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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikjo0, post: 161603, member: 3565&quot;]Wolf01,</p><p>Since Ellis island opened in 1892 and processed over 12 million people by 1924,the people and skyline on the commemorative coin are probaly meant to be just after the turn of the century,1900-1912 at the peak of immigration from Eastern Europe.After this,the skyline changed dramatically.In other words,the same time period as on the obverse.Here is a photo of the actual skyline about 1900-1910 and if you&#039;re interested in seeing some unbelievable photos of the city from this period..go here: <a href="http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5010" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5010" rel="nofollow">http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5010</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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