Lincoln cent
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The Lincoln cent is a U.S. one-cent coin featuring President Abraham Lincoln, first issued in 1909 and notable as the longest-running design in American coinage history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lincoln cent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1567122 — 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: Lincoln cent Context triple: [Philadelphia Mint, notableProduct, Lincoln cent]
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A.
Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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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.
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.
- 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: Lincoln cent Target entity description: The Lincoln cent is a U.S. one-cent coin featuring President Abraham Lincoln, first issued in 1909 and notable as the longest-running design in American coinage history.
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A.
Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States one-cent coin
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circulating coin ⓘ |
| abbreviation | penny (colloquial) ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | in circulation ⓘ |
| composition |
95% copper, 5% tin and zinc (1909–1942)
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95% copper, 5% zinc (1944–1982) ⓘ 97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper plating (1982–present) ⓘ zinc-coated steel (1943) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
|
| denomination | one cent ⓘ |
| designerOfObverse | Victor David Brenner ⓘ |
| diameter | 19.05 mm ⓘ |
| edge | plain ⓘ |
| featuresPortraitOf | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| firstYearOfIssue | 1909 ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
1909-S VDB Lincoln cent
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1955 doubled die obverse Lincoln cent ⓘ 1969-S doubled die obverse Lincoln cent ⓘ 1972 doubled die obverse Lincoln cent ⓘ 1983 doubled die reverse Lincoln cent ⓘ 1992 Close AM reverse Lincoln cent ⓘ 1999 Wide AM reverse Lincoln cent ⓘ |
| introducedToCommemorate | 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| mass |
2.5 g (copper-plated zinc issues after 1982)
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3.11 g (bronze issues before 1982) ⓘ |
| metalType | base metal ⓘ |
| mintingAuthority | United States Mint ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations | below date on obverse (most issues) ⓘ |
| notableAs | longest-running design in U.S. coinage history ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Portrait of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| obverseDesigner | Victor David Brenner ⓘ |
| obverseLegend |
IN GOD WE TRUST
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LIBERTY ⓘ date of issue ⓘ |
| officialName | cent ⓘ |
| portraitOrientation | right-facing bust of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| replaced | Indian Head cent ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
Lincoln Memorial
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surface form:
Lincoln Memorial (1959–2008)
Union shield (2010–present) ⓘ bicentennial Lincoln designs (2009) ⓘ wheat ears (1909–1958) ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner |
Frank Gasparro (Lincoln Memorial)
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Lyndall Bass (Union shield) ⓘ Victor David Brenner (wheat ears) ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numismatic collecting ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday cash transactions ⓘ |
| value | 0.01 U.S. dollar ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lincoln cent Description of subject: The Lincoln cent is a U.S. one-cent coin featuring President Abraham Lincoln, first issued in 1909 and notable as the longest-running design in American coinage history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.