Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meeting Recap (August 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 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 fifteenth 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 August 6, 2026.
- Candidate designs for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix National Medal were considered in consultation with Jonathan Gibson, EVP of Marketing and Business Development for the Penske Corporation, and Larry Bluth, EVP and General Counsel fo the Penske Corporation. Some committee members expressed concens that all of the options presented for the reverse primarily featured Roger Penske, noting that they were not cleanly related to the medal's specific theme, that the reverses could too easily be confused for obverses, and that the reverse designs did not match stylistically with those presented for consideration on the obverse. The CCAC therefore recommended the following design for the obverse (with some modifications to certain details) but did not take any action on the reverse designs presented by the mint (which are viewable at the link above).
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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I know you have a job to do Kellen and I appreciate that. I guess I'm old school. I would submit this to the USPS for consideration to be a stamp.
I like the design and all. I think the above post has a novel idea 💡. Good luck with this 😉
Is the medal for presentation or will it be sold to the public? First I am hearing of this.
I'll guess it'll be on an ASE blank
My understanding is both. This was a last-minute program.
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That's a busy obverse design for a half dollar sized planchet. Regardless, from who is backing it to who they want on the medal it feels more like a lobbied vanity piece than anything else.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Minor typo - it's Roger Penske.
I know that you are limited with respect to sharing information. Despite this, I appreciate you taking the time to share what you are able.
Thank you, Kellen.
Again, why can't you share information freely? CCAC is a public body and has absolutely no connection to anything that would involve national security.
So far as this medal issue goes ...
I frequently believe that most of the recent designs are bad, but i like the wording Freedom 250 and the capitol building on the above medal. I could do without the race car, however.
Bring back the classics for circulating coinage!
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There are rules for everything in life. I am sure that Kellen knows what he is doing.
In another thread I mention a tour of the Philadelphia Mint that I got back in 2009. My tour guide told me that I could take pictures of equipment, but not of any of the high windows in the production area that might give thieves any ideas where certain things were inside the building. This seemed silly to me, but it was their ball park so I played by their rules.
I really appreciate the updates.
I'd never imagine that the design shared would be seriously anticipated for a US-minted product. It looks like someone slapped a NASCAR concept onto a congressional themed design. But I guess it's to be expected that we're considering pure souvenir junk to help prop up political events.
Why no cage in front of the White House medal?
I think a medal for the UFC event at the White House would have sold very well
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Kellen, Thanks for serving on the Committee and for posting your information.
IndyCar, not NASCAR.
It's American, not political. It will be quite the spectacle to see a race through the streets of DC. It will be a memorable event for anyone who chooses to go.
And Roger Penske is a legend in his field.
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Then why not put Tinkerbell or Mickey Mouse on it too? Disneyland is more American than IndyCar. Ask practically anyone who Mickey Mouse is and they know immediately…. As for Penske probably 90% of Americans have no clue who he is.
Next we’ll be seeing go-cart tracks around Arlington National Cemetery…… 😏
Maybe we can have one to fund the new wing, or the new arch too.
I find all of this cheesy and not really about celebrating the 250th IMO.
I threw the concept to AI and honestly, all of these look far better to me...
I wasn't aware that Disney was staging an event for America 250. If they are, then by all means strike a medal to honor the event.
Hence my comment "in his field".
Why in the world would you suggest such an absurd thing? 🤔
Thanks, typo
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2021 Young Numismatist of the Year