Set of two commemorative coins struck by the U.S. Mint in 1986 to mark the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
The first is a one-dollar silver coin: the obverse shows Lady Liberty in front of the Ellis Island immigration station with the legend “GATEWAY TO AMERICA”; below are the date 1986 and mint mark S (San Francisco). The reverse depicts Liberty’s torch with rays and the verse from Emma Lazarus’s poem “GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR…”.
Silver '900', weight 26.73 g
The second is a copper–nickel half-dollar: the obverse features the Statue of Liberty against a rising sun over New York Harbor, the inscriptions “LIBERTY” and the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST”, with the date 1986 and mint mark S below. The reverse shows an immigrant family looking toward America, together with the legend “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and the denomination “HALF DOLLAR”.
Cu-Ni clad (75 % Cu / 25 % Ni), weight 11.34 g
Both coins are housed in their original capsules and the official navy-blue U.S. Mint presentation box with a red-white-blue ribbon.
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