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Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
801 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20220

CCAC

March 10, 2015
The Honorable Jack Lew
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
Dear Secretary Lew:
A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (Committee) was held on
Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The
Committee reviewed proposed obverse designs for the 2016 Presidential $1 Coin honoring
President Ronald Reagan.
After review and discussion of the subject designs, the Committee approved a motion, with
seven (7) members voting aye, two (2) members voting nay, and one (1) member abstaining, to
recommend design RR-01. Committee members commented that the recommended design
captures a strong likeness of President Reagan and would be most suitable for the $1 coin
honoring him.
Sincerely,

Gary B. Marks
Chair

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
801 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20220

CCAC

March 10, 2015
The Honorable Jack Lew
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220

Dear Secretary Lew:
A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (Committee) was held on
Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The
Committee reviewed proposed obverse and reverse designs for the 2016 Mark Twain
Commemorative Coin Program, inclusive of a $5 gold coin and a silver dollar coin.
For the $5 gold coin, the Committee recommended gold design MT-G-O-01 for the obverse
and gold design MT-G-R-05 for the reverse. The Committee recommended this pairing of
obverse and reverse designs by motion, with nine (9) members voting aye and one (1) member
voting nay.
Committee members stated that the recommended obverse design, MT-G-O-01, was wellexecuted and would create an eye pleasing image of Twain on the smaller $5 gold coin.
Members felt the reverse design of the riverboat, as shown on MT-G-R-05, was a fitting tribute
to Twain’s early years living and working on the Mississippi River which, subsequently,
become an important influence on the iconic literature he produced. Committee members
commented that the two designs together would create a beautiful coin emblematic of Mark
Twain.
The Committee recommended silver design MT-S-O-01 for the obverse for the silver dollar
coin by motion, with six (6) members voting aye and four (4) members voting nay. The
Committee recommended that United States Mint art staff look for ways to strengthen Twain’s
likeness for this design. Committee members commented that the design would create an eyecatching and appealing modern image on the large silver dollar planchet.
For the reverse of the silver dollar coin, the Committee recommended silver design MT-S-O11 by motion, with nine (9) members voting aye and one (1) member voting nay. The motion
further recommended the inscriptions on the design be changed as will be necessary for
utilization as a reverse design and that Twain’s signature be shown on the design where the
date is placed on the submitted design. Members felt the images of various characters from

Twain’s literature, as shown on the design, were visually appealing and appropriately
emblematic of his work. Overall, members felt the pairing of the two recommended designs
for the silver dollar coin would produce a very attractive commemorative coin.
Sincerely,

Gary B. Marks
Chair

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
801 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20220

CCAC

March 9, 2015
The Honorable Jack Lew
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
Dear Secretary Lew:
A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (Committee) was held on
Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The
Committee reviewed proposed obverse and reverse designs for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Code
Talkers Recognition Congressional Gold Medal.
After review and discussion the Committee recommended obverse design RST-O-01 and
reverse design RST-R-01 by a unanimous vote. It was noted that the above referenced designs
were preferences of tribal representatives.
Sincerely,

Gary B. Marks
Chair

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
801 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20220

CCAC

March 9, 2015
The Honorable Jack Lew
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
Dear Secretary Lew:
A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (Committee) was held on
Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The
Committee reviewed proposed obverse and reverse designs for the Monuments Men
Congressional Gold Medal.
For the medal’s obverse design the Committee recommended design MM-CGM-O-06. The
design was recommended by motion with six (6) ayes and four (4) nays. Committee members
expressed support for the design noting its interesting visual presentation of soldiers working
to recover stolen works of art in a style reminiscent of the iconic image of United States
Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima. Members felt the design was a fitting tribute to the
individuals who served as Monuments Men.
For the reverse of the medal the Committee recommended design MM-CGM-O-11. The
recommendation of this design was included in the motion referenced above for the obverse
design. The motion advised that the words “MONUMENTS MEN” appearing on MM-CGMO-11 be removed as they would be duplicative of the same inscription appearing on the
recommended obverse design, MM-CGM-O-06.
Sincerely,

Gary B. Marks
Chair