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1986 Statue of Liberty Half Dollar Coin Composition | |||||||||||||
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Metal | USD/Pound | USD/Troy Ounce | USD/Gram | Grams/Coin | USD/Coin |
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Copper | $2.091 | $0.143 | $0.005 | 10.4328 g | $0.048 |
Nickel | $4.494 | $0.308 | $0.010 | 0.9072 g | $0.009 |
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin: | $0.057 | ||||
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 12 Coins: | $0.685 |
YEAR | IMG | COIN NAME | COIN GRADE |
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1986 D |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:Uncirculated |
1986 D |
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Statue of Liberty Half Dollar | NGC:MS 69 |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | USM:PROOF |
1986 S |
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Liberty Half Dollar | NGC:PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO |
1986 S |
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Statue of Liberty Half Dollar | ANACS:PR68DCAM |

COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION | |
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Region: | US |
Category: | Commemorative Half Dollar |
Coin Type: | 1986 Statue of Liberty Half Dollar |
Years Minted: | 1986 |
Mint Marks: | S D |
Denomination: | 50C |
Obverse Design: | Side view of Liberty and back view of immigrant ship steaming into New York harbor. |
Obverse Designer: | EDGAR Z. STEEVER, IV |
Reverse Design: | Immigrants at Ellis Island waiting to go to New York. |
Reverse Designer: | SHERI J. WINTER |
1986 50C Statue Of Liberty
[ KM#214 ][ PCGS#9619] 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. REF The 1986 Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar was issued along with a copper nickel clad half dollar and $5 gold coin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty. The commemorative program of “United States Liberty Coins” was the most successful to date, with more than 7 million silver dollars and 7 million half dollars sold, and a complete sell out of the maximum mintage established for the gold coins. The $78 million in surcharges raised from the program was used to fund the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and the celebration of its centennial. Designed by John Mercanti, the obverse of the silver dollar features a view of the Statue of Liberty with the main building of Ellis Island in the background. The inscriptions include “Liberty”, “Ellis Island”, “Gateway to America”, “In God We Trust”, and the date. The reverse of the coin was designed by John Mercanti with assistance from Matthew Peloso. The statue’s hand with a lit torch are depicted with the concluding words of Emma Lazarus’s poem The New Colossus. These words are engraved on a bronze plaque mounted inside the statue. The reverse inscriptions include “United States of America”, the famous words “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free”, the motto “E Pluribus Unum”, and the denomination “One Dollar”. The Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar was struck in proof at the San Francisco Mint and in uncirculated at the Philadelphia Mint. The coins had a maximum authorized mintage of 10 million, and eventually sold more than 70% of that amount. The silver dollar was sold individually or as part of a two, three, or six coin set. The coins could initially be purchased at a discounted “pre-issue” price before regular pricing went into effect. REF 25,000,000[5] (authorized) 6,925,627S (proof) 928,008D (uncirculated) |
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