Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meeting Recap (April 2026)
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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 fourteenth 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 April 21, 2026.
Candidate designs for the Oregon American Innovation Dollar featuring Beverly Cleary were considered in consultation with Kerry Tymchuk, Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society, and Sybil Ackerman-Munson, Chief of Staff of the Oregon State Treasury. The CCAC recommended the following design:
Candidate designs for the Kansas American Innovation Dollar featuring Jack Kilby and the integrated circuit were considered in consultation with Ann Kilby, Daughter of Jack Kilby; Dr. Karen Nordheden, Associate Professor, Departments of Engineering and Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas; and Patrick Zollner, Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer at the Kansas Historical Society. The CCAC recommended the following design:
Candidate designs for the West Virginia American Innovation Dollar featuring the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope were cosidered in consultation with Jill Malusky, Senior Public Information Manager & Public Information Officer with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory; Ennis B. Smith, Deputy Secretary & Chief Development
Officer with the West Virginia Department of Tourism; and Jill Howard, Director of Brand and Creative Strategies at the West Virginia Department of Tourism. The CCAC recommended the following design:
Candidate designs for the Nevada American Innovation Dollar featuring copper-riveted clothing in consultation with Daniel P. Thielen, Administrator with the Nevada Division of Museums and History. The CCAC recommended the following design:
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 April meeting in full in order to see the deliberations, you will need to contact the Mint; at this time, they are still not sharing video recordings of our meetings online anymore.
** Disclaimer: My comments are made in a personal capacity and do not necessarily reflect the position of the CCAC or Treasury Department. **
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"constraints on what I am able to share publicly"
"they are still not sharing video recordings of our meetings online anymore"
Why are you being constrained and by whom?
Thank you, Kellen.
I like 2,3 and 4. (2&3 best)
Because in the last video they (the CCAC) made a mockery of the process with Mint officials. (IMO).
The subject matter for Nevada seems pretty trivial. I don’t know enough Nevada history to confidently suggest an alternative, but I would think that their mining history might have yielded some valuable innovation.
Thank you for sharing once again.
I think they've "jumped the shark" by issuing a coin celebrating "copper riveted clothing". 😕
The legend on #1 ("CHILDREN READ HER BOOKS") is clunky.
It also doesn't fit with the other designs, which simply state the contribution of the person/state rather than awkwardly describing an action.
Beverly Cleary's contribution was children's literature, and this would be a better alternative to the current legend.
Maybe the Nevada design should be changed to include "people wear our pants". 🤠
Thanks for the report Kellen.
I'm surprised copper riveted clothing is considered by the Nevada Division of Museums and History to best represent the State's innovative spirit and I wonder what other contenders were considered. I suppose some thought went into the choice but it sure has a 'mailed it in' ring to it.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Yeah, what next? North Dakota invents phlegm????
The best thing Nevada ever invented was the $2 buffet breakfast!!!!
A quick look and it appears that several innovations in mining came out of the Comstock Lode. Ties in with a major historic and economic event as well. How about “Comstock Lode Mining Innovations” as the topic? Someone(s) in Nevada has their head up their bum.
Which tense is “read” in?
Good point ⇈
Kellen! Many thanks for your work...and patience.
I love the details of the telescope mount, but it's one of those designs that look lovely in pen & ink and will translate poorly to a struck coin.
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I really like the Cleary and Kirby designs.
The motto for Cleary should be something more like 'Author to our Children' etc. "Children read her books" just sounds so weird and awkward.
Agree the WV design will translate poorly because of the subtle natural shading in the proposal.
NV could actually be really cool if they put more effort into it like a reverse Apollo/convex' piece. Proposed design seems way too noisy. The extra rivets around the rim make it look more like a revolver cylinder.
Is it past tense, reminiscing about the old days?
Is it current tense, letting us know people are still reading her stories?
Or is it an order or advertisement for her books? As in, "Children, read her books!" 🤔
Yes, it's unnecessarily distracting when you notice it. It could be an easy fix.
What’s green and ice skates? Peggy Phlegm……🤪😬…….Sorry…..high school joke from 1976…when I was starting to collect coins….lol
I like WV design with the lush green elements. I rather look forward to thd Reverse Proof of thst design.
I think the Nevada design should have two more copper rivets along the edge to subtly reference old West shootouts plus a hidden CC as a nod to the old Mint.
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For the Kilby dollar, an Electrical Engineer should have been consulted as only 1 of the 4 symbols shown is drawn correctly.
Interesting. I will forward it to my brother, who is a retired EE.
It looks like the artist took the drawing from the patent he did and kept the lines that point to the notation. Here is a photo of the actual patent that shows the lines. Figure 8c at the bottom is what is depicted on the coin, and it is incorrectly displayed on the coin.
[facepalm]
IDK. It might be the most enduring innovation.
I actually didn't know about Jacob Davis until I saw this.
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I think the jeans are related to mining...
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HalfDime, great research. Too bad all the folks that reviewed it did not get that corrected.
I thought the jeans were related to Sydney Sweeney? 😉
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They are now...and Levi Strauss no longer has the patent, so...
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