The half eagle was a complete sellout, meeting its maximum authorized mintage in a breakdown of 95,248 uncirculated strikes and 404,013 proofs (a total of 499,261 pieces, with the shortfall of 739 pieces would most likely accounting for pieces lost in transit or damaged coins). Overall, the 1986 Statue of Liberty Commemorative Coin program was one of the most successful from the standpoint of overall mintages. This is an image by Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez of a United States government publication. The United States Mint sold the seven-piece 1986 Prestige Proof Set with the 1986-S Statue of Liberty Clad Half Dollar and Dollar coins for $48.50, as seen on this page from the 1986 Catalogue of Official Coins Medals. The 1986-S Clad Proof Half Dollar and 1986-S Silver Proof Dollar were also sold in the seven-coin 1986-S Prestige Proof Set, issued at $48.50 and including proof versions of the 1986-S Lincoln Cent, 1986-S Jefferson Nickel, 1986-S Roosevelt Dime, 1986-S Washington Quarter, and 1986-S Kennedy Half Dollar. 1986-W Gold Proof Statue of Liberty Half Eagle – $170 (pre issue), $175 (regular issue).
Steever IV depicting the Statue of Liberty in the foreground as she welcomes an incoming steamer in New York Harbor as it makes its way toward Ellis Island in the background is the skyline of Manhattan, as seen around the year 1913 and draped in the light of the rising Sun. Rounding out the three coins is the half dollar, with its obverse design by Edgar Z. The reverse, designed by Mercanti with assistance by Matthew Peloso, shows the torch of the Statue of Liberty figuring in the center of the canvas and rising above a famous quote inscribed upon the Statue of Liberty: “GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE.” The obverse of the commemorative dollar showcases the Statue of Liberty with the Registry Room (or “Great Hall”) of Ellis Island seen in the background. The silver dollar was designed by John Mercanti, then busy preparing the American Silver Eagle that was also to debut in 1986. The reverse, a collaboration by Jones and Philip Fowler, reveals a side view of an eagle upon landing.
The $5 gold coin – the first issued by the United States Mint since 1929 – is anchored by an obverse design from then-Chief Engraver of the United States Mint Elizabeth Jones featuring an upshot view toward the head of the Statue of Liberty, her rays seemingly beaming beyond the round confines of the coin. commemorative coinage was a project laid upon the skilled hands of the talented artists at the United States Mint. Honoring the Statue of Liberty on this U.S. The first United States Mint program of the 1980s that utilized this now ubiquitous trinity of commemorative coin denominations was the 1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial, which pays homage to the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
#US LIBERTY COINS 1986 HALF DOLLAR PROOF 2 COINS SERIES#
The United States Modern Commemorative Coin series that began in 1982 has a common trio of coins across which a common design or theme is carried, and that numismatic threesome is the clad half dollar, silver dollar, and gold $5 coin.
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