"Give
me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
In 1986, we celebrated the 100th Anniversary of The Statue of Liberty.
The United States Mint, by an Act of Congress, authorized the minting of three
different coins celebrating this great event. Part of the original purchase price of
each coin was used to restore the Statue and Ellis Island, and to create an endowment for
the future maintenance of these national monuments. All of these coins enjoy legal
tender status. This is the first copper-nickel clad half dollar commemorative coin
issued. This is the
first time since 1929 that the United States has issued a $5.00 gold coin!
VARIETIES MINTED:
| Statue of Liberty Half Dollar
Uncirculated |
| Statue of Liberty Half Dollar
Proof |
| Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar Uncirc. |
| Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar Proof |
| Statue of Liberty Five Dollar Uncirc. |
| Statue of Liberty Five Dollar Proof |
| Two Coins Half Dollar & Dollar
Uncirc. |
| Two Coins Half Dollar & Dollar Proof |
| Three Coins 50˘, $1.00, & $5.00
Uncirc. |
| Three Coins 50˘, $1.00, & $5.00
Proof |
| Six Coins 50˘, $1.00, & $5.00 Unc.
& Proof |
SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIVE
DOLLARS:
| DATE |
1986 |
| MINT |
WEST POINT
("W") |
| UNCIRCULATED |
MINTAGE 95,258 |
| PROOF |
MINTAGE 404,013 |
| WEIGHT |
8.359 grams |
| DIAMETER |
0.850" or 21.59 mm |
| COMPOSITION |
0.24 tr.oz. Gold, 0.2
tr.oz.Silver, 0.01 tr.oz. Copper |
| DESIGNER (Obv.) |
ELIZABETH JONES |
| DESIGNER (Rev.) |
ELIZABETH JONES |
| DESIGN (Obv.) |
Head of Liberty gazing
toward a future of freedom & opportunity. |
| DESIGN (Rev.) |
Contemporary Eagle with
traditional layout and lettering. |
SPECIFICATIONS FOR DOLLAR:
| DATE |
1986 |
| MINT |
Philadelphia
("P") on Uncirculated
San Francisco ("S") on proof. |
| UNCIRCULATED |
MINTAGE 723,635 |
| PROOF |
MINTAGE 6,414,638 |
| WEIGHT |
26.73 grams |
| DIAMETER |
1.500" or 38.10 mm |
| COMPOSITION |
90% Silver 10% Copper |
| DESIGNER (Obv.) |
JOHN MERCANTI |
| DESIGNER (Rev.) |
JOHN MERCANTI |
| DESIGN (Obv.) |
Ellis Island and
Majestic Statue of Liberty |
| DESIGN (Rev.) |
Liberty's Torch and the
words from Emma Lazarus' poem, "The New Colossus." |
SPECIFICATIONS FOR HALF DOLLAR:
| DATE |
1986 |
| MINT |
Denver ("D")
on Uncirculated San Francisco ("S")
on proof. |
| UNCIRCULATED |
MINTAGE 928,008 |
| PROOF |
MINTAGE 6,925,627 |
| WEIGHT |
11.34 grams |
| DIAMETER |
1.205" or 30.61 mm |
| COMPOSITION |
92% Copper, 8% Nickel |
| DESIGNER (Obv.) |
EDGAR Z. STEEVER, IV |
| DESIGNER (Rev.) |
SHERI J. WINTER |
| DESIGN (Obv.) |
Sun rising over 1913
NYC skyline with Liberty welcoming an inbound liner. |
| DESIGN (Rev.) |
Immigrants at Ellis
Island waiting to go to New York. |
|
$5.00 Obverse
Proof
$5.00 Reverse
Proof
$1.00 Obverse
Proof
$1.00 Reverse
Proof
Half Dollar
Obverse
Proof
Half Dollar
Reverse
Proof
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