“Well done Chris…..for a very long time. I certainly appreciated your talents while I was the Mint Director! The good news is that we all will have the opportunity to see much more from you for many years to come”

—David Ryder, Director
United States Mint

Watch the making of the 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarter. (3:50)

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2019 COIN OF THE YEAR AWARD
BEST GOLD COIN
2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Michael Gaudioso
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2017 Native American $1 Coin
Sequoyah and the Cherokee Syllabary
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Charles Vickers
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2017 Boys Town
Commemorative Half Dollar
obverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2017 Boys Town
Commemorative Half Dollar
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Phebe Hemphill
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

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2016 Betty Ford First
Spouse $10 1/2 oz Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2016 National Park Service
100th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Dollar
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Jim Licaretz
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2016 Mark Twain
Commemorative Silver Dollar
obverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Michael Gaudioso
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

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2015 Ladybird Johnson
First Spouse $10 1/2 oz Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

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NOMINATED
2016 COIN OF THE YEAR AWARD
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
2014 Eleanor Roosevelt
First Spouse $10 1/2 oz Gold Coin
obverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Phebe Hemphill
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

NOMINATED
2016 COIN OF THE YEAR AWARD
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
2014 Eleanor Roosevelt
First Spouse $10 1/2 oz Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2014 Native American $1 Coin
Native Hospitality and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Joseph Menna
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2014 America the Beautiful
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarter
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

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2013 Edith Roosevelt
First Spouse $10 1/2 oz Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Don Everhart
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

2013 Girl Scouts of the USA
Centennial Silver Dollar
reverse
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator • Sculpt by Joseph Menna
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

“You rock, Chris. Excellent job, the figures display a sense of dignity.”

—John Mercanti, Chief Engraver
United States Mint