Carson City Mint
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Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carson City Mint canonical | 12 |
| Carson City Mint building | 1 |
| National Register of Historic Places (Carson City Mint building) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T136677 — 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: Carson City Mint Context triple: [United States Mint, formerOffice, Carson City Mint]
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A.
Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
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B.
San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
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C.
West Point Mint
West Point Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in West Point, New York, known for producing bullion coins and commemorative coinage, including many American Eagle issues.
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D.
United States Mint
The United States Mint is the federal agency responsible for producing the nation’s coinage and related official medals and bullion products.
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E.
Dahlonega Mint
The Dahlonega Mint was a 19th-century branch of the U.S. Mint in Georgia that specialized in producing gold coins from locally mined gold.
- 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: Carson City Mint Target entity description: Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.
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A.
Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
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B.
San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
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C.
West Point Mint
West Point Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in West Point, New York, known for producing bullion coins and commemorative coinage, including many American Eagle issues.
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D.
United States Mint
The United States Mint is the federal agency responsible for producing the nation’s coinage and related official medals and bullion products.
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E.
Dahlonega Mint
The Dahlonega Mint was a 19th-century branch of the U.S. Mint in Georgia that specialized in producing gold coins from locally mined gold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch mint
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former United States Mint facility ⓘ |
| architect | Alfred B. Mullett ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance Revival ⓘ |
| assayOfficeClosed | 1933 ⓘ |
| buildingType | mint ⓘ |
| ceasedOperation | 1893 ⓘ |
| coinageEnded | 1893 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 39.164°N 119.767°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse | Nevada State Museum, Carson City ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCollection | historic coin press No. 1 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
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| heritageDesignationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| inception | 1870 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carson City, Nevada
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linked to:
Carson City
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| mintMark | CC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
production of silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion
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use of CC mint mark on coins ⓘ |
| opened | 1870 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Mint ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Mint ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Mint ⓘ |
| primaryOutput |
gold coins
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silver coins ⓘ |
| producedCoinType |
Double eagle
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linked to:
United States double eagle
Eagle ⓘ Half eagle ⓘ Morgan dollar ⓘ Seated Liberty dime ⓘ Seated Liberty dollar ⓘ Seated Liberty half dollar ⓘ
linked to:
Seated Liberty dollar
Seated Liberty quarter ⓘ
linked to:
Seated Liberty dollar
Trade dollar ⓘ Twenty-cent piece ⓘ |
| purpose | to coin silver and gold from nearby mining districts ⓘ |
| regionServed | American West ⓘ |
| reopenedAsAssayOffice | 1895 ⓘ |
| significance | produced some of the most sought-after 19th-century U.S. coins ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
coinage resumed in 1889
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coinage suspended in 1885 ⓘ |
| usedBullionFrom |
Comstock Lode
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linked to:
Comstock Lode area
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carson City Mint Description of subject: Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Carson City Mint
Nevada State Museum, Carson City
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listedOn
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National Register of Historic Places (Carson City Mint building)
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linked to: Carson City Mint
subject linked to:
TRADE DOLLAR