United States half dollar coins

E93263

denomination of United States coin

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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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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States half dollar coins
Context triple: [Denver Mint, servesAsMintFor, United States half dollar coins]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

NED2 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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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	United States dollar (USD) ⓘ linked to: US dollar
obverseDesign	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ John F. Kennedy ⓘ Walking Liberty ⓘ
reverseDesign	Liberty Bell ⓘ Presidential Coat of Arms ⓘ linked to: Seal of the President of the United States heraldic eagle ⓘ
reverseDesignTheme	national symbols of the United States ⓘ
series	Franklin half dollar ⓘ Kennedy half dollar ⓘ Walking Liberty half dollar ⓘ linked to: Walking Liberty
shape	round ⓘ
silverContent	40% silver (1965–1970 circulation issues) ⓘ 90% silver (pre-1965 issues) ⓘ 90% silver (selected collector issues after 1964) ⓘ
subdivisionOf	United States dollar ⓘ linked to: US dollar
thickness	2.15 millimeters (approximate for clad issues) ⓘ
usedFor	bullion and silver investment (for silver issues) ⓘ general circulation (historically) ⓘ numismatic collecting ⓘ
value	0.50 US dollars ⓘ 50 cents ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Denver Mint → servesAsMintFor → United States half dollar coins ⓘ

The Minute Man → featuredOn → United States 1925 Lexington–Concord commemorative half dollar ⓘ

subject linked to: The Minute Man statue

linked to: United States half dollar coins

Philadelphia Mint → notableProduct → Kennedy half dollar ⓘ