The sale of three different commemorate coins. which would be established through passage of this legislation. can raise $137.5 million at no cost to the Government. This sum will cover more than onehalf of the estimated restoration of these monuments at a cost of $230 million. and much of the other half of the money will come from private and corporate contributions around the country. A $5 gold coin will commemorate the centennial of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. A silverdollar coin will honor Ellis Island as a gateway for immigrants to our country. A halfdollar coin will be minted in behalf of the contributions to American society brought by the immigrants. It is the hope and recommendation by my colleague. Mr.
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