Soon, you may be able to display your oldest iPhone alongside a coin showing the man whose company invented the device.
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs appears on a $1 coin coming in 2026, but good luck getting one for a dollar.
The United States Mint has unveiled four designs for the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Program. You’ll spot Apple co-founder Steve Jobs pictured on one of those commemorative coins. In the design, a young Jobs wears a turtleneck and sits cross-legged in front of a Northern California landscape of rolling hills and oak trees.
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The Jobs coin is part of a series dating back to 2018. These coins are unlikely to be in regular circulation and even less likely to be available at your bank for a dollar. They are legal tender but also collectible.
Previous American Innovation commemorative dollar coins have been sold by the mint for $13.25 or more in a special display booklet.
A representative for the US Mint did not respond to a request for comment.
The quartet of new designs honors innovators from Iowa, Wisconsin, California and Minnesota.
- California: Honors co-founder and CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs
- Wisconsin: Honors the Cray-1 supercomputer, designed by Seymour Cray
- Iowa coin: Honors Dr. Norman Borlaug, agricultural scientist named “the father of the Green Revolution”
- Minnesota: Honors mobile refrigeration, invented and patented by Frederick McKinley Jones
On the alternate side, each American Innovation $1 coin includes a representation of the Statue of Liberty.
