CCAC Releases Design Candidate Images for The Congressional Gold Medal for Those Who Protected The United States Capitol on January 6th

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The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC, has released images of the upcoming Congressional Gold Medal honoring those who protected the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Editor’s Note: Due to the perceived political nature of this article, no comments will be allowed. Any comments about this article placed in the comments of other articles will be marked as Spam and removed. On January 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of U.S. PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ attacked …

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Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Designs Released

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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, …

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CCAC Releases Design Candidates for Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medals

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 …

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Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Design Candidates Released

Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Obverse

The design candidates for the upcoming Congressional Gold Medal honoring Larry Doby have been released by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC. The design is expected to be finalized this year with the medal being released in 2021. Larry Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who was the second black player to break baseball’s color barrier and the first black player in the American League. …

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