North Carolina pound
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The North Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of North Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina pound canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T142397 — 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: North Carolina pound Context triple: [Province of North Carolina, currency, North Carolina pound]
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A.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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B.
Durham County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina is an urban county in the central part of the state, best known as home to the city of Durham and Duke University.
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C.
Cape rixdollar
The Cape rixdollar was a historical monetary unit used in the Dutch and later British-controlled Cape Colony in what is now South Africa.
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D.
Province of North Carolina
The Province of North Carolina was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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E.
Piedmont (United States)
Piedmont (United States) is a plateau region in the eastern U.S. characterized by rolling hills and foothills lying between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains.
- 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: North Carolina pound Target entity description: The North Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of North Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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A.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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B.
Durham County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina is an urban county in the central part of the state, best known as home to the city of Durham and Duke University.
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C.
Cape rixdollar
The Cape rixdollar was a historical monetary unit used in the Dutch and later British-controlled Cape Colony in what is now South Africa.
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D.
Province of North Carolina
The Province of North Carolina was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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E.
Piedmont (United States)
Piedmont (United States) is a plateau region in the eastern U.S. characterized by rolling hills and foothills lying between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
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historical currency ⓘ |
| country | Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| currencySystem | pre–United States monetary system ⓘ |
| denominationType |
bills of credit
ⓘ
paper money ⓘ |
| follows |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| historicalContext | British colonial rule in North America ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southern Colonies ⓘ |
| issuer |
colonial government of North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Province of North Carolina
|
| legalStatus | legal tender in the Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd (pounds, shillings, pence) ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | valued differently from pound sterling in practice ⓘ |
| peggedTo | pound sterling (nominally) ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
before adoption of the United States dollar
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
| region | British America ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar) ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitOfRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Spanish dollar
ⓘ
other colonial currencies of British America ⓘ pound sterling ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| usedFor | domestic trade in the Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Province of North Carolina
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina pound Description of subject: The North Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of North Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar)
→
replaced
→
North Carolina pound
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United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar)
→
replacedCurrency
→
North Carolina pound
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