Article 7 of 7 Previous: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Much of our June 12, 2018, committee discussion of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site coin focused on whether its design should honor the site or the airmen. To me, the designs that focus on the equipment and materials of war miss the boat—or the plane, in this case. In the CCAC’s October 2017 telephone conference, we … [Read More...]
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The CCAC and the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarters: Salt River Bay National Historical Park
Article 4 of 7 Previous: Weir Farm National Historic Site. Next: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. The outstanding Salt River Bay portfolio benefited from designs with bold, singular, primary devices that immediately draw the eye—a conch shell, a turtle, a mangrove tree. I like that approach because it helps to make a coin memorable. Thinking back […]
The CCAC and the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarters: Weir Farm
Article 3 of 7 Previous: National Park of American Samoa. Next: Salt River Bay National Historical Park. Weir Farm inspired another portfolio with many beautiful works of draftsmanship. The Mint’s artists captured the themes the CCAC and Weir Farm’s liaisons discussed in a telephone meeting in October 2017, regarding the site’s connection of art with […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending June 10, 2018
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending June 10, 2018. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was once again the 2018 American Silver Eagle one-ounce Uncirculated coin (18EG). It sold 15,251 units. In second place is the 2018 U.S. Mint Proof Set (18RG), with 5,159 units sold, jumping up from fourth place last […]
The CCAC and the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarters: National Park of America Samoa
Article 2 of 7 Previous: Introduction. Next: Weir Farm. Many of the design proposals in the National Park (American Samoa) portfolio are nicely drafted. Some are almost photographic in their detail. This isn’t necessarily a strength when it comes to medallic sculpture. Fine detail can be a challenge to translate into coin form, especially when […]
Israel: Latest legal tender gold bullion coin focuses on the ancient cardo roadway in Jerusalem
The Bank of Israel has issued (10th June) the eighth coin design within their current bullion coin series entitled “Jerusalem of Gold.” Featured on this year’s coin is the cardo, which was the main street in the heart of the city and a significant trade centre that ran from north to south during the time […]
United States Mint to release America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set of Voyageurs National Park quarters on June 19
Washington — The United States Mint will open sales for the 2018 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set—Voyageurs National Park (product code 18AF) on June 19 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). This set includes one Uncirculated quarter from the Philadelphia Mint, one Uncirculated quarter from the Denver Mint, and one Proof quarter from the San Francisco […]
Bowers on collecting: Conservation, toning, and more
Last week I invited readers to a forum about labeling coins with “cleaned,” “environmental damage,” “artificial toning,” and the like. Notations such as this on holders severely damage the value of coins. Picking up on this, let’s revisit artificial toning. Excuse me for repeating myself, but here goes. For starters, if an MS-65 Morgan dollar, […]
The end of the trail: The CCAC and the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarters
Article 1 of 7 Monday, June 11, 2018, found me flying north from beautiful Atlanta, Georgia, to our nation’s bustling capital in Washington, D.C., home to the headquarters of the United States Mint. In my briefcase was a binder full of notes, research, and artists’ sketches for the final two years of the America the […]
China: 30th anniversary of Industrial Bank’s founding celebrated with new “panda” collector coins
The People’s Bank of China has issued two collector coins on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of one of the country’s first commercial banking entities that introduced customer and international banking to the Chinese public. Founded on the 26th August 1988, as the Fujian Industrial Bank, its function was to introduce the mainland Chinese to […]
The CCAC’s recommended designs for the 2020-2021 America the Beautiful quarters
The following is a list of the artist submissions for the 2020-2021 America the Beautiful quarter reverse designs that were reviewed at today’s Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting. The designs cover the quarters commemorating Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Weir Farm National Historic Site, the Tuskegee […]
