Thanks for filling in the blanks, Antonio. Sounds like there is a solid case to be made that you really are partially responsible for the reality of the Innovation dollar. We have a star in our midst!

No, a mint representative contacts you to accept and come to a local location. You sign in, wait with everyone else and then go into a conference room where the mint representative offers you several options to comment on and asks questions. I found it informative and I hope we added to the hobby. We’re part of a larger group and I assume the mint takes all the comments and suggestions and comes to a conclusion. For instance, they ran by us what we thought of an “Innovation dollar coin”. What should it contain, how many should be issued a year, what finishes should it be available in, how should it be packaged, what are our views on marketing? Questions like that. I was surprised to see it become a reality. They gave us several examples of potential packaging options and we chose what we preferred. We are just a representation of the coin collecting public. Everyone there collects and had purchased products from the mint. It was before COVID.

Hi Antonio,
The article did not make it clear to me, but if you served you might be able to answer this question: Do you work out of Washington, or can you work from anywhere in the country? If you worked out of Washington, I imagine it might have changed since then, especially after COVID. I am not interested in the position, I was just curious. I sit so far out of normal society I do not see how I could possibly claim to represent the general public. Just curious, but did you feel they valued your two cents, or did you feel they just kind of worked around what they felt were just token representatives of the public?