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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