March 1, 2024 -
Artistic Infusion Program Designer Richard Masters is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he previously served as Professor of Art for 19 years. Prior to retiring in 2015, he was selected for the SNC Professor of International...
March 1, 2024 -
Artistic Infusion Program Designer Thomas Hipschen, an Iowa native, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1968 to participate in a ten year formal engraving apprenticeship offered by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He studied at George Washington University, American University...
April 2, 2024 -
Medallic Artist Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts graduate Phebe Hemphill studied for three years with sculptor EvAngelos Frudakis in Philadelphia. In 1987, she joined the sculpture department at the Franklin Mint and, for the next 15 years, worked on...
December 18, 2023 -
Chief Engraver Joseph Menna became the 14th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint in February 2019. Menna joined the Mint in 2005, and has over three decades of professional experience and classical training. He was the first full-time artist...
April 2, 2024 -
Artistic Infusion Program Designer Justin Kunz is a painter, concept artist, illustrator and teacher. He worked in game development studios for more than eleven years, including Disney Interactive and Blizzard Entertainment, where he helped design environments in World of Warcraft...
April 2, 2024 -
Artistic Infusion Program Designer Donna Weaver studied sculpting, painting and print-making at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, graduating with a fine arts degree in 1966. A native of northern Kentucky, she worked for several of the area’s toy companies, including...
March 1, 2024 -
Artistic Infusion Program Designer Benjamin Sowards is an artist and illustrator whose portfolio includes official portraiture, gallery painting, fully illustrated picture books and young adult fantasy. His works are included in public and private collections internationally. He loves the preparation,...
April 17, 2017 -
By Office of Corporate Communications April 13, 2016 The 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service Act (public law 113-291) was signed into law December 19, 2014, directing the United States Mint to strike and issue commemorative coins honoring the...
April 17, 2017 -
by Office of Corporate Communications January 6, 2016 The eagerly anticipated commemorative coin designs for 2016 were officially unveiled at two ceremonies in November. Designs for the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Program were unveiled at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home...
June 21, 2023 -
By Sharon McPike January 28, 2015 The U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coins will be on sale Jan. 29 at the United States Mint’s website and via Customer Service at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Organizations who are authorized to benefit from...
