

½ Dollar (Statue of Liberty)
United States · Copper
The coin
The 1986 Statue of Liberty Half Dollar
In 1986 the Statue of Liberty turned 100, and she was falling apart. This little half dollar — the first commemorative half ever struck in plain copper-nickel, not silver — came with a $2 surcharge that went straight to fixing her up and reopening Ellis Island.
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