In 2020, the U.S. Mint will issue a $10 gold coin and accompanying silver medal to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing in 1620. This program was not authorized by congressional legislation and is being issued using the Mint’s existing legal authority to strike bullion gold coins and silver medals at the discretion […]
2019 American Innovation $1 coin designs: Delaware
On Tuesday, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT), the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) held the first of two meetings (the second was held Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.) to review and discuss designs for upcoming issues by the Mint. Among the coins and medals that were reviewed during this two-day meeting period were the Mayflower 400th Anniversary […]
2020 Mayflower 400th Anniversary 24K Gold Coin and Silver Medal Program designs revealed
Today, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT), the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) held the first of two meetings (the second being held tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.) to review and discuss designs for upcoming issues by the Mint. Among the coins and medals that will be reviewed during this two-day meeting period are the Mayflower 400th Anniversary […]
United Kingdom: Delay of proposed “Brexit” coin announced by HM Treasury
It was confirmed by Her Majesty’s Treasury on the 18th March that commemorative coins meant to mark the day that the United Kingdom would officially leave the European Union will be delayed, in terms of their production and release. On the 29th October of last year, the treasury announced there would be commemorative 50-pence coins […]
New appointee joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
Washington — The United States Mint today announced the appointment of Dr. Dean J. Kotlowski to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), as the member specially qualified by virtue of his education, training, or experience in American history. Dr. Kotlowski is a specialist in 20th-century U.S. political and policy history. He fills the vacancy created […]
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin appoints Thomas J. Uram to succeed Mary N. Lannin as CCAC chair
Thomas “Tom” J. Uram has recently been appointed by Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to succeed Mary N. Lannin as chair of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for a term of one year. Lannin will continue to serve as an active member of the CCAC. Uram has been a committee member of the […]
CCAC November 14, 2018, meeting: American Veterans medal
The following is a list of artist submissions for the American Veterans medal that were reviewed at the November 14, 2018, Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting today. Additionally, two new members were sworn into the CCAC: Robin Salmon and Samuel H. Gill. A robust discussion ensued after the topic switched to the design of […]
2019 Apollo 11 coin designs take flight four years after program proposed
On October 11 at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, the designs of the 2019 Apollo 11 50th anniversary commemorative coins were unveiled with considerable fanfare by the U.S. Mint’s Director David Ryder and officials from the space community. The designs — an obverse showing Neil Armstrong’s boot […]
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 […]
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