Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (for the first United States Mint)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home to the nation’s first official mint, played a foundational role in early American coin production and the development of the U.S. monetary system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philadelphia was the temporary capital of the United States | 1 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (for the first United States Mint) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T191642 — 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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (for the first United States Mint) Context triple: [Treasurer of the Mint, locatedIn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (for the first United States Mint)]
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A.
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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B.
New Orleans Mint
The New Orleans Mint was a historic branch of the United States Mint that produced gold and silver coinage in the 19th and early 20th centuries and now serves as a museum and cultural site.
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C.
Carson City Mint
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (for the first United States Mint) Target entity description: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home to the nation’s first official mint, played a foundational role in early American coin production and the development of the U.S. monetary system.
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A.
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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B.
New Orleans Mint
The New Orleans Mint was a historic branch of the United States Mint that produced gold and silver coinage in the 19th and early 20th centuries and now serves as a museum and cultural site.
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C.
Carson City Mint
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. coinage
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U.S. monetary history ⓘ United States Mint ⓘ |
| capitalStatus | first capital of the United States under the Constitution ⓘ |
| category | U.S. cities with federal mints ⓘ |
| cityOf | Philadelphia Mint ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
implementation of the early U.S. monetary system
ⓘ
standardization of U.S. coinage ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economicRole | historical hub for U.S. coin manufacturing ⓘ |
| federalInstitutionLocatedIn | United States Mint ⓘ |
| governmentBodyHosted | early federal institutions of the United States ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
First United States Mint
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linked to:
Philadelphia Mint
Philadelphia Mint ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | site of the first official U.S. minting operations ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | political and financial center in the early United States ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early center of federal coinage in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced | early practices of U.S. coin design and production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
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linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
Northeastern United States ⓘ Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia County
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| mintOutputDestination | circulating coinage of the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor | being home to the nation’s first official mint ⓘ |
| reasonForMintLocation | status as national capital at the time of the Mint’s establishment ⓘ |
| role | location of the first official United States Mint ⓘ |
| significance |
played a foundational role in early American coin production
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played a foundational role in the development of the U.S. monetary system ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMintFounding | late 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (for the first United States Mint) Description of subject: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home to the nation’s first official mint, played a foundational role in early American coin production and the development of the U.S. monetary system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
President's House in Philadelphia
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capitalCityContext
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Philadelphia was the temporary capital of the United States
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linked to: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (for the first United States Mint)