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CCAC Releases Candidate Images of Barbara Bush Gold Coin & Bronze Medal

March 11, 2020 by Clinton

Barbara Bush Gold Coin & Bronze Medal Candidates Page 1

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate images for the upcoming Barbara Bush First Spouse gold coin and bronze medal. The images were released after the first of the two-day CCAC meeting this week in Washington, D.C.. Legislation for the President George H.W. Bush Presidential Dollar and the First Spouse gold coin and bronze medal for Barbara Bush was signed into law in January by President Trump. The law sets forth that …

CCAC Meeting Moved to Teleconference Only in Wake of Coronavirus

March 9, 2020 by Clinton

Last week it was announced that the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC, would be holding their meeting at the United States Mint offices in Washington, D.C.. The meeting is still scheduled but the Mint has announced it will be held via teleconference only as it follows guidelines and recommendations in dealing with Coronavirus. In accordance with recommended precautions regarding the coronavirus, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will now hold a two-day public meeting by …

CCAC to Hold Two-Day Meeting Starting March 10th

March 2, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC, will hold a special two-day meeting starting next Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The meeting, as is normal, will be held at the United States Mint Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The agenda for the two day meeting will cover two key topics that impact coinage for this year and in 2021. On Tuesday, March 10th, the main topic will be review and …

CCAC Releases Candidate Images for World War II 75th Anniversary Medals

January 17, 2020 by Clinton

As reported last week, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Council (CCAC) is set to meet next Tuesday, January 21, 2020. That meeting is set to discuss designs for medals and a 24-karat gold coin commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. In a rare step, CCAC has released candidate images for these medals and coin before the actual meeting. Traditionally, CCAC does not release candidate images of medals or coins until after …

CCAC to Meet January 21 to Discuss World War II 75th Anniversary Coinage

January 10, 2020 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC, has announced an upcoming public meeting. The meeting will be a two hour public meeting to discuss gold coins, silver, and bronze medals commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. 2020 marks the end of the six year war which ended on September 2, 1945. The meeting will be held in the United States Mint Headquarters on the January 21, 2020. It will start …

New Appointee Joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

November 18, 2019 by Clinton

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 a statutory term of four years will fill the vacancy on the CCAC created by the term expiration of Erik Jansen. A life-long numismatist, Dr. Brown traces his fascination with coins back to his adolescence in …

CCAC Releases Candidate Images for the 2021 George Washington Quarter

December 29, 2020October 21, 2019 by Clinton

George Washington Quarter 2021 Reverse Candidates Page 1

With the America the Beautiful series set to end next year, attention has now turned to the 2022 George Washington Quarter. In three years, a new Reverse will have to be made. The question was if the Eagle Reverse of 1932 through 1998 would return. Based on the last Citizens Coinage Advisory Council (CCAC) meeting, the answer appears to be no. The October 15th meeting of CCAC was significant in that we saw designs for …

2020 Women’s Suffrage Medal Candidate Images Released by CCAC

October 18, 2019 by Clinton

2020 Women's Suffrage Centennial Medal Page 1

As part of a packed schedule during their October 15th meeting, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Council (CCAC) released candidate images of the 2020 Women’s Suffrage Centennial medal. The candidates, 18 in all, depict various images celebrating the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the United States. The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted American women the right to vote. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. The bill for …

CCAC Releases 2021 American Liberty Candidates

October 18, 2019 by Clinton

2021 American Liberty Coin & Medal Candidates Page 1

With 2020 coin designs fundamentally set, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Council, or CCAC, has now turned its attention to 2021. This past week the council met and have now released the 2021 American Liberty 24K gold coin and silver medal candidates. A whopping 68 candidate images were released on October 15, 2019 with a series of trimming down meetings to be held in 2020. A final design recommendation will come mid-to-late 2020 from the council …

CCAC Releases Images of USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Candidates

September 23, 2019 by Clinton

USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Candidates Cont'd

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released images of the candidates for the 2020 USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal. The images, 22 in all, are the finalist for the medal. It will likely be early 2020 before the final Obverse and Reverse designs are selected. The history of the Indianapolis is one of the more storied ones in naval history. In July 1945, it delivered the first nuclear bomb used in combat, Little Boy, …