CCAC Considers 2023 Dollar Designs
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) convened via teleconference May 18 to review and discuss candidate designs for the four 2023 American Innovation dollars honoring contributions from the states of Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana and Mississippi.
The reverse designs in the American Innovation series are meant to commemorate innovation or innovators from each of the 50 states, the territories and the District of Columbia.
The U.S. Mint worked with the governors of the four states being honored in 2023 to develop design concepts for the coins. These concepts have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The Governors were asked to propose from one to three design concepts, and artists created designs based on all concepts proposed and subsequently approved by the Secretary. The advisory committees are not obligated to choose a theme and then select a design from that theme; instead, they can recommend the design they believe will create the best coin. The states that feel strongly about a particular theme may choose to submit only one theme; others choose to highlight the variety of innovations or innovators tied to their state.
The Mint worked with liaisons and experts from each state in developing the
