Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) Archives

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 …

New Details on The 2021 Morgan and Peace Dollars

January 27, 2021 by Clinton

2021 Morgan Dollar Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

As reported last week, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) met on January 19, 2021 via audio conference to discuss the 2021 Morgan and Peace Dollars that are to be created under the 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act. During the meeting, candidate images of the two coins were released and now, thanks to CoinWorld, we now have more details on what the Mint plans to do on striking of these coins. According to April …

CCAC Releases Candidate Images of 2021 Peace and Morgan Dollars

January 25, 2021January 19, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) is currently meeting via audio conference and has released the candidate images of the upcoming 2021 Peace and 2021 Morgan Dollars. H.R. 6192, which is now Public Law 116-286, was signed by President Trump earlier this month and calls for the United States Mint to create a 2021 Peace Dollar and 2021 Morgan Dollar to honor the 100th anniversary of the transition from the Peace to Morgan coins in …

CCAC Meeting Today to Discuss 2021 Peace and Morgan Dollar Designs

January 19, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC, will be meeting today via audio conference to discuss the 2021 Peace and 2021 Morgan Dollar designs. The call is expected to begin at 10:30 AM Eastern and go until 12:00 PM Eastern. The public may listen into the meeting H.R. 6192, which is now Public Law 116-286, was signed by President Trump earlier this month and calls for the United States Mint to create a 2021 Peace …

CCAC Releases Design Candidates for Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medals

November 18, 2020 by Clinton

Katherine Johnson Congressional Gold Medal Design Candidates

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the design candidates for the 2021 congressional gold medals honoring Dr. Christine Daren and Katherine Johnson of “Hidden Figures” fame. The committee met on November 17, 2020 and have narrowed down the potential designs of the two medals to roughly a dozen each. The law authorizing the congressional gold medals was passed on November 8, 2019 and is aimed “To award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson …

CCAC Meeting Scheduled for November 17, 2020

November 9, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that the next Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting is now scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The meeting will be hosted by teleconference and will begin at 11:00 AM Eastern. The meeting is has one scheduled agenda topic which is to discuss and review the design candidates for the upcoming Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal: Review and discussion of obverse and reverse candidate designs for the Congressional Gold Medals honoring Katherine …

CCAC Releases Candidate Images for 2021 National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coins

September 21, 2020September 18, 2020 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate images for the 2021 National Law Enforcement Museum commemorative coins. The three coins, one in gold, one in silver, and one clad, will be release next year. The commemorative coins were authorized in December 2019 and sales will begin next year. As part of the candidate image releases in the gallery above, you will find the options for the gold coin, silver coin, and the …

Peter van Alfen Appointed CCAC Numismatic Curator

August 25, 2020 by Clinton

Peter van Alfen, the Chief Curator for the American Numismatic Society, has been appointed by United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to serve on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, CCAC. Specifically, van Alfen will serve as Numismatic Curator on the committee, a role previously held by Robert Hoge. Peter van Alfen is considered to be one of the leading experts in ancient Mediterranean and Near East monetary, fiscal, and trade systems spanning the Late Bronze …

Next CCAC Meeting Slated For September 22

August 24, 2020 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold its next public meeting via teleconference on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 22 and 23, 2020. CCAC, which normally held its meetings in the United States Mint’s offices in Washington, D.C., moved their meetings to teleconference earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last CCAC meeting was held back in June. The September meeting will have a busy schedule with reviews of no less than four …

CCAC Releases Design Candidates for Secretary Mnuchin Medal

June 22, 2020 by Clinton

Steven Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury Medal

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate designs for the upcoming Secretary of the Treasury Medal honoring the 77th Secretary, Steven Mnuchin. The medal, set for release next year, will be a 3-inch bronze medal and continues one of the newer medal series offered by the United States Mint. The Secretary of the Treasury Medal series began in 2017, honoring the 74th Secretary, Henry Paulson. All of the medals honoring the previous …