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This coin was first struck on October 18, 1985 with production continuing through The Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar coin is minted in 90% silver and was authorized in commemoration of the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
The obverse inscriptions are Ellis Island, Gateway to America in the left field and In God We Trust and the Mint Mark is in the right field along Lady Liberty's bottom skirt line. Liberty boldly spans the arc of the rim from 11:00 to 3:00. The 1986 date is set in the in the base at the bottom of the obverse.
The reverse features the Blazing torch that Lady Liberty holds high the blazing beacon of Freedom. Inscribed in the fields crossing the handle of the torch are the words form Emma Lazarus' poem; “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breath Free”. United Sates of America spans the the rim from 9:00 to 3:00 accented by the bright light of Liberty's torch. At the bottom of the coin is E Pluribus Unum and the denomination One Dollar at the bottom
As specified in Public Law 99-61, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. was to use the funds collected from coin sale surcharges to restore and renovate the Statue of Liberty and the facilities used for immigration at Ellis Island and to establish an endowment that would ensure the continued upkeep and maintenance of these monuments
This coin comes packaged in the original U.S. Mint packaging with the Certificate of Authenticity.