August 24, 2022 -
The United States Mint honors our nation’s first spouses by issuing one-half ounce $10 gold coins featuring their images in the order they served as first spouse. The Mint issues First Spouse Gold Coins on the same schedule as the...
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...
December 18, 2023 -
Medallic Artist Renata Gordon received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia December 2010. In addition to her interest in sculpture, she is a gifted painter and created many beautiful public and...
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 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,...
