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- U.S. Mint Site Crashes Nov. 5 Mint Fails to Think of Customers First Several weeks ago, the U.S. Mint announced it would issue a special U.S. silver Eagle proof coin to commemorate the end of the Second World War. Because I am enrolled as a customer to receive all silver Eagle proof coins automatically, I thought there would be no problem. ...
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New Appointee Joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
Friday, The United States Mint announced the appointment of Dr. Lawrence S. Brown to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as a member representing the interests of the general public in the coinage of the United States. This appointment for … Continue reading
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2021 and Beyond Washington Crossing the Delaware Quarter Designs
Members of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee were met with a robust agenda of coin and medal designs when the group met Oct. 15. The CCAC’s role is to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design … Continue reading
CCAC Considers USS Indianapolis Congressional Medal Designs
Designs for the Congressional Gold Medal honoring the crew of the USS Indianapolis were up for consideration when the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) convened Sept. 18 at the United States Mint. The U.S. Navy ship was attacked and subsequently … Continue reading
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US Mint Artists Challenged to Think Creatively
by Donald Scarinci The new crop of artists from the United States Mint’s artist infusion program came together at the Mint’s headquarters in Washington DC last week. They participated in a three-day intensive series of workshops that included viewing and … Continue reading
CCAC Approves Designs for Gleason and Sadat Medals
At its June 18 meeting, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) reviewed and discussed designs for upcoming Congressional Gold Medals by the Mint. The medals reviewed included the Steve Gleason Congressional Gold Medal and the Anwar El Sadat Congressional Gold … Continue reading
Designs selected for Veterans medal
Designs for a new Veterans medal were reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts in mid-November. Both bodies agreed on the choices for the obverse and reverse, though the CFA asked for modifications to … Continue reading
Two members join coinage panel
Two vacancies on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee have been filled by the United States Mint. Samuel H. Gill will represent the interests of the general public. He takes the seat left by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Mint said Gill is … Continue reading
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CCAC sends views to Treasury
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee had a busy day Oct. 16 in reviewing designs for multiple coin and medallic issues. Preferences expressed at the meeting were transmitted to the Treasury secretary, who makes the final decision. The 2021 and 2022 … Continue reading
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