“Chris Costello has beautifully retold the Mayflower story through numismatic art, while also highlighting important themes which continue to resonate with us in the U.K. and U.S. today.”
—Clare Maclennan
Director of Commemorative Coins, The Royal Mint

Commemorative Half Dollar
obverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by John P. McGraw
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

National Historic Site Quarter
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Phebe Hemphill
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

Commemorative £2 Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Emma Noble
Image copyright The Royal Mint. Used with permission.
Designing the H.G. Wells Commemorative Coin

Commemorative Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Joe Menna
See all of my designs reviewed by the CCAC and CFA
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

Commemorative £2 Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Jody Clark.
Images copyright The Royal Mint. Used with permission.

National Historical Park Quarter
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Joe Menna
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

National Wildlife Refuge Quarter
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Phebe Hemphill
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

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.

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

First Spouse Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

Commemorative Silver Dollar
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Jim Licaretz
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

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

First Spouse Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

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

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

Native American $1 Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Joseph Menna
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

National Park Quarter
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Renata Gordon
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.

First Spouse Gold Coin
reverse
Pencil on paper • Sculpt by Don Everhart
Copyright United States Mint. Used with permission.
Watch my interview with CBS KENS5 San Antonio as we talk about the 2019 San Antonio Missions National Historic Park Quarter. Also, in this video, United States Mint Chief Engraver Joe Menna and I discuss the design and sculpt of the coin.
“Well done Chris. 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
“You rock, Chris. Excellent job, the figures display a sense of dignity.”
—John Mercanti
Chief Engraver, United States Mint
Complete list of coins and medals
designed for The United States Mint