The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) will meet Thursday, Jan. 22, to discuss candidate designs for upcoming United States Mint products to include a 2015-dated $75 high relief coin in 24-karat gold and a companion high relief silver medal. CoinNews.net will publish all the design images on Thursday.
Also, a week from today, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will meet to review the same designs, plus a few others. The meeting will extend into a second day to discuss several other unique 2016-dated anniversary products.
Specifically, the CCAC’s agenda on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET is to:
- Review and discuss themes for the 65th Infantry "Borinqueneers" Congressional Gold Medal
- Review and discuss candidate designs for the 2015 High Relief 24K Gold Coin and Silver Medal
- Review and discuss candidate designs for the Jack Nicklaus Congressional Gold Medal
- Review and discuss themes for the 2017 Twentieth Anniversary American Eagle Platinum Bullion Coin Program
- Review and discuss themes for the 2018-2020 American Eagle Platinum Bullion Coin Program
Then on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the committee will:
- Review and discuss themes for the 2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program
- Review and discuss themes for the 2016 24K Gold Coin Anniversary products (Mercury Dime, Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Standing Liberty Quarter)
Open to interested members of the public, the CCAC meetings will take place at:
United States Mint Headquarters
801 9th St. NW
Conference Rooms A and B, second floor
Washington, D.C. 20220
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing and advising the Secretary of Treasury on U.S. designs for medals and coins.
