United States 1986-S dollar KM-214
This silver dollar was struck to commemorate the centennial of the erection of the Statue of Liberty in New York. It was struck and sold in large quantities and is the second best selling United States commemorative to date, after the accompanying half dollar (KM 212). A gold half eagle (KM 215) was also struck. In 1986, collectors and the public were still excited about the resumption of the Mint's commemorative coin program, which had lapsed amid scandal and recrimination in 1954.
Recorded Mintage: 6,414,638 proof (struck at San Francisco) + 723,635 uncirculated (struck at Philadelphia).
Specification: 26.73 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38.1 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by John Mercanti and Matthew Peloso.
Catalog reference: KM 214.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
Link to:
- 1776-1976-S half dollar, bicentennial reverse, clad and 40% silver
- 1981-S half dollar
- 1982-D half dollar, 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington
- 1984-W 10 dollars, Olympic Games
- 1986 "silver eagle" dollar
- 1989-P 5 dollars, 1/10 oz gold eagle
- Coins and currency dated 1986
- return to United States Commemorative Coins, since 1982