Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) Archives

CCAC Releases Candidate Images of 2022 Negro Leagues Commemorative Coins

June 16, 2021 by Clinton

2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Candidate Images (Images Courtesy of CACC) - Page 1

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released a series of candidate images for the upcoming 2022 Negro Leagues Commemorative Coins. The bill authorizing the series of coins in December 2020 and calls for the minting of 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 Half Dollar clad commemorative coins. The designs “shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.” All surcharges from …

Comprehensive Agenda Ahead of CCAC Meeting on June 15-16

June 7, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizen Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has a packed agenda for its next scheduled meeting. The meeting is slated for June 15-16 and will be held via teleconference and will begin at 12:30 PM Eastern on the first day. The June 15th session will run from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET), and the June 16th session will run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (ET). The agenda for each day will be looking at …

CCAC Releases Candidate Designs for 2023 American Innovation Dollars

May 19, 2021 by Clinton

As a result of their meeting held yesterday, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate designs for the 2023 American Innovation Dollars. In 2023, four American Innovation Dollars are set for release honoring Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi. You can read about the American Innovation Dollar’s history in this Coin History article. The American Innovation Dollar coin came about through legislation passed in 2018 and is set to run through the year 2032. In …

CCAC Releases Candidate Images of Upcoming American Women Quarter Program

April 16, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate images for the upcoming American Women Quarter Program. The committee released images of the Obverse candidates as well as the candidate images of the first two coins in the series honoring Maya Angelou and Sally Ride. The designs are a result of the CCAC meeting held earlier this month. The new program calls for five different Reverse designs honoring trailblazing American women to be released …

CCAC April Meeting to Review American Women Quarter Reverse Designs

April 2, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will be meeting in April with its main topic to be the coming-for-2022 American Women Quarter Reverse designs. The meeting will take place April 20, 2021 from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM Eastern. The meeting will be held via teleconference and the public is welcome to attend in listen only mode. The agenda for this CCAC meeting is all around the American Women Quarters Program which is slated to …

Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Designs Released

March 19, 2021 by Clinton

The design candidates for the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal have been released by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). The final design of the medal set to be released this year, will be selected from these candidates. According to the law that called for this Congressional Gold Medal, “The United States Merchant Marine was integral in providing the link between domestic production and the fighting forces overseas, providing combat equipment, …

2022 American Innovation Dollars Design Candidates Released by CCAC

March 19, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate images for the 2022 American Innovation Dollars. The images and the designs being considered for the coins are a result from last week’s CCAC meeting held via teleconference last week. The 2022 American Innovation dollars will represent the next four states to be honored in the program. Those states include Kentucky, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Vermont. A final selection of the designs will occur later …

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meeting Set for March 23-24

March 11, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that the next Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting will be held via teleconference on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 23-24, 2021. The meetings will continue to be dial-in only for both the committee members and the public who want to listen in as social distancing measures are still in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meetings on March 23-24 have two primary objectives outlined in the Press Release …

Mary N. Lannin Appointed to Position of Chairperson of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

February 4, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) and the United States Mint, announcing that Mary N. Lannin has been appointed as Chairperson of the committee. This is the second stint of Ms. Lannin service as Chairperson, having previously done so from 2015 to 2018. The United States Mint announced today that Mary N. Lannin has once again been appointed as the Chairperson of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) …

New Appointee Joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

February 1, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC. It announced that Arthur “Art” Bernstein will be joining the committee, filling the vacancy of Jean Stevens-Sollman. Mr. Bernstein will be joining for a four year term with the committee. WASHINGTON — The United States Mint today announced the appointment of Arthur (Art) Bernstein to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as one of three members …