Franklin half dollar
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The Franklin half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin minted from 1948 to 1963 featuring Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franklin half dollar canonical | 2 |
| Franklin half dollar obverse | 1 |
| Franklin half dollar series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3925459 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franklin half dollar Context triple: [United States half dollar coins, series, Franklin half dollar]
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A.
Roosevelt dime
The Roosevelt dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, introduced in 1946 and still in circulation today.
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B.
Jefferson nickel
The Jefferson nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin first issued in 1938 featuring President Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and his home, Monticello, on the reverse.
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C.
Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
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D.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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E.
Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franklin half dollar Target entity description: The Franklin half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin minted from 1948 to 1963 featuring Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse.
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A.
Roosevelt dime
The Roosevelt dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, introduced in 1946 and still in circulation today.
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B.
Jefferson nickel
The Jefferson nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin first issued in 1938 featuring President Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and his home, Monticello, on the reverse.
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C.
Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
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D.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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E.
Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States half dollar coin
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circulating coin ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| collectible | yes ⓘ |
| compositionStandard | pre-1965 US silver coinage standard ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | 50 cents ⓘ |
| denominationPlacement | HALF DOLLAR at bottom of reverse ⓘ |
| designerObverse | John R. Sinnock ⓘ |
| designerReverse | John R. Sinnock ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| featuresInscription |
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ⓘ
HALF DOLLAR ⓘ IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ LIBERTY ⓘ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| introducedUnderPresident |
Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
linked to:
President Harry S. Truman
|
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| metalComposition |
10% copper
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90% silver ⓘ |
| mintingEndYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| mintingStartYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations | above Liberty Bell on reverse ⓘ |
| mints |
Denver Mint
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Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| mottoPlacement | IN GOD WE TRUST below portrait ⓘ |
| numismaticCategory | 20th-century US coinage ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| obverseLegendPlacement | LIBERTY above portrait ⓘ |
| obverseOrientation | right-facing portrait of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| periodOfCirculation | late 1940s to early 1960s ⓘ |
| portraitSubject | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | assassination of John F. Kennedy and creation of Kennedy half dollar ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Kennedy half dollar ⓘ |
| replacedDesignOf |
Walking Liberty half dollar
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linked to:
Walking Liberty
|
| reverseDesign |
Liberty Bell
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small eagle ⓘ |
| reverseLegendPlacement | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around top ⓘ |
| reverseObjectDepicted |
Liberty Bell with crack
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linked to:
Liberty Bell
|
| reverseSymbolism |
American independence
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freedom ⓘ |
| seriesName |
Franklin half dollar series
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linked to:
Franklin half dollar
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| silverBullionContent | 0.36169 troy ounces of silver (approximate) ⓘ |
| standardDiameter | 30.6 millimeters ⓘ |
| standardWeight | 12.5 grams ⓘ |
| succeededByDesign | Kennedy half dollar ⓘ |
| value | 0.50 US dollars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Franklin half dollar Description of subject: The Franklin half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin minted from 1948 to 1963 featuring Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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