CCAC & CFA Set To Consider Designs For Three Numismatic Programs Tomorrow

Tomorrow, September 24th, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), along with the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), will review proposed designs for three different numismatic programs. The agenda includes discussions on the candidate designs for the 2025 Comic Art Super Heroes coins and medals, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley congressional gold medal, and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Code Talkers congressional gold medals.

Earlier this summer, the United States Mint and DC Comics announced a collaboration that marked the first time the Mint has joined a public-private partnership of such a degree of significance. The program is set to debut in the summer of 2025, with the Mint issuing three $100 gold coins and three silver medals each in 2025, 2026, and 2027. The 2025 series will feature Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman as their first three characters from the universe. The remaining six additional characters will be featured in 2026 and 2027 and will be determined by public input via the Mint’s online survey.

Authorized under Public Law 117-334, which was signed by President Joe Biden on January 5, 2023, the Till medal will recognize Emmett Till. Emmett was murdered at the age of 14 in 1955 after he was accused of offending a white woman in her family’s grocery store. Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley sought justice for her son, helping to spark the civil rights movement.

The Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008, signed on October 15, 2008, by President George W. Bush, authorized more than 30 medals. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Code Talkers congressional gold medals fall under that legislation. Congressional gold medals are formally presented to the specified individuals by congressional leadership. The Mint will then offer 1.5-inch and 3-inch bronze duplicates to sell to the public.

Source: Coin World