United States silver coins under one dollar
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United States silver coins under one dollar are fractional-denomination silver pieces, such as half dimes, dimes, quarters, and half dollars, that circulated widely in everyday commerce in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States silver coins under one dollar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1117423 — 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: United States silver coins under one dollar Context triple: [Coinage Act of 1853, appliesTo, United States silver coins under one dollar]
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
United States half dollar coins
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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E.
Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
- 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 silver coins under one dollar Target entity description: United States silver coins under one dollar are fractional-denomination silver pieces, such as half dimes, dimes, quarters, and half dollars, that circulated widely in everyday commerce in the 19th century.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
United States half dollar coins
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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E.
Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | category of coinage ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | largely withdrawn from circulation ⓘ |
| circulationUse | everyday commerce ⓘ |
| collectingField |
Barber dime
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Barber coinage
U.S. Seated Liberty series ⓘ U.S. type coins ⓘ early U.S. silver coinage ⓘ |
| composition | silver ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | collector items ⓘ |
| denominationRange | less than one dollar ⓘ |
| designTheme |
Liberty motifs
ⓘ
eagle motifs ⓘ |
| economicFunction | small everyday transactions ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | backbone of 19th century U.S. retail trade ⓘ |
| includesDenomination |
dime
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half dime ⓘ half dollar ⓘ quarter dollar ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | United States Mint ⓘ |
| laterMonetaryStandard | gold standard ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| majorCirculationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| metalType | precious metal coinage ⓘ |
| mintMarkUsage | letters indicating mint location ⓘ |
| monetaryRole | fractional currency ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | bimetallic standard ⓘ |
| monetarySystem |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| numismaticInterest | high for rare dates and mintmarks ⓘ |
| obverseInscription | LIBERTY ⓘ |
| otherMintLocation |
Carson City Mint
ⓘ
Denver Mint ⓘ New Orleans Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| primaryMintLocation | Philadelphia Mint ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Coinage Act of 1792
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Coinage Act of 1837 ⓘ Coinage Act of 1853 ⓘ Coinage Act of 1873 ⓘ |
| reverseInscription |
United States of America
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surface form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
denomination ⓘ value in cents ⓘ |
| standardization | weights and fineness defined by law ⓘ |
| subjectTo | melting for bullion value ⓘ |
| typicalAlloy |
0.100 copper
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0.900 fine silver ⓘ |
| typicalColor | silver-gray ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: United States silver coins under one dollar Description of subject: United States silver coins under one dollar are fractional-denomination silver pieces, such as half dimes, dimes, quarters, and half dollars, that circulated widely in everyday commerce in the 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
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