Most Americans and others around the world are aware that the United States was founded on the ideal of liberty (or freedom) and typically associate the idea concretely with the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France that began welcoming visitors in 1886, not only represents our […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee meets June 21
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at United States Mint headquarters at 801 9th St. NW, in Washington, D.C. The meeting will take place in the second-floor conference room. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct business related to the […]
Mint announces design competition for 2019 Apollo 11 Moon-landing commemorative
The Mint has issued a call for artists to participate in a design competition. Public Law 114-282 authorizes the secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold, $1 silver, and 50-cent clad coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. These coins will be struck in the domed format previously […]
Estonia–Latvia–Lithuania: Independence centennial to be celebrated with new commemoratives; have your say in design competition
The Bank of Estonia, the Bank of Latvia, and the Bank of Lithuania have announced that all three Baltic countries will be participating in a joint issue to celebrate their centennial anniversaries of statehood and independence, which will be taking place in 2018. Six designs have been short-listed by the public in all three countries, […]
One popular design motif for the U.K.’s new £1 coin: Breakfast
The reverse design of the United Kingdom’s new £1 coin, which features botanical symbols of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland united within a diadem, was obtained through a public competition. Created by 15-year-old David Pearce, of Walsall, England, the design competed with thousands of entries depicting “cups of tea, flags, maps, the weather, famous writers, […]
Isle of Man: New designs proposed for circulation coins
The treasury of the government of the Isle of Man have released images of proposed coins that are waiting for approval and authorisation for production. The new 2017-dated coinage includes substantial changes to both obverse and reverse sides of the island’s circulating coins. Included in the seven denominations to be approved are coins from the […]
U.S. Mint brings home two Coin of the Year awards
The United States recently earned top honors in two coin-design categories at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. United States Mint officials accepted two Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards on behalf of the nation. The U.S. won in the category of Best Circulating Coin for its America the Beautiful Program quarter honoring Kisatchie […]
Mint Posts First Photo of New Native American $1 Coin Reverse
The U.S. Mint’s product page for the 2017 Native American dollar has been updated with the first-ever photo of the coin’s reverse. This completes the design’s long journey from one of several competing concepts to the finished coin. This year’s design honors Cherokee scholar and statesman Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee language. As discussed in […]
Q&A: Why Doesn’t the U.S. Change Coin Designs as Often as Other Countries Do?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers, 5th edition: Q: Are there any specific reasons why the United States does not change the design of its coins as frequently as do foreign countries? A: A law enacted by Congress on September 26, 1890, specified that changes in the design of […]
U.S. Mint Design Competition: Just Three Days Remaining
Artists have one last weekend to work on their portfolios for phase 1 of the Mint’s Breast Cancer Awareness coin-design competition. The Mint opened the competition on August 1 and, since that time, has been accepting digital portfolios containing up to five examples of each applicant’s work. Ideally, a portfolio will demonstrate not only the artist’s talent […]
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