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Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meets Oct. 7-8

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The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a two-day public meeting starting 10:30 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, October 7, 2015, and continuing at 9 a.m. Thursday, October 8, 2015, at United States Mint Headquarters, 801 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20220. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct business related to the CCAC’s responsibility to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to United States coinage.

Agenda (subject to change):

Wednesday, Oct. 7

    • Review and discuss candidate designs for the 2017 and 2018 Native American $1 Coins
    • Review and discuss candidate designs for the Laguna Code Talker Congressional Medal Program
    • Review and discuss candidate designs for the Mohawk Code Talker Congressional Medal Program
    • Discuss concept/theme for the 2017 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Program
    • Discuss concept/theme for the 2018 America the Beautiful Quarters Program

 

  • Other general business

Thursday, Oct. 8

Who:

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC)

When:

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (ET)
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET)

Where:

United States Mint Headquarters
801 9th St. NW
Conference Room A, Second Floor
Washington, D.C. 20220

Conference Call Information:

1-866-564-9287

Access Code: 62956028

*As with previous teleconference dial-ins, the meeting is “listen only” and to preclude any stray noises that may detract from the meeting, we respectfully request that your phones are muted.

About the CCAC

In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 5135, the CCAC:

  1. Advises the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, and national and other medals.

  2. Advises the Secretary of the Treasury with regards to the events, persons, or places to be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the five calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made.

  3. Makes recommendations with respect to the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended.

The CCAC was established in 2003 by Congress under Public Law 108-15.

                    -courtesy of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

 

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