Jan. 6 Coin Reinstated After Mint’s Mysterious Removal
HuffPost
Just as quietly as it was removed, a commemorative coin honoring police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been quietly reinstated.
A commemorative bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is once again available for purchase, just a little more than a week after it was found to have abruptly vanished from the U.S. Mint’s website.
HuffPost first noted the coin’s removal in late February. When reached for comment at the time, the Mint did not say why the coin had been removed and said only that it “periodically” conducted a review of its portfolio to “focus on those products with the broadest appeal to collectors and other customers.”
The Mint ignored repeated inquiries specifically seeking answers on whose decision it was to remove the coin. D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges, who was attacked on Jan. 6, 2021, by rioters supporting President Donald Trump, said he also asked the Mint many times about the coin’s removal.
An email he received in response to his inquiries was nearly identical to one HuffPost received when it sent the Mint a series of similar and more extensive questions in February, suggesting it may have been a form response.
The Mint gave the same reply again when asked about the removal and reinstatement on Monday.
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