2022-D Rhode Island: Reliance yacht Innovation Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 453,775 made
- Mintage
- 453,775
- Metal
- Manganese brass
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diameter
- 26.49 mm
Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.
Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2022-D Rhode Island: Reliance yacht Innovation Dollar worth?
Collectors pay a real premium for this date, worn or not, because far fewer were made than usual. Uncirculated pieces go much higher.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
- Certification by PCGS or NGC, which buyers expect for scarce dates
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 2022-D Rhode Island: Reliance yacht Innovation Dollar rare?
- Yes. Only 453,775 were made, 25th lowest of the 58 regular issues in the series.
- Is the 2022-D Rhode Island: Reliance yacht Innovation Dollar silver?
- No. It's manganese brass (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel). Circulating silver dollars ended with the 1935 Peace dollar. Some Eisenhower dollars with an S mint mark were made in 40% silver for collectors, but circulation Ike dollars are copper-nickel clad.
- Where is the mint mark on a 2022 American Innovation Dollar?
- On the edge, incused with the date. On this coin the mark is D, for Denver.
- How many 2022-D Rhode Island: Reliance yacht Innovation Dollar coins were made?
- 453,775.
What to check on your 2022-D
- Make sure the mint mark really is a D. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2022-P (454,150 made).
- Check the date and mint mark under magnification for tooling or added letters. Scarce dates are the ones forgers alter.
- Proof or circulation strike? A proof has mirror-like fields and frosted design details and was sold to collectors, not released in change. The 2022-S Rhode Island: Reliance yacht Innovation Dollar Proof (86,195 made) is the one to compare with.
- Judge the grade under good light. These are sold in rolls, bags and sets, so most survive uncirculated. Value depends on luster and freedom from marks.
Low-mintage dates attract altered and counterfeit coins. Check that the mint mark and date have not been tooled or added, or buy one already certified by PCGS or NGC.
The story of the 2022-D Rhode Island: Reliance yacht
Denver made 453,775 of the Rhode Island: Reliance yacht innovation dollar. Among the 4 designs of 2022 it was the second largest Denver run, between Vermont: Snowboarding (452,875) and Tennessee: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (453,850).
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (454,150), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 16th of 29 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Georgia: Trustees' Garden at 368,475.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 2022
The American Women quarters program began, alongside a new obverse portrait of Washington by Laura Gardin Fraser.
How to recognize it
The Rhode Island: Reliance yacht design
The Reliance, a racing yacht designed by Nathanael Herreshoff, appears on Rhode Island's 2022 dollar. Built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, it successfully defended the America's Cup in 1903 against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III. Its light construction and vast sail area made it a showcase of the era's nautical engineering. The reverse shows the yacht racing under full sail, framed by a rope border, with the inscription RHODE ISLAND. Dennis Friel designed it and Phebe Hemphill sculpted it.
The American Innovation Dollar design
The obverse shows the Statue of Liberty in profile with IN GOD WE TRUST and $1. Each reverse honors an innovation or innovator from one state or territory, issued in the order the states joined the Union. The date, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM are lettered on the edge, which is where to look for the mint mark.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | American Innovation Dollar (2018–present) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 453,775 |
| Face value | $1 |
| Composition | Manganese brass (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel) |
| Weight | 8.1 grams |
| Diameter | 26.49 mm |
| Edge | Lettered with the date, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM |
| Designer | Various artists |
Other 2022 American Innovation Dollar issues
Mintage: American Innovation dollars (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.