Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
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The Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar is a classic early 20th-century U.S. commemorative silver coin designed to honor pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail.
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| Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10151364 — 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: Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar Context triple: [Laura Gardin Fraser, notableWork, Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar]
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Westward Journey nickel series
The Westward Journey nickel series is a set of commemorative U.S. five-cent coins issued in 2004–2005 that feature special designs honoring the Lewis and Clark expedition and the nation’s westward expansion.
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B.
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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C.
America the Beautiful Quarters
America the Beautiful Quarters is a U.S. commemorative coin program featuring rotating reverse designs that honor national parks and other national sites in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia.
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D.
Franklin half dollar
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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E.
Kennedy half dollar
The Kennedy half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin first issued in 1964 to honor President John F. Kennedy, featuring his portrait on the obverse and widely collected despite limited circulation use in recent decades.
- 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: Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar Target entity description: The Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar is a classic early 20th-century U.S. commemorative silver coin designed to honor pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail.
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A.
Westward Journey nickel series
The Westward Journey nickel series is a set of commemorative U.S. five-cent coins issued in 2004–2005 that feature special designs honoring the Lewis and Clark expedition and the nation’s westward expansion.
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B.
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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C.
America the Beautiful Quarters
America the Beautiful Quarters is a U.S. commemorative coin program featuring rotating reverse designs that honor national parks and other national sites in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia.
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D.
Franklin half dollar
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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E.
Kennedy half dollar
The Kennedy half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin first issued in 1964 to honor President John F. Kennedy, featuring his portrait on the obverse and widely collected despite limited circulation use in recent decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States commemorative coin ⓘ |
| authorizationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| category | 20th-century commemorative coin ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | highly collected by numismatists ⓘ |
| composition |
10% copper
ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | half dollar ⓘ |
| designerObverse | Laura Gardin Fraser ⓘ |
| designerReverse | James Earle Fraser ⓘ |
| diameter | 30.6 millimeters ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| engraver |
James Earle Fraser
ⓘ
Laura Gardin Fraser ⓘ |
| inscription |
HALF DOLLAR
ⓘ
IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ LIBERTY ⓘ OREGON TRAIL MEMORIAL ⓘ PIONEER ⓘ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| legislationType | commemorative coin act ⓘ |
| mass | 12.5 grams ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| mintageType | uncirculated ⓘ |
| mintedAt |
Denver Mint
ⓘ
Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| mintingEndYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| mintingStartYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
considered a classic of U.S. commemorative coin design
ⓘ
one of the longest-running U.S. commemorative coin issues ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | pioneer family with covered wagon ⓘ |
| obverseDesignElement |
pioneer leading oxen-drawn covered wagon
ⓘ
setting sun ⓘ |
| periodOfCirculation | 1926–1939 ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemorate Oregon Trail pioneers
ⓘ
raise funds for Oregon Trail Memorial Association ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | Native American standing before U.S. map ⓘ |
| reverseDesignElement |
Native American in headdress with outstretched arm
ⓘ
map of United States with Oregon Trail route ⓘ |
| series | classic commemorative half dollars ⓘ |
| subject | pioneer migration to the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| theme |
American westward expansion
ⓘ
linked to:
United States territorial expansion
Oregon Trail ⓘ |
| value | 50 cents ⓘ |
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