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alot of the baby boomers are retireing and they are getting replaced by gen Z'ers, and usps is now the worse as it's ever been

My name is Kellen Hoard, and I currently serve as one of the Representatives of the General Public on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. I am an undergraduate student, and the youngest person to ever serve on the Committee. For those of you unfamiliar with the CCAC, it was established in 2003 by Congress to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on the themes and designs of all US coins and medals. 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.

This is the ninth installment of my updates about what the CCAC is doing at its meetings. I think it is critical that the collecting community have insight into and input to the CCAC, and will try to answer any questions you may have.

Here is my update for the CCAC meeting on July 22, 2025.

1. Candidate designs for the Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal were discussed in consultation with Alvarez himself. The CCAC recommended the following designs, with some minor revisions:
   
   

2. Candidate designs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Commemorative Coin Set were discussed in consultation with representatives from FIFA. The CCAC recommended the following designs for a gold $5 commemorative, silver $1 commemorative, a clad 50c commemorative, and a common reverse, respectively.
   
   
   
   

3. Recommendations from the Numismatic Theme Working Group were discussed. The Working Group, which I participated on, had, over previous months, reviewed submissions from the public for commemorative coin, circulating coin, and medal ideas. The Working Group had refined the proposals, and submitted them for consideration to the CCAC at large. At this meeting, the CCAC finalized the recommendations of the Working Group. These suggestions for future themes included, but were not limited to, commemorative coins for the Americans with Disabilities Act, Peace Corps, Stonewall Uprising, and Endangered Animals; circulating coins celebrating American media/entertainment and in higher denominations; gold coins restruck with historical designs; and medals commemorating historic U.S. mints, American architecture, iconic American animals, and the natural world. The full report should be published soon on the CCAC website.

Let me know if you have any questions about the work done in this meeting; I will try to answer as well as I can, but there are contraints on what I am able to share publicly. Please remember that the CCAC does not make the final decision; instead, it makes its recommendation (alongside the Commission of Fine Arts) to the Secretary of the Treasury. If you would like to watch the July meeting in full in order to see all of the deliberations, it is available on Youtube here.

My 1852 Gold Dollar. It's in an early PCGS Gen 1.2 Rattler holder. Like my 33 other Gold Dollars, it's never been sent to CAC for a sticker. But this one and many of the others I have definitely should be, I know that.

Currently out for a bean:

Send me a check for that amount and I will try it with my bank! (No refunds)

Yes, they are out there. I found and bought this on the internet recently. The total cost with shipping was less than $5.
However, a realistic value on something like this is not very high, perhaps about $30.

The stamp is in pretty nice condition and undamaged. Too bad it is not still affixed to the original document, whatever that was.
Often, the worst enemy of stamps is stamp collectors.

First Issue Revenue stamp, 5-cent Inland Exchange, Scott # R27c.
Round cancel "Clark Gruber & Co. - AUG 4 1863".