Description: 1986-S STATUE OF LIBERTY CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY HALF-DOLLAR PROOFPRE-TUBBS SONOMA CALIFORNIA ESTATE COINSan Francisco U.S. Mint Proof-StrikeTRADITIONAL COMPOSITIONCollector "Key-Date" Release ~ 1986SECOND COMMEMORATIVE HALF-DOLLAR PROOF ISSUED OF MODERN ERA 92% Copper ~ 8% Nickel "Traditional content for U.S. Half Dollar"GEM-BRILLIANTUltra-CameoDEEP MIRRORSFrosted Devices MINT STATE UNCIRCULATED"No coin wear, mint condition, excellent strike, full mint-luster present" SEALED -- Original Airtight Coin-Seal Capsule in Excellent ConditionIncludes Original United States Mint Package and Official Certificate of Authenticity from the Legislated OfficeNumber "1" Stamped Chipboard-Sleeve(Note: The package, felt-box, and paper-description shows normal age wear.)"MINT CONDITION PROOF COIN""The Statue of Liberty Half Dollar coin was authorized in commemoration of the centennial (1886-1986) of the Statue of Liberty. This coin was first struck on October 18, 1985 with production continuing through 1986." - United States Mint"The United States Mint, by Act of Congress, has produced United States Liberty Coins. All coins minted under the Act are legal tender of the United States and have been produced with specially prepared dies and blanks to assure the highest quality, brilliant luster and magnificent detail. This coin is the first Statue of Liberty--Ellis Island Commemorative Half Dollar ever issued by the United States Government." - Donna Pope, Director of the U.S. MintUNITED STATES MODERN CLAD COMMEMORATIVE PROOF COIN "The Liberty Half-Dollar coin commemorates the contributions of immigrants to our Nation's heritage and achievements." - Donna Pope, Director of the U.S. Mint Obverse Description: "The obverse design of the coin focuses on the growing New York skyline at about 1913, with a side view of the Statue's uplifting gesture welcoming an in-bound ship steaming into New York harbor. The scene is set against the sun rising in the east to convey the start of a different life in the New World." - United States Mint Obverse Inscriptions: "LIBERTY" "IN GOD WE TRUST" "EZS" "1986" Obverse Designer: Edgar J. Steever (EZS), Sculptor Engraver, United States Mint Obverse Mint Mark: "S" (San Francisco Mint) Reverse Description: "Derived from a photograph of immigrants at Ellis Island, waiting to go to New York, the reverse features a design of an immigrant family with their belongings on the threshold of America." - United States Mint Reverse Inscriptions: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" "A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS" "JW" "E PLURIBUS UNUM" "HALF DOLLAR" Reverse Artist: Sherl J. Winter (JW), Sculptor Engraver, United States Mint FROM GRANDPARENT'S SONOMA CALIFORNIA ESTATE (World War II Veteran ~ United States Army)EXTRAORDINARY PROOF-COIN FROM CLASSIC 1986...Includes Shipping(The Tubbs Fire is well known as one of the most destructive wildfires in California history; large portions of Lake, Napa, and Sonoma counties -- including homes and vineyards -- were lost.)
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Collector Key: Second-Issue Proof Half Dollar ~ Modern Commemorative Era
Reverse: Ellis Island Immigrants Await New York
Authority: Public Law 99-61 (July 9, 1985)
Mint: United States Assay Office in San Francisco California
Strike Type: Proof
Coin Size: 1.205" Diameter
Grade: Superb Gem-Brilliant
Metal Composition: 92% Copper ~ 8% Nickel
Certification: U.S. Mint
Weight: 11.34 grams
Adjectival Description: Ultra Deep-Cameo
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Denomination: 50C
Edge Type: Reeded
Coin Type: United States Modern Commemorative
Unique Highlight: Pre-Tubbs Sonoma California Estate Coin
Year: 1986
Designers: Edgar Z. Steever; Sheryl J. Winter
Obverse: 1913 New York City Statue of Liberty
Coin Designation: Statue of Liberty Clad Half-Dollar (Proof)
Mint Location: San Francisco
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Variety: Statue of Liberty
Special Attribute: Statue of Liberty Centennial Anniversary (1886-1986)