Washington — The United States Mint unveiled the designs for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program today. The obverse and reverse designs will be featured on the four coins in the program: a $5 gold coin, a standard size $1 silver coin, a half dollar clad coin, and a five-ounce $1 silver […]
Tomorrow’s 2019 Apollo 11 50th anniversary commemorative coin design unveiling
The 2019 Apollo 11 50th anniversary commemorative coin design unveiling will take place tomorrow Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. The event will be held at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Moving Beyond Earth Gallery at Independence Ave at 6th St, SW Washington, DC 20560. The following individuals will also be present: David […]
CCAC recommends a “Scene Within a Scene” for Weir Farm quarter
On Thursday, September 27, 2018, all 10 members of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) convened to review U.S. coin and medal designs, including a portfolio of seven proposals for the Weir Farm National Historic Site quarter dollar to be released in 2020. The coin will be the 52nd entry in the United States Mint’s […]
Art, liberty, and innovation: The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee makes recommendations
Eight members of the Treasury Department’s Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee met at U.S. Mint headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, September 27, 2018, with two more phoning in from California and Spain. The CCAC is a congressionally mandated committee that advises the secretary of the Treasury on all U.S. coin and medal designs. On the […]
Rare countermarked 1786 “Baby Head” Vermont copper at the Stack’s Bowers Official Auction of the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo
One of the most significant offerings in the Stack’s Bowers October 2018 Baltimore Auction is a 1786 Ryder-9 Vermont copper countermarked in a manner most familiar to collectors of regulated gold. This piece is a delightful representative of the popular Baby Head variety, offering glossy surfaces and bold definition to each side. The reverse is rotated 90 […]
2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin and Stamp Set to be released on October 1 at noon
On October 1 at 12 noon (ET), the U.S. Mint is set to release the 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Coin and Stamp Set (18CL). The set includes a U.S. Postal Service breast cancer research stamp and a breast cancer awareness Proof half dollar. The Proof half dollar possesses a reeded edge and features the “S” […]
United States Mint unveils designs for American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program
Minneapolis — The United States Mint joined the American Legion at its national convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center to unveil designs for the 2019 American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The artists in the Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program created the designs that will appear on gold, silver, and clad coins as mandated by Public […]
United States Mint’s first palladium Proof coin goes on sale on September 6
Washington — The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2018 American Palladium Eagle one-ounce Proof coin (product code 18EK) on September 6 at noon ET. The palladium Proof coin is the first collector version of the official United States Mint American Palladium Eagle one-ounce bullion coin introduced in 2017. Each coin contains one ounce […]
“Why did they do that?” — A look inside the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
On Thursday, August 16, 2018, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) gave a special two-hour presentation and panel discussion at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia. The title of the “Money Talks” presentation was “‘Why Did They Do That?’—An In-Depth Discussion of the Interaction Between the CCAC, Congress, and the United […]
United States Mint announces call for artists
Artistic Infusion Program Invites Artists to Design Nation’s Coins and Medals Washington — The United States Mint is pleased to announce a call for artists to participate in its Artistic Infusion Program (AIP). Established in 2003, the AIP serves to enrich and invigorate the design of United States coins and medals by developing a pool […]
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