US Mint

½ Dollar – United States

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: Statue of Liberty

United States

Context

Year: 1986

Issuer: United States

Period:

Federal republic

(since 1776)

Currency:

Dollar

(since 1785)

Subdivision: ½ Dollar = 50 Cents

Total mintage: 7,853,635

Material

Diameter: 30.61 mm

Weight: 11.34 g

Thickness: 2.15 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Copper (Nickel-clad Copper)

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

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REVERSE ↓

References

KM: #212

Numista: #4404

Value

Exchange value: ½ USD = $0.50

Inflation-adjusted value: 1.49 USD

Obverse

Description:

Immigrant ship entering 1913 New York Harbor at sunrise, with the Statue of Liberty in the foreground.

Inscription:

LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST

1986

Script: Latin

Engraver: Edgar Zell Steever

Reverse

Description:

Immigrant family gazing at America from Ellis Island.

Inscription:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS

E PLURIBUS UNUM

HALF DOLLAR

Translation:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS

OUT OF MANY, ONE

HALF DOLLAR

Script: Latin

Languages: Latin, English

Engraver: Sherl Joseph Winter

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
United States Mint of Denver	D
United States Mint of San Francisco	S

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1986	D	928,008
1986	S	6,925,627	Proof

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