United States half dollar coins
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United States half dollar coins are fifty-cent pieces produced by the U.S. Mint that have featured various iconic designs over time, including the Walking Liberty, Franklin, and Kennedy half dollars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kennedy half dollar | 1 |
| United States 1925 Lexington–Concord commemorative half dollar | 1 |
| United States half dollar coins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T772441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States half dollar coins Context triple: [Denver Mint, servesAsMintFor, United States half dollar coins]
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A.
United States quarter dollar coins
United States quarter dollar coins are 25-cent pieces issued by the U.S. Mint, widely used in everyday commerce and often produced in special commemorative series for collectors.
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B.
United States dollar coins
United States dollar coins are U.S. legal-tender metal currency pieces with a face value of one dollar, issued in various designs and compositions over time for circulation, collectors, and commemorative purposes.
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C.
United States coins
United States coins are the official metallic currency of the U.S., issued in various denominations and designs by the U.S. Mint for everyday transactions and collecting.
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D.
Rose Quarter
Rose Quarter is a sports and entertainment district in Portland, Oregon, featuring major venues, restaurants, and event spaces along the east bank of the Willamette River.
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E.
Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin)
The Half Eagle is a historic U.S. five-dollar gold coin, first authorized in 1792, that circulated widely in the 19th century and underwent several design and composition changes over its minting life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States half dollar coins Target entity description: United States half dollar coins are fifty-cent pieces produced by the U.S. Mint that have featured various iconic designs over time, including the Walking Liberty, Franklin, and Kennedy half dollars.
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A.
United States quarter dollar coins
United States quarter dollar coins are 25-cent pieces issued by the U.S. Mint, widely used in everyday commerce and often produced in special commemorative series for collectors.
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B.
United States dollar coins
United States dollar coins are U.S. legal-tender metal currency pieces with a face value of one dollar, issued in various designs and compositions over time for circulation, collectors, and commemorative purposes.
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C.
United States coins
United States coins are the official metallic currency of the U.S., issued in various denominations and designs by the U.S. Mint for everyday transactions and collecting.
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D.
Rose Quarter
Rose Quarter is a sports and entertainment district in Portland, Oregon, featuring major venues, restaurants, and event spaces along the east bank of the Willamette River.
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E.
Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin)
The Half Eagle is a historic U.S. five-dollar gold coin, first authorized in 1792, that circulated widely in the 19th century and underwent several design and composition changes over its minting life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | denomination of United States coin ⓘ |
| category |
United States coinage
ⓘ
commemorative and circulation coins ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | limited circulation since 2002 ⓘ |
| composition |
copper-nickel clad
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denominationCode | 50¢ ⓘ |
| designer |
Adolph A. Weinman
ⓘ
Frank Gasparro ⓘ Gilroy Roberts ⓘ John R. Sinnock ⓘ |
| diameter | 30.61 millimeters ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| faceDesignTheme |
American presidents
ⓘ
Liberty ⓘ |
| introduced | 1794 ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | United States Mint ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| mass | 12.5 grams (current clad issues) ⓘ |
| metalContentChange | silver to clad in 1971 for circulation issues ⓘ |
| mintMarks |
D
ⓘ
P ⓘ S ⓘ W ⓘ |
| monetaryUnit |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar (USD)
|
| obverseDesign |
Benjamin Franklin
ⓘ
John F. Kennedy ⓘ Walking Liberty ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
Liberty Bell
ⓘ
Seal of the President of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Coat of Arms
heraldic eagle ⓘ |
| reverseDesignTheme | national symbols of the United States ⓘ |
| series |
Franklin half dollar
ⓘ
Kennedy half dollar ⓘ Walking Liberty ⓘ
surface form:
Walking Liberty half dollar
|
| shape | round ⓘ |
| silverContent |
40% silver (1965–1970 circulation issues)
ⓘ
90% silver (pre-1965 issues) ⓘ 90% silver (selected collector issues after 1964) ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| thickness | 2.15 millimeters (approximate for clad issues) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bullion and silver investment (for silver issues)
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general circulation (historically) ⓘ numismatic collecting ⓘ |
| value |
0.50 US dollars
ⓘ
50 cents ⓘ |
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Subject: United States half dollar coins Description of subject: United States half dollar coins are fifty-cent pieces produced by the U.S. Mint that have featured various iconic designs over time, including the Walking Liberty, Franklin, and Kennedy half dollars.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Minute Man
this entity surface form:
United States 1925 Lexington–Concord commemorative half dollar
this entity surface form:
Kennedy half dollar