and congratulations to the Jobs family.
A dent in the universe.
Think different for the sake of it? That's no different than a politician's campaign slogan "change". Nah, "make something wonderful" has a much deeper and more inspiring and beneficial message. Plus it was from Jobs' heart, not an ad campaign slogan.
I'd pay $13 for it if it showed Jobs belittling someone at Apple because they screwed up his coffee order.
the fact that the artist chose to use Calibri the default Microsoft Office font here…
The United States Mint will soon begin producing a new $1 American Innovation Coin featuring Steve Jobs, and the design for the coin was previewed today.
The $1 Steve Jobs Coin features a young Steve Jobs in a turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers. The coin is inscribed with the words "make something wonderful." A full description is available on the U.S. Mint website:
When it launches in 2026, the Steve Jobs coin will be purchasable from the U.S. Mint website. The collectible coins will be available for $13.25, or in a set of four (including three featuring other innovators/innovations) for $27.50. Rolls of 25 coins and bags of 100 coins are also available.
The Steve Jobs coin is part of a multi-year series that started in 2018. Each state is able to nominate an American innovation or pioneering effort for memorialization in a collectible coin.
California Governor Gavin Newsom recommended Apple co-founder Steve Jobs for the coin earlier this year. Newsom said that Jobs' willingness to try new ideas and push the boundaries of what's possible embodied the California spirit.
(Thanks, Elery!)
Article Link: Steve Jobs to Be Featured on U.S. Commemorative $1 Coin in 2026
Perhaps this is a suitable moment to remember that Steve Jobs' biological father was a Syrian immigrant, mother was American, and his American adoptive parents were of German and Armenian descent. The US is a land of immigrants, a big melting pot and all the better for that.
Lol
The most important thing in this country is: $
Spending $13.25 to get $1 worth of value... that fits Apple / Steve Jobs very well. 😂
From looking at the linked Mint site, the $13 coins appear to be Proof coins which usually have a different finish and polish than circulation coins, so you are paying for that extra feature. Consider those the Nano Texture coating or Pro line.
The “regular” coins are sold in rolls of 25 for $36.25, or bags of 100 for $123.50, so you are still paying a premium, but it is $1.45 each for the roll or $1.24 each for the bag. But reporting that would get fewer forum reactions.
Edit: And, yes, the whole business model of the Mint is actually selling money.
Well, "Make Something Wonderful" is a poor Jobs quote to use and since he signed off on the Think Different campaign, I would still prefer that. Besides, they can put whatever they want on the coin, quote or otherwise.
So what? They can put anything on the coin they want to, and Think Different would be far better. Start a poll, and you'll see.
I'm amused and also feel old that people don't realize dollar coins have been a thing for a long time. Asking if it is legal tender or a collectible, I'm sure the same thing would happen with $2 bills too.
Let me go grab my rotary phone and tell my cousin.
Let me go grab my rotary phone and tell my cousin.
Silly debate. And results of a poll wouldn't mean anything.
As others correctly pointed out, "Think Different" was an Apple slogan, or marketing term and not a Steve Jobs quote. Whether he signed off on it is irrelevant. This isn't an Apple coin, its a Steve Jobs coin.