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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 4, January 25, 2015, Article 12

2015 HIGH RELIEF GOLD COIN DESIGN CANDIDATES

The Mint News Blog published all the design candidates for the 2015 High Relief gold coin. Here are a few - see the article for the complete set. -Editor

The United States Mint has released the design candidates for this year’s upcoming 2015 High Relief Gold Coin and Silver Medal. Today and next week, these designs will be reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) in separately held meetings.

Last year, the CCAC had given their enthusiastic support for high relief gold coins and silver medals to be produced by the United States Mint. The new program was viewed as a historic initiative that could potentially fulfill former US Mint Director Edmund Moy’s calls for a neo-Renaissance in American coin design.

The obverse design for the coin and medal would contain a modern rendition of Liberty, while the reverse would carry a depiction of an eagle. The gold coins would be produced under the authority granted to the Secretary of the Treasury under 31 U.S.C. § 5112(i)(4)(C) to mint and issue gold bullion or proof coins with broad discretion over coin specifications, designs, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions. The authority for the silver medals would come under 31 U.S.C. § 5111(a)(2) which provides the Secretary with broad authority to strike national medals and other medals.

Some Obverses

O-03-C-220x285 O-04-C-220x285 O-07-C-220x285

O-09-C-220x285 O-14-C-220x285 O-15-C-220x285

So who says Miss Liberty has to be white? These first two (#03, #04) are interesting departures from the historical norm. The next two (#07,#09) show a very youthful Liberty, and I think both would look nice in high relief. #14 is more traditional, yet different. I like it. I'm on the fence with #15. -Editor

Some Reverses

R-01-C-220x285 R-06-C-220x285 R-07-C-220x285

R-12-C-220x285 R-15-C-220x285 R-16-C-220x285

#06 (top middle) is an interesting departure from the norm, but I think it's too plain and wouldn't do justice to the high relief format. I like #01 (top left). I'm on the fence about the others, but something about the last one (#16) reminds me more of a chicken. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
2015 High Relief Gold Coin and Silver Medal Design Candidates (http://mintnewsblog.com/2015/01/2015-high-relief-gold-coin-and-silver-medal-design-candidates/)

Coin World reported the results of the CFA meeting. -Editor

The Commission of Fine Arts recommended proposed designs for the 2015 High Relief gold $75 coin and companion silver medal at its Jan. 22 meeting. Two obverse designs and two reverse designs were recommended.

Of the two obverses the CFA recommended, one depicts a wreathed bust of Liberty, with the date 2015 and inscriptions LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. The second obverse depicts Liberty standing, crowned with leaves, holding an American flag on staff in her left hand and a torch in her right.

Of the two reverses that received CFA recommendation, one features an eagle in flight, clutching olive branches, with inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The denomination is presented as SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS and the weight and fineness as 1 OZ. .9999 FINE GOLD.

The second reverse recommended depicts an eagle perched on a branch ruffling its wings that extend off the edge of the coin design. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM are inscribed around. The weight in gold and fineness appear in two lines in the field in front of the eagle as 1 OZ. .9999 / FINE GOLD. The denomination appears as $75.

The coin designs recommended by the CFA were selected from among 41 proposed obverse and reverse designs. The CFA also reviewed 41 obverse and reverse designs for the silver medal that are the same as those for the gold coin, but without the coin inscriptions (mandated mottoes, date, denomination, weight and fineness).

The same designs are to be reviewed during a two-day session Jan. 27 and 28 in Washington, D.C., by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee for their recommendations. The recommendations from both panels along with those of the Mint will be forwarded to the Treasury Secretary for final approval.

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To read the complete article, see:
Commission of Fine Arts recommends designs for 2015 High Relief gold coin (www.coinworld.com/news/2015-75-dollar-gold-coin-to-be-high-relief-not-ultra-high-relief.html)

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