1886 P Morgan Silver Dollar US Commemorative Society Collection

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For Sale: 1 each 1886 P Morgan Silver Dollar, purchased from the Postal Commemorative Society. The inscription on the front reads: This historic $.03 stamp honoring the Statue of Liberty was issued June 24, 1954. The Panel is postmarked October 28, the anniversary of the dedication of the world famous beacon of liberty. The inscription on the back reads: Dispite mist and fog, huge crowds turned out on October 28, 1886 for the unveiling of Liberty Enlightening the World. The occasion, noted The New York Times, was lible " a hundred fourth of Julys." The city streets were filled with people, and hundreds of boats crowded the harbor. President Grover Cleveland led a party of French and American officials in a gala parade. The procession wound up on Wall Street, where it was accorded the largest ticker tape reception the city had ever seen. On Bedloe's Island, Liberty's permanent home, the festivities began with a 21 gun salute. On cue, Frederic Bartholdi, designer of the statue, dropped the French Flag draping her face. The crowd went wild, and President Cleveland had to wait twenty minutes for the cheering to subside. Finally, he stepped forward to accept the statue on behalf of the American people. "We will not forget that Liberty hs here made her home," he told onlookers, "nor shall her chosen alter be neglected." The historic read more

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