Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

{{Short description|Federal advisory committee}}

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{{Infobox organization

| name = Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

| logo = File:Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury.svg

| logo_size = 130px

| founder = United States Congress

| formation = April 23, 2003

| type = Governmental

| headquarters = 801 9th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

| leader_title = Chair

| leader_name = Dr. Lawrence Brown

| parent_organization = United States Department of the Treasury

| website = {{URL|ccac.gov}}

}}

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (or CCAC) is a federal advisory committee that was established in 2003 to advise the United States Secretary of the Treasury on the themes and designs of all US coinage and medals.{{Cite web |title=About Us |publisher=CCAC |url=https://www.ccac.gov/aboutUs/index.html |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.ccac.gov}} The CCAC serves as an informed, experienced and impartial resource to the Secretary of the Treasury and represents the interests of American citizens and collectors.

Responsibilities

Public Law 108-15 authorizes the CCAC to:{{Cite web |title=Public Law 108–15 |publisher=CCAC |url=https://www.ccac.gov/aboutUs/PL108_15.html |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.ccac.gov}}

  • Advise 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.
  • Advise the Secretary of the Treasury with regard 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.
  • Make recommendations with respect to the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended.

Membership

The CCAC is composed of eleven members, each appointed by the Secretary to a term of four years.

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|+Current Members{{Cite web |title=Members |publisher=CCAC |url=https://www.ccac.gov/aboutUs/members.html |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.ccac.gov}}

!Name

!Current Term

!Qualification

Dr. Peter Van Alfen

|2020–2024

|Specially qualified as a numismatic curator

Arthur Bernstein

|2021–2025

|Representative of the General Public

Dr. Harcourt Fuller

|2021–2025

|Recommended by the Speaker of the House

John Saunders

|2022–2026

|Recommended by the House Minority Leader

Kellen Hoard

|2023–2027

|Representative of the General Public

Dr. Christopher Capozzola

|2023-2027

|Specially qualified in American History

Annelisa Purdie

|2024-2028

|Representative of the General Public

Jeanne Stevens-Sollman

|2024-2028

|Specially qualified in scuplture or Medallic Arts

Sam Gelberd

|2024-2028

|Specially qualified in numismatics

Donald Scarinci

|2024-2028

|Person recommended by Senate Majority Leader

Mike Moran

|2024-2028

|Person recommended by Senate Minority Leader

Past members include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,{{cite web |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Step Down from Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee |url=https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/kareem-abdul-jabbar-to-step-down-from-citizens-coinage-advisory-committee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207214208/https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/kareem-abdul-jabbar-to-step-down-from-citizens-coinage-advisory-committee |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=November 5, 2023 |website=usmint.gov |publisher=United States Mint}} Ute Wartenberg, Robert Remini, Bill Fivaz, Thomas Noe, and Susan Kare.{{Portal|Numismatics|Money

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See also

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