1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar
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The 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar is widely recognized as the first U.S. commemorative coin, issued to celebrate the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago honoring the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7484987 — 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: 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar Context triple: [U.S. commemorative coin programs, notableEarlyIssue, 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar]
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
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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E.
Liberty Head nickel
The Liberty Head nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin minted from 1883 to 1913, featuring a classical depiction of Lady Liberty on the obverse.
- 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: 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar Target entity description: The 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar is widely recognized as the first U.S. commemorative coin, issued to celebrate the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago honoring the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
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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E.
Liberty Head nickel
The Liberty Head nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin minted from 1883 to 1913, featuring a classical depiction of Lady Liberty on the obverse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States commemorative coin
ⓘ
silver half dollar ⓘ |
| anniversaryCommemorated | 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | sold as a commemorative and also entered general circulation ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | popular with U.S. commemorative coin collectors ⓘ |
| composition |
10% copper
ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| denomination | half dollar ⓘ |
| diameter | 30.6 millimeters ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| eventCommemorated | World’s Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faceValue | 50 cents ⓘ |
| firstOfType | first official U.S. commemorative coin ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the beginning of the classic U.S. commemorative coin era ⓘ |
| issuePrice | $1.00 at the exposition ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| mass | 12.5 grams ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| mint | Philadelphia Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mintage | over 4 million pieces (combined 1892 and 1893) ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | portrait of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| obverseDesigner | Charles E. Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseLegend |
COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to raise funds for the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ |
| reverseDateInscription |
1892
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1893 ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | Columbus’s flagship Santa María above two hemispheres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner | George T. Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseLegend | WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numismatic studies and collector guides ⓘ |
| yearsOfMinting |
1892
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1893 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar Description of subject: The 1892–1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar is widely recognized as the first U.S. commemorative coin, issued to celebrate the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago honoring the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage.
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