Washington — The enactment of the American Innovation $1 Coin Act ushers in the latest numismatic coin program of the United States Mint. The Act calls for the minting and issuance of non-circulating American Innovation $1 coins for each state, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory in the order each State ratified the […]
Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee July 31, 2018, public meeting
The United States Mint has announced that the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting on July 31, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. This meeting will occur via teleconference. Interested members of the public may dial in to listen to the meeting at (866) 564-9287/Access Code: 62956028. The objective of the meeting […]
Déjà vu all over again: American Innovation Dollar Coin Program
On July 10, legislation calling for the issuance of a new series of $1 coins that will honor American innovations and innovators was sent to President Trump to be signed into law — which he did Friday. The bill, H.R. 770 — the American Innovation $1 Coin Act — authorizes the issuance of four coins per year starting […]
The Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018
Last month, Representative Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced H.R. 6221 to Congress, a bill authorizing the United States Mint to create commemorative coins in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Carson City Mint. The Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018 (H.R. 6221) authorizes the creation of a maximum of 500,000 $1 […]
Warning to coin community about Supreme Court’s interstate sales-tax ruling
The landscape of online shopping changed with last week’s Supreme Court 5-4 decision in the South Dakota v. Wayfair case. The Court’s decision is that states can now require online retailers beyond their borders to collect sales-tax revenue from consumers. While most news reports covering the decision refer to “internet sales” subject to states sales-tax, […]
The CCAC and the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarters: Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
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, […]
The CCAC and the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarters: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Article 6 of 7 Previous: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Next: Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. We knew the challenges for this coin going in, and I think the Mint’s artists did a very good job with such a difficult subject. The National Park Service calls Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas “the last stand of […]
The CCAC and the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarters: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Article 5 of 7 Previous: Salt River Bay National Historical Park. Next: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The CCAC met by telephone in October 2017 to talk about themes and focuses for the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful coins. For the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller quarter, land stewardship was the prevailing concept. The important focus for this park […]
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 […]
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