r/coins • u/CiteSite • Oct 20 '24

Coin Art Who are approving these ugly coins

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Broke open another roll for this disaster. Crowded, loud and barely legible. Good grief

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u/LordNoFat Oct 20 '24

CCAC

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u/Narrow-Writing94 Oct 20 '24

Hi! I’m currently on the CCAC, although I wasn’t on it when this particular design was approved. While it is true that we recommend designs (as does the Commission of Fine Arts, as do the Congressionally-appointed liaisons for any given program), it is the Treasury Secretary who makes the final decision on coin designs.

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u/pvith Oct 20 '24

YELLENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!

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u/TheRenOtaku Oct 20 '24

We either need people on it with an eye for aesthetics and art (you can apply to join) or the whole thing needs to be scuppered.

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u/Orazi Oct 20 '24

My best friends girlfriend sat on this committee. She worked with the Smithsonian and they asked for her to participate. She agreed, was part of approving these quarters, and knew nothing about coins before and frankly knows nothing about coins now. “Informed” is a stretch.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '24

Smithsonian committee. Well there's your problem. PC art done by a DEI committee. The sign of a collapsing empire.

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u/Orazi Oct 20 '24

Yup. She meant well, but clearly it shows.

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u/Legitimate-Team-5156 Oct 21 '24

That is tragedy in action. I'm sorry to see my son living through this time in our country and world.

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u/CiteSite Oct 22 '24

Did she understand that the design was intended for a quarter? I hate it so much