This set adds the Ellis Island Half Dollar to make a complimentary set. Both coins were authorized in commemoration of the centennial of the Statue of Liberty. You can read the authentication papers and the brochure by enlarging the photos. 

The Half Dollar coin honors and features the Statue of Liberty. The Silver Dollar features the Statue as a beacon to immigrants, and Ellis Island as a gateway to America. The half-dollar coin commemorates the contributions of immigrants to our Nation's heritage and achievements. 

The Ellis Island Dollar obverse inscriptions are Ellis Island, Gateway to America in the left field and In God We Trust and the Mint Mark in the right field along Lady Liberty's bottom skirt line. Liberty spans the arc of the rim. The 1986 date is set in the base at the bottom of the obverse.

The reverse of the Dollar coin features the blazing torch that Lady Liberty holds as a beacon of Freedom. Inscribed in the fields crossing the handle of the torch are the words from Emma Lazarus's poem; “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breath Free.” United Sates of America spans the rim and is accented by the bright light of Liberty's torch. At the bottom of the coin is E Pluribus Unum and the denomination One Dollar.

The Ellis Island Half Dollar obverse features a large sun shedding light on the Statue of Liberty reflecting the bright promise of freedom offered by the welcoming Lady Liberty standing watch over the harbor. The words Liberty and In God We Trust circle the inside of the rim.

The reverse of the Half Dollar coin features an immigrant family standing on the dock at Ellis Island looking across the harbor to the promise of new opportunities. United States of America frames the design. Inside and centered at the top of the coin are the words A Nation of Immigrants. E Pluribus Unum and Half Dollar arc the bottom of the coin.