1986 S U.S. Mint 2 Coin Proof Set 1986 S Statue of Liberty Half Dollar, 90 % Silver 1986 S Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar Mint: San Francisco 1986 S Deep Cameo Ellis Island Proof Dollar Statue Of Liberty Coin The obverse depicts the Statue of Liberty in the foreground, with the main building at Ellis Island in the distance to the left, with the inscription ELLIS / ISLAND / GATEWAY TO / AMERICA above. The reverse illustrated a hand holding a torch, taken from the Statue of Liberty, and an excerpt in four lines from Emma Lazarus' poem, The New Colossus: GIVE ME YOUR TIRED / YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED / MASSES YEARNING / TO BREATHE FREE. Mercanti's original design included a family behind Liberty, and a ship, but it became too crowded. He removed the family, leaving the Statue and Ellis Island. 1986 S Deep Cameo Half Dollar. Obv. depicts a ship of immigrants entering New York Harbor. The skyline is circa 1913, with an image of the Statue of Liberty in the foreground and a rising sun in the background. The inscriptions include “Libertyâ€, “In God We Trustâ€, and the date “1986â€. The obverse was designed by Edgar Z. Steever IV. Rev. features a family of immigrants witnessing a view of America from a pier or wharf at Ellis Island. The inscriptions read “United States of Americaâ€, “A Nation of Immigrantsâ€, “E Pluribus Unumâ€, and the denomination “Half Dollarâ€. The reverse was designed by Sherl Joseph Winter.