The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a two-day public meeting on Oct. 15 and 16 to review and discuss candidate designs for several 2026-dated coins celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. These designs include semiquincentennial-themed dimes, quarters, and half dollars. Additionally, candidate designs for the Proof American Platinum Eagles for 2026, 2027, and 2028 (Charters of Freedom series) will be considered.
The CCAC is tasked with advising the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to all United States coins and medals.
As part of the celebration of the semiquincentennial founding of America in 2026, the U.S. Mint will issue one-year-only redesigned circulating coins and offer "Best of the Mint" gold coins and silver medals. Semiquincentennial designs for the cent and nickel have already been recommended. The "Best of the Mint" 2026 Semiquincentennial Gold Coins have also been reviewed.
Specifically, agenda topics for the CCAC meetings each day include:
October 15 – Day 1:
- Review of candidate designs for the five Semiquincentennial Quarters.
- Review of candidate designs for the 2026-2028 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins.
October 16 – Day 2:
- Review of candidate designs for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Dime.
- Review of candidate designs for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Half Dollar.
- Discussion and recommendations on all portfolios from October 15 and October 16.
CCAC Meeting Time and Public Viewing Options
The two-day meeting will take place on Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Oct. 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ET).
Interested members may watch the meeting via live stream on the U.S. Mint’s YouTube Channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/usmint.
Members of the public can watch the meeting live by clicking on the "October 15, 2024" and "October 16, 2024" icons under the Live Tab.
For those in the public who wish to watch on-line, please note that remote access is solely for observation purposes. Any member of the public interested in submitting matters for the CCAC’s consideration is invited to do so by emailing info@ccac.gov.
Thanks for the fresh Monday morning article Mike! ✯
Rick, I just got off the phone with GC and there may be hope. The woman whom called, listened intently to my description of the scenario with your 2014 S Kennedy Half silver coin mislabeled by PCGS as being the 2014 D clad, 1 of 4, valued by PCGS at $3,500. She said to write a letter, describing details, which you described to us here on Coin News and submit, via e-mail to Great Collections Customer Support. It would indeed need to be approved by Ian or Raleen. I told them a friend had purchased this coin back in April,… Read more »
Above typo: “The woman whom called, listened intently to my description of the scenario with your 2014 S Kennedy Half silver coin mislabeled by PCGS as being the 2014 D clad, 1 of 4, valued by PCGS at $3,500. ”
Meant and said on the call, “your 2014 D Kennedy Half silver coin mislabeled by PCGS”
Cali,
Wow that’s some hopeful information, and thank you very much!
My plan was to contact them this week, and since you put a bug in their ear about my dilemma, that can only help!
Much appreciated for your caring and your persistence!
Did you, or do you remember who the person was that you were talking too by name?
I hope Ian and company can work some magic here, after all, PCGS is GC’s largest TPG partner, maybe they can work something out together!?!!
What you have done was very kind,
Thanks Cali!
Whew, Rick.. do yourself a favor and if you haven’t called GC yet, you probably shouldn’t. Just compose your letter/e-mail and send to “customer support, attention: Raleen or Ian. The person I spoke with when I called back to get her name, seemed a little flustered and a bit annoyed. By me not having an item number to provide or an account as of yet with them, he was annoyed for sure. I’m leaving his name out of this due to trying to protect him from any unneeded or unwarranted scrutiny. He told me that he believed that it was… Read more »
Thanks Cali for following up with asking for Erica, I will mention her name in my letter(I won’t call!). Thanks for relaying the customer service tips that she gave you initially! I’ll take it from here and use the advice that you have given me. I have all original auction data regarding this coin, to the reholder service, to now. Along with my personal comparative photos that I have shared here. I’ll present to them, what I’ve presented to you… I don’t have the coin with me unfortunately, it’s back in Denver and I’m in Orlando for at least 4… Read more »
Rick, On behalf of myself and I’m sure the others (mentioned or not), you’re quite welcome, and I believe I speak for everyone when I say that it is very gratifying to know we were in whatever small way able to help re-energize you in your endeavor. As for having renewed hope, Rick, I can’t tell you how many times I have felt discouraged regarding things having gone awry one way or another with the best laid plans for my coin collection and the one thing that managed to pick me up and keep me going was my ongoing conversation… Read more »
I read the fife and drum design will feature Superboy TM as the drummer boy.
“As part of the celebration of the semiquincentennial founding of America in 2026, the U.S. Mint will issue one-year-only redesigned circulating coins and offer “Best of the Mint” gold coins and silver medals.”
Yet another episode involving the ongoing discrepancy of the Mint not only producing silver medals instead of silver coins but also the strange irony of minting gold coins to “replicate” originally silver or base metal coinage. A double fiasco!
When will they ever learn,
Oh, when will they ever learn?
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DaveSWFL,
Fortunately or unfortunately so, what the Mint does or doesn’t learn is rather plainly without any stretch of imagination by far the very least of it.