More than likely, they are all immigrants who are just arriving to New York. Reverse: The reverse of the coin features four individuals, a child, two women and a gentleman with their luggage and bags right next to them. Below Lady Liberty is the date 1986, or the date in which the coins were issued. The words Liberty and in God We Trust elegantly surround the top portion of the coins design. On Lady Liberty’s right hand she is holding an ignited torch. Lady Liberty is dressed in a garment and wearing a crown filled with rays. Obverse: The obverse predominately portrays an image of the Statue of Liberty with a large and radiant sun in the background. A purple colored outer box with silver printing contained the holder.The 1986-S Statue of Liberty Half Dollar was produced in order to commemorate the Statue of Liberty, which is located in New York. This was sealed between two plastic lenses to form a single holder. The five coins were placed within individual holes in purple cardboard holder. The packaging for the standard 1986 Proof Set remained unchanged from the prior year.

The Prestige Set was priced at $48.50 and had a mintage of 599,317. This expanded set contained the Statue of Liberty Half Dollar and Silver Dollar commemorative coins in addition to the five coins included in the regular set. The US Mint also offered the 1986 Prestige Proof Set ( Buy on eBay). Some improperly stored sets may exhibit haze within the mirrored fields of the coins. Nearly all 1986 proof coins encountered will have a deep cameo proof finish. The five coins included the Kennedy Half, Washington Quarter, Roosevelt Dime, Jefferson Nickel, and Lincoln Cent. The set usually carries a slight premium as a result of the low mintage, but usually still trades below the issue price.Įach set contains five coins with a face value of 91 cents. Interestingly, the low mintage occurred directly after a significant uptick in mintage figures experienced in the prior year. The 1986 Proof Set ( Buy on eBay) recorded the lowest proof set mintage for all of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

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