The American Liberty program gives Liberty, the oldest figure on U.S. coins, a modern face. The Mint proposed a high relief gold coin with companion silver medals in 2014, and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee approved it on July 22 of that year; the gold coins rest on the Mint's existing legal authority rather than a new act of Congress. Designs come from the Mint's Artistic Infusion Program and are reviewed by the CCAC and the Commission of Fine Arts.
The first coin went on sale on July 30, 2015: one ounce of 24-karat gold, struck in high relief at West Point with a $100 face value, the first U.S. gold coin of that denomination. A new design has followed every other year, each sold directly by the Mint with a limit. Silver medals with the same designs are issued alongside and are listed in our medals section.
