The listing, ★ Two (2) 1986 Statue of Liberty Half Dollar Commemorative Coins - 1 Proof + 1 Uncirc in Capsules ★ has ended.
This auction is for 1 each of proof and uncirculated versions of the 1986 Statue of Liberty Half Dollar Commemorative Coin. Both come sealed in acrylic capsules.
The 1986 Statue of Liberty Half Dollar was one of three commemorative coins issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
The obverse of the coin depicts a ship of immigrants entering New York Harbor. The skyline is circa 1913, with an image of the Statue of Liberty in the foreground and a rising sun in the background. The inscriptions include “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, and the date “1986”.
The reverse of the coin features a family of immigrants witnessing a view of America from a pier or wharf at Ellis Island. The inscriptions read “United States of America”, “A Nation of Immigrants”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and the denomination “Half Dollar”.
The half dollar was struck in proof and uncirculated versions with the former struck at San Francisco and the latter struck at Denver.
Since the coins did not contain precious metals content, the pricing was the lowest for the program at $7.50 for proof and $6 for uncirculated.
Coin Specifications:
1986-S Proof Statue of Liberty Half Dollar
Regular Price: $7.50
Final Mintage: 6,925,627
1986-D Uncirculated Statue of Liberty Half Dollar
Regular Price: $6.00
Final Mintage: 928,008
Designer: Edgar Z. Steever IV (obverse), Sheryl Winter (reverse)
Weight: 11.3400 g
Composition: 91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel
Diameter: 30.61 mm