U.S. Mint Designer and Engraver Jim Licaretz Signs Exclusive PCGS Signature Label Deal

August 13, 2019

(Santa Ana, California) – Jim Licaretz, a veteran designer from the United States Mint with 38 designer and engraver credits to his name, has signed an exclusive insert label signature deal with Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com).

In addition to serving as president of the American Medallic Sculpture Association the Licaretz initials can be found on a prolific number of issues across nearly every category of U.S. Mint products: circulating quarters, Presidential dollars, commemorative issues, first spouse bullion coins, congressional medals, and the 2009 centennial Lincoln cent.

Brett Charville, PCGS President, is honored the company is offering hand-signed signatures from such an accomplished U.S. Mint designer:

“The magnitude of Jim Licaretz’s contributions to U.S. Mint coinage is undeniable. His impressive range of design and engraving across such a large number of releases is difficult to achieve in the industry today. We are fortunate to be able to make available these one-of-a-kind signature labels from one of U.S. Mint’s greatest artists”.

Jim Licaretz worked for the U.S. Mint as a sculptor and engraver from 1986 to 1989 and again from 2006 to 2016. He worked for Mattel, Inc. during the 17-year break where his work received Doll of the Year and Toy of the Year. Licaretz was also a sculptor for The Franklin Mint, a freelance artist for Disney, and an instructor at the prestigious Academy of Art in San Francisco. He won the award for Excellence in Medallic Sculpture from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and sat on the Board of Directors for the National Sculpture Society.

"I am honored to have been involved in the creation of many of the United States Mint’s best numismatic productions,” said Licaretz. “To now be part of the PCGS signature label program is a truly special and unique achievement in my career."

Jim Licaretz full list of U.S. Mint coin and medal credits is as follows:

2016 - Quarter: Illinois (Shawnee), Reverse (engraver)
2016 - Commemorative Coin $1: National Park Service 100th Anniversary, Reverse: (engraver)
2015 - Quarter: Nebraska (Homestead), Reverse (engraver)
2015 - Commemorative Coin $5: U.S. Marshals Service, Obverse: (engraver)
2015 - First Spouse Gold Bullion: Jacqueline Kennedy, Reverse, (engraver)
2014 - First Spouse Gold Bullion: Pat Nixon, Reverse, (engraver)
2014 - First Spouse Gold Bullion: Lou Hoover, Reverse, (engraver)
2014 - First Spouse Gold Bullion: Grace Coolidge, Reverse, (engraver)
2013 - Congressional Medal, 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victims, Obverse (engraver)
2012 - Quarter: Alaska (Denali), Reverse (engraver)
2011 - Quarter: Oklahoma (Chickasaw), Reverse (engraver)
2011 - Commemorative Coin $1: Medal of Honor, Obverse: (designer and engraver)
2011 - Congressional Medal, Fallen Heroes of 9/11, Obverse (engraver)
2010 - Commemorative Coin $1: Boy Scouts of America Centennial, (designer and engraver)
2010 - Congressional Medal, Professor Muhammad Yunus, Reverse (engraver)
2009 - Penny: Lincoln Bicentennial (Log Cabin), Reverse (engraver)
2009 - First Spouse Gold Bullion: Margaret Taylor, Reverse, (engraver)
2009 - Quarter: Guam, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Presidential Dollar: Andrew Jackson, Obverse, (engraver)
2008 - First Spouse Gold Bullion: Van Buren, Reverse, (engraver)
2008 - Commemorative Coin $1: Bald Eagle, Obverse (designer and engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Cheyenne, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Comanche Nation, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Choctaw Nation, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Crow Nation, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Obverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Reverse (engraver)
2008 - Code Talkers Congressional Medal, Sisseton Pueblo of Laguna Tribe, Reverse (engraver)
2006 - Secretary of the Treasury Medal, Henry M. Paulson, Reverse (designer and engraver)
1989 - Congressional Medal, Mary Lasker, Obverse (designer and engraver)
1988 - Young Astronauts Liberty Commemorative Silver Medal, Obverse (engraver)
1986 - Medal of Congress, Harry Chapin, Obverse (engraver)
1986 - Medal of Congress, Aaron Copland, Reverse (designer and engraver)
1986 - Medal of Congress, Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky, (designer and engraver)