Will the US Mint honor the Coast Guard?

HoneyMarket

@pointfivezero said:
Lol - is that a honey baked ham?

I dunno....but she does look like she has some sweetness on her!

OPA

We'll have to wait until 2022 for the next 2 medals. To bad that these do not have a subscription option.

OPA

The 2.5 oz US Navy & US Marines are scheduled for 2022. That will leave the US Space Force for 2023.

Jzyskowski1

And AF , CG one ounce silver medals 👍🏼

JWP

USM sold a 2.5 Oz silver CG medal in the summer of this year (2021).It looks great.

OPA

@JWP said:
USM sold a 2.5 Oz silver CG medal in the summer of this year (2021).It looks great.

FYI .. They also sold the Airforce 2.5 oz medal. both are no longer available from the Mint.

JWP

Yep I did know that. I have USAF medal sitting in my safe. I liked the USCG medal better, but I'm retired USN and USAF.

Jzyskowski1

Ah. My 1 oz Air Force medal is processing. Anyone else buying? Enrollments are cool sometimes 😉🙀🦫

Glen2022

I will buy a USAF 1 oz medal for my uncle who served in the AF in the 50's. USCG medal (1oz) available in Sept.

I wish (hope) they limit mintage of 1 oz medals to reasonable amount, presently state mintage is unlimited.

Missed the Mint issue of the 2 1/2 oz CG medal but got one on ebay for bid of $120.10 plus shipping. I did get the USN and USMC medals from the mint. I have been watching for AF medal at auction for reasonable price but not yet successful.

I think the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle would make a great image for one side of a commemorative coin. Maybe a light house for the other side.

I am retired Coast Guard, 28 years, active duty and reserve.

HoneyMarket

@Glen2022 said:
I think the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle would make a great image for one side of a commemorative coin. Maybe a light house for the other side.

While the Eagle is a beautiful tall ship - America's Tall ship - I'm sure someone would complain if there was a former Nazi sailing ship on a US issued medal. USCG Cutter Eagle is a training ship for the USCG Academy - she was a war prize from Nazi Germany. She doesn't really do the missions of the USCG nor IMO a representation of the current or past CG missions. She's a training ship and literally a show boat!

Whereas, USCG Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) is named after the founder (Alexander Hamilton) of the predecessor of the US Coast Guard - The Revenue Cutter Service. USCGC Hamilton also carries out a large portion of the CG's statutory missions and represents the modern day USCG accurately. You have the most modern ship in the CG, named after the CG's founder.

I do agree, a lighthouse would have been a nice representation of another historic long-standing mission of the CG.

The Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty phraseology on the back has zero historic significance on the Coast Guard - it's just a catch phrase borne out of the 1990's political climate & the days of TQM! It's more used in a disciplinary setting than the esprit de' corps it's supposed to convey.

pointfivezero

@Jzyskowski1 said:
Ah. My 1 oz Air Force medal is processing. Anyone else buying? Enrollments are cool sometimes 😉🙀🦫

Same here:

Tim