The United States Mint has started selling Rosie the Riveter bronze medals, which are now available in 1.5-inch and 3.0-inch sizes. These medals share the same designs as the congressional gold medal honoring "Rosie the Riveter," the women who worked or volunteered in support of the war efforts during World War II.
Congress authorized the Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal on Dec. 3, 2020 (Public Law 116-195), and it was collectively presented today, April 10th, to Rosies. The same law authorized the bronze medal duplicates.
Medal Designs
Obverses (heads side) of the medals depict five Rosies in profile to represent the diversity of women in the war effort, along with the inscription "ROSIE THE RIVETER."
Reverses (tails side) depict a Rosie with a wrench casually resting on her shoulder and a rivet in her other hand. A Liberty ship and M4 tank travel behind her, and a B-17 bomber flies above, representing the variety of equipment built by Rosies. A ring of rivets frames the design with windows featuring the inscriptions "ACT OF CONGRESS 2020" and "1942-1945."
Rosie the Riveter Bronze Medal Specifications
| 1.5-Inch Medal | 3-Inch Medal | |
| Finish: | Matte | |
| Composition: | 95% copper, 5% zinc | 90% copper, 10% zinc |
| Diameter: | 1.500 in. | 3.000 in. |
| Edge: | Plain | |
| Mint and Mint Mark: | Philadelphia Mint – N/A | |
| Privy Mark: | N/A | |
| Design: | Obverse & Reverse Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program Obverse Sculptor: Eric David Custer, Medallic Artist Reverse Sculptor: John P. McGraw, Medallic Artist |
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Prices and Ordering
Priced at $20 and $160 respectively, the 1.5-inch and 3-inch Rosie the Riveter Bronze Medals can be purchased directly from the U.S. Mint through their online store for Humanitarian and Cultural Medals.
No mintage, product or household order limits are in place.
Love the reverse design of the medal! Really cool.
Obverse is another PC meh for me.
Don’t think I will ever understand the pricing. Copper cannot be that expensive. Why oh why can’t the mint make SOMETHING reasonably priced?
Oh, well, back to circulation collecting. Gotta develop an interest in double dies, mules, and extra “v”s!!!
I’m with you on that. It would be one thing if the Mint did low product limits and released its sales and mintage figures to support paying the price. Absent that, I don’t know who’s buying? Regarding circulation collecting, the Lincoln cent wide AMs are what I’ve been on the hunt for- very hard to find in the wild.
Dave,
Agreed on the design, really cool. Some great sculpting/artwork going on.
However I look at the obverse as PC in a different perspective given the era.
Was it politically correct for women in the 1940’s to be doing this ‘man’ job?
To be dressed as such in a pair of overalls? Handling rivet guns, wrenches, and a sheet metal brake? Well, I say yes, and they were heroes behind the scenes.
In those days, at that time, the Rosies get a pass on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in my book. My $.02,
Rick
How generous of you to give a DEI pass to “the Rosies”- “in those days, at that time”.
@Dave SWFL:
The bronze medals are sold to the public to pay for the expenses incurred for making the gold medals. So if they don’t sell enough of the bronze, the price goes up to recoup more of the costs for each medal sold.
… Of course, the higher price only reduces demand/mintage further, meaning that they need to raise them further to get their expenses back, but that’s not something government employees are paid to figure out.
Gov Drone, that is simply not true. The bronze does not subsidize the gold. The gold products (coins & medals) not only pay for themselves, but they also make a profit. The Mint made 521.6 million in net income in 2022 (129.5 million from Numismatic + 81.9 million from Bullion + 310.2 million from Circulating). In case you don’t know, Net income (NI), also called net earnings, is calculated as sales minus cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses, operating expenses, depreciation, interest, taxes, and other expenses. All of this net income was transferred to the Treasury General Fund… Read more »
Major D, Thanks for the reminder on the 2022 Mint Annual Report and their figures, etc. impressive isn’t it? What’s odd is that there’s no mention above, almost an omission about what’s included in the 2023 Annual Report?(All lower $$’s by the way)… *Full disclosure; I’m not going to copy and paste everything noted in it, nor I find anything necessarily wrong with what the Mint/Director had done in 2023. Just passing on some tidbits, in case you missed them, and with all due respect… A couple of notables that stood out to me. Also, these 2023 USM notables might… Read more »
Rick, thanks for alerting me to the 2023 Annual Report. It was not purposeful in any way to mislead. Rather, it wasn’t listed in the Reports pull-down menu, but instead is found under All Reports. So, for comparison the Mint made 397.3 million in net income in 2023 (79.1 million from Numismatic + 69.2 million from Bullion + 249.0 million from Circulating). Mind you, it is still Net Income- there is no subsidizing of anything here. And that was the point I was making. Some responses to your notables: 1) I see nothing wrong with this. Do you? Is there… Read more »
Thanks and thumbs up! Agreed on all 4 points that you made!… Let me repeat what I said in regards to your #1), I guess you missed it. I said… “nor I find anything necessarily wrong with what the Mint/Director had done in 2023.”….”and with all due respect”(to you)… Your #4 point had completely validated all 3 of my points… I buy from the Mint and I don’t complain. In fact, I complimented Ms. Gibson in mid March face to face at the ANA show. I gave her Kudos on how she signed off on the handling of the Lib/Brit… Read more »
Touche! You by-passed dimes, which I’m all for! Too small for me to want to collect, especially the clad Roosevelts. I do like nickels, quarters and halves though.
Rick, Tom,… I just wanted to get back with you on that 1966 SMS Kennedy Ultra Cameo. About 20 years ago, I did this thing I called the “Cameo Dance.” I tried to build a matched certified set of the early Kennedy’s in NGC Ultra Cameo. I had purchased a number of PCGS coins in DCAM. I probably should have done re-holders and cross overs. But, I did a crack-out and resubmit because I wanted those -000 tag numbers to be consecutive. It was a twenty coin submission. There were other Kennedys too. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the results I… Read more »
E1, Thanks for sharing your story, collection, and strategies. That sounds like a raw deal there? It’s surprising given NGC/PCGS as of late. NGC may have been tougher in years past(maybe all TPGs)? JQC may be on to something-$$Blind Grading anymore$$. Subjective any way you look at it. Gradeflation is also plaguing the industry-just ask my checkbook..＞﹏＜..Either way, you have some great coins no doubt. I won’t speak on proofs for now. The subject of CAM/DCAM/UC/DPL/PL–on & on can get confusing, even for an ‘expert’ like me? Lol ^_~.. Since no Kennedy proofs were struck in 1965-67, they still did… Read more »
Rick,
The SMS Ultra Cameos are my all time favorites of the series and I think in time they will come out on top next to the Accented Hair variety. The SMS UC or DCAM is a difficult pursuit but worth it. Finally, buying from online pictures has their risks – agreed.
I like that 1966.
Cheers
Well, you made a wise decision. Photographs & lighting are a tricky business.. In hand, the 1966 does win when you move it around a bit, and more depth seen looking straight on, but not by much..Besides, the ’67 has a couple of distracting ‘copperlike’ spots in his hair not seen in the photo. An abused holder can also fool even the most discerning of observers from photos. Such as the 2014-D clad we went over a while back–Spot restoration(x1), Re-holder, images & shipment soon…
If, it the price makes ALL auSM medals now a no. Starter…easy, Uber an easy PASS…..MAYBE IF THEY GA VE YOU A……
JQC,
Sounds like happy hour. Not too far behind you.
Cheers
Dictation AI deluxe
John, the 2014-s DMPL has a halo, a neat trait! Didn’t they strike those in a higher relief then? And that could explain the halo?…
Major D,
Those “Wide AMs” are hard to find and looking for them is hard on the eyes too. Big money if you can catch one though.
Cheers
Cali,
I picked up a Dansco 7188 American Innovation Dollars Album, P&D only (2018-2032). I should be able to buy all of the P&Ds to date for under $100. $40 for a slip case. Cotton gloves all the way. I hope I make it to 2032.
Cheers
E1, NOMB, however is the $40 Slipcase, due to unavailability? If so, perhaps check out this link for a pretty good(?) deal:Coin Supply Express, shows, “In Stock” for a 114Slipcase, 1 1/4” Dansco Slipcase. I attempted to put 10 in my cart, to check inventory and a message came back with: “The quantity requested of Dansco 1 1/4” Coin Album Slipcase is unavailable at this time.” However when I put 5 in my cart, no problem.
https://www.coinsupplyexpress.com/dansco-slip-cases-for-dansco-coin-albums.html
Rick, available for your bidding pleasure! “1914-D Lincoln Cent PCGS MS-65 RD (CAC Green) OGH” I’m thinking that this ought to only set you back about $22K or so? A deal IMO, when compared to the substantial jump in price, on a MS66. It jumps to $85K on PCGS guide. Then we are talking a diet of water and flour, not bread, just flour and water! LOL
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1549413/1914-D-Lincoln-Cent-PCGS-MS-65-RD-CAC-Green-OGH
PS Currently at $6,750 with 10 days, 20 hours to go. The winning bidder IMO has yet to enter the fray! LOL
LOL I like it! I’m trying to get peas to go with some solid bread, so I need to be a good boy! I’m not quite in the mood for a Lincoln at the moment. Besides JQ. E1, and Tom would chew me out for buying a copper cent with small carbon spots! Not to mention my suggesting that I dip it in e*Z*est to clean it up a bit!(⊙ˍ⊙).. I tell you what, I’m in the mood for something different this time. How about one of these–Look @ bottom of the GC page! It’s mintage is only 833 pcs.… Read more »
Back to the 1964 SMS Kennedy Half Dollar: The key die marker is…… “Another important die marker on the 1964 SMS Kennedy half dollar is known as a “dangling 4”. This diagnostic is a tiny, teardrop shaped piece of metal that descends below the 4 digit in the coin’s 1964 date (Coinxxxx).” “A tiny teardrop-shaped (or apostrophe-shaped) lump of metal hangs down from the underside of the crosslet on the 4, just right of the intersection with the upright of that digit (Xeritage Auctions).” “The principal diagnostic marker is on the obverse in the form of the so-called “Dangling 4”… Read more »
Thanks E1,
So in other words, it’s a ‘booger’ dangling off of the nose of the 4…¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯
Yes, It’s a booger.
How is it that the Mint had sales for the 2021 and 2022 commemoratives in 2023 and 2024? Isn’t that a violation of public law? I thought that any unsold coins had to be destroyed by the end of the year in which they were released?
Major D, to what are you referring to and when? Sales reports are continually(?) updated and a change in the reported sales, doesn’t necessarily mean there were physical(in theory) sales. The sales reports numbers always seem to be in flux until an, “actual final audited” mintage or sales numbers is reported by the US Mint. You are correct in that, actual, physical sales of coins in the actual Commemorative Coin program are only available and able to be “sold” in the year of actual issue. Those sales dates(Jan 1-Dec 31) are mandated by Congress and the given public law establishing… Read more »
CaliSkier, I’m referring to the sales that occurred with, and in the aftermath of, the Nov 27, 2023 Cyber Monday Vault Sale. Several 2021 and 2022 commemoratives had additional sales reported after the year issued. Take 21CH (McAuliffe Proof $1) for example. In the Mint’s Historical Commemorative Coin Sales Figures (which is After-Audit, is it not?), the mintage was 54,194; now it’s 54,222 in the sales reports. Granted, it’s only 28- but how were they still around to sell 23+ months after the end of the mandated close-out? I also noticed increases with the 2022 NPH and NLB.
Re: 1964 Kennedy SMS coins. Doesn’t or isn’t some of the confusion created by the labeling designation? After all, original SMS sets were not issued in 1964, just Uncirculated and Proof sets. Sets that were offered by the Mint as SMS Sets were only issued in 1965-1967. When the 1964 Kennedy SMS coins were identified(1993) perhaps they should have been given a designation, besides SMS? That could have eliminated a significant amount of “collector” confusion IMO. Perhaps they should have been given a PS vs SMS designation? PS for “Presentation Specimen” or something of the like? After all, we’re any… Read more »
Cali,
There is a lot of mystery about the 1964 SMS coins. “Special Finish” would have been a more appropriate designation. The word “Set” creates more confusion. I would like to examine them in real life before saying anything more about them. Maybe it is time for another trip to the Smithsonian. Knuff said.
Cheers
Thanks E1, Rick and any others adding to the 1964 Kennedy SMS coins and the identifiers/diagnostics involved! Also, kudos to increasing my awareness and research of Lincoln cents as a whole! Last night I ended up getting a good dose of important/valuable cents. 1922 No D “Strong Reverse”, 1914 D, and the 1958 DDO, of which I hadn’t realized or recognized, there have only been 3(known) coins in total, “ever” found or graded. For any that may have interest on some important/valuable cents. By CoinWeek: “Ten Amazing Lincoln Cents Worth A Lot of Money” PS For me a good dose,… Read more »
My Saturn V’s arrived today. As a collector, I’m not that into the AI$ series. Rather, this is a low-risk speculative venture for me, so they’ll all stay in their Mint boxes. For anyone wondering, I’m not in the bag for the Mint. I can find plenty to complain about, but the Mint being a for-profit enterprise is not one of them. As customers, we can each decide to either buy or not buy. And if you don’t like what you receive, they have a return policy.
I also bought a few D-rolls from the Mint the other day when they were available.. Also speculative.. After hearing yourself, Mark in Florida, and Cali’s Spidey Senses, I went ahead with it.(Thumbs up again). I was also looking at some other items that may succumb to the pricing range table(look at the $PM’s!)… The last time I bought Mint rolls were in 2009 for the Lincoln, and DC/Territories Quarters, also speculative. Not much going on with those from what I can tell.. Speaking of Rolls, and one of the very, very few ungraded offerings from GC–This one looks interesting… Read more »
And one for your bibbing pleasure Cali! You too E…
Let the PFUC-70 1964 Proof Accented Hair, or the 1965 SMS Ultra Cameo-70 be found!
Probably opened/searched, no?
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1567278/c1957–1965-1c-50c-US-Mint-and-Special-Mint-Set-Selection-Uncertified-in-Original-Government-Packaging-6-Sets-30-Coins#gallery
Rick,
I’ve bought my fair share of those looking for cameos. I’ll take a pass on those Rick. I still have a stack of them in a box somewheres. Little by little they keep going up in value though. I’ve never seen an MS/PR 70 Franklin in any year. I still have a couple of PR-68 Cameo Franklins around here someplace.
@Dave in FL
I think I agree with you on this one.
Call me crazy but I think I see 2 Lady Liberties on this medal.
Twinkle, twinkle little star… how I wonder what you are…
You are correct! I see the two! Very keen observation! Good catch.
On another note Tony. You should see your GG coins soon, if not already?
Remember though, on every order(this year I’ve seen)is the following message on your Mint confirmation order…
“Due to new safety procedures at our fullfillment centers, it is taking
longer to process and ship orders. Thanks for your patience.”
It makes you wonder if a security scare had occurred recently, or a newly implemented policy along with the addition to the Irving, TX fulfillment center?
Yes sir Rick!
Finally showing “processing”!!
Rick i’d say probably opened, searched, yes! LOL Just hard to believe there are 60 year old sets out there, that “haven’t” seen the light of day or a curious persons, investigative eyes IMO. Not impossible, just unlikely, I’d think? More than likely just average coins within, however one never knows and for the “right” price, it could work out to be a good buy??? I’d go with E1’s advice and probably pass. Not being able to see the coins in pictures or otherwise, is definitely a hindrance IMO. Yet anything you’d buy at a show/LCS, that you could actually… Read more »
Yes, agreed. Many set searchers are out there I’ve read. Similar to roll searchers in a way. Some scour estate sales looking for such sets(all kinds of sets, coins), Pickers, if you will. eBay and the other apps/bid/buy sites too…
Some get lucky, and some not so lucky..One(much later)may have a 50/50 shot at an E1, or a Tom estate? But then again, Toms Great Nephew, or E1’s Granddaughter(possibly), has gone over them pretty well I’d imagine!!
Tom I hope your Knee is good to go, there’s some shows coming up this spring/summer!
You can call me a proof set searcher. Yes, not unlike roll searching.
Yes, and that NGC Genuine set is a winner pick I’d say!
CaliSkier, as far as not being able to look at the sets it’s all about risk management. I don’t mind taking a chance if the price is right. If you feel you could break-even by re-selling, why not? For me, searching is a big part of the fun in collecting. You always have the face value and melt value as a basement. And your odds of finding something with added value is much better than any lottery scratcher, because not everyone knows everything to search for, has an eye for grading or has an interest in slabbing.