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Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
Public Meeting
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 9:00 AM
United State Mint Headquarters
801 9th Street NW, Conference Room A
Washington, D.C.
In attendance:
Michael Bugeja
Erik Jansen
Michael Moran
Gary Marks (Chair)
Michael Olson
Michael Ross
Donald Scarinci
Heidi Wastweet
1. Chairperson Marks called the meeting to order at 9:23 A.M.
2. The letter and minutes of the November 29, 2011 meeting were corrected (a) to
show that Design MH-02 honoring White Mountain National Forest in New
Hampshire, as part of the American the Beautiful Quarter Dollar Program, did not
earn the Committee’s recommendation, but was rather the highest scoring design
through the Committee’s design evaluation process; and (b) to change the word
“reverses” appearing on the second to the last line in paragraph 11 to “obverses”.
On a motion by Mr. Jansen, and seconded by Mr. Bugeja, the minutes were
approved unanimously, as corrected.
3. Ron Harrigal of the United States Mint presented the candidate reverse designs
for the 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Program, inclusive of coins honoring
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial in Ohio and Fort McHenry
National Monument and Historic Shrine in Maryland.
4. After each member had commented on the candidate designs, Committee
members rated proposed designs by assigning 0, 1, 2, or 3 points to each, with
higher points reflecting more favorable evaluations. With eight (8) members
voting, the maximum possible point total was 24. The committee’s scores for the
Perry’s Victory and Fort McHenry designs for the 2013 America the Beautiful
Quarters Program were:
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial:
OH-01: 0
OH-02: 14 (Recommended design)
OH-03: 6
OH-04: 0

OH-05:
OH-06:
OH-07:
OH-08:

0
8
8
3

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine:
MD-01: 3
MD-02: 2
MD-03: 16 (Recommended design)
MD-04: 0
MD-05: 6
MD-06: 0
MD-07: 1
MD-08: 11
MD-09: 0
MD-10: 1
MD-11: 0
5. Ron Harrigal of the United States Mint presented the candidate obverse and
reverse designs for the Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal.
6. After each member had commented on the candidate designs, Committee
members rated proposed designs by assigning 0, 1, 2, or 3 points to each, with
higher points reflecting more favorable evaluations. With eight (8) members
voting, the maximum possible point total was 24. The committee’s scores for the
obverse and reverse designs for the Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold
Medal were:
Obverse:
MP-O-01:
MP-O-02:
MP-O-03:
MP-O-04:
MP-O-05:
MP-O-06:

1
7
0
6
21 (Recommended design)
0

Reverse:
MP-R-01:
MP-R-02:
MP-R-03:
MP-R-04:
MP-R-05:
MP-R-06:

0
9
1
12
16 (Recommended design)
0

7. The Committee recessed for lunch at 11:57 p.m. and reconvened at 1:38 p.m.

8. Ron Harrigal of the United States Mint presented the candidate obverse and
reverse designs for Code Talkers Congressional Gold Medal (Round 1).
9. Committee discussion on the Code Talkers medals was temporarily set aside to
allow consideration of the Professor Yunus Congressional Gold Medal.
10. Ron Harrigal of the United States Mint presented the candidate obverse and
reverse designs for the Professor Yunus Congressional Gold Medal.
11. After each member had commented on the candidate designs, Committee
members rated proposed designs by assigning 0, 1, 2, or 3 points to each, with
higher points reflecting more favorable evaluations. With eight (8) members
voting, the maximum possible point total was 24. The committee’s scores for the
obverse and reverse designs for the Professor Yunus Congressional Gold Medal
were:
Obverse:
MY-O-01:
MY-O-02:
MY-O-03:
MY-O-04:
MY-O-05:
MY-O-06:
MY-O-07:
MY-O-08:
MY-O-09:
MY-O-10:
MY-O-11:
MY-O-12:

1
1
24 (Recommended design)
6
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0

Reverse:
MY-R-01:
MY-R-02:
MY-R-03:
MY-R-04:
MY-R-05:
MY-R-06:
MY-R-07:
MY-R-08:

15 (Recommended design)
0
0
11
2
12
8
0

12. The Committee discussed general design aspects of the Code Talkers
Congressional Gold Medal series. Committee members commented that the
proposed designs lacked a unifying design template or pattern that would result in
a cohesive series of medals honoring the various tribes and nations in an equitable
fashion. A motion was made by Ms. Wastweet, and seconded by Mr. Moran, to
table consideration of the candidate designs. The motion was approved on a vote

of seven (7) ayes and one (1) abstention. After further discussion about potential
approaches to establishing a design template or pattern for the medal series, a
motion was made by Mr. Scarinci, and seconded by Ms. Wastweet, to recommend
that the Mint prepare new designs for the Code Talker Congressional Gold Medal
series that would provide individual designs, obverse and reverse, for each tribe or
nation to be honored, based on the pattern established with the 2000 Navajo Code
Talker medal. The motion was unanimously approved. (Note: The 2000 Navajo
Code Talker Congressional Gold Medal contains an original obverse design
depicting Navajo Code Talkers while the reverse shows a symbol or seal
significant to the Navajo Tribe.)
13. A motion was made by Mr. Ross, and seconded by Mr. Olson, to table discussion
of the 2013 First Spouse Research Backgrounder and to consider such materials at
the Committee’s next meeting (presumed to occur in April, 2012). The motion
was approved on a unanimous vote. Committee members noted the reason for
tabling consideration of the backgrounder was due to the fact that materials were
not received by members far enough in advance of the meeting to allow sufficient
time for review.
14. There being no further business, Chairperson Marks adjourned the meeting at
4:05 p.m.