New Jersey pound
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The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Jersey pound canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91093 — 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: New Jersey pound Context triple: [Province of New Jersey, currency, New Jersey pound]
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A.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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B.
British West Indies dollar
The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
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C.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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E.
Pago Pago
Pago Pago is the main urban center and harbor town on Tutuila Island that serves as the political and economic hub of American Samoa in the South Pacific.
- 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: New Jersey pound Target entity description: 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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A.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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B.
British West Indies dollar
The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
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C.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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E.
Pago Pago
Pago Pago is the main urban center and harbor town on Tutuila Island that serves as the political and economic hub of American Samoa in the South Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| circulationForm | paper notes ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
British pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
Portuguese gold coins ⓘ Spanish dollar ⓘ other colonial pounds ⓘ |
| country | British America ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Province of New Jersey ⓘ |
| denominationOf | pound ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Connecticut pound
ⓘ
Massachusetts pound ⓘ New York pound ⓘ Pennsylvania pound ⓘ pound sterling ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToPoundSterling |
1 New Jersey pound = 0.666... pound sterling
ⓘ
1 New Jersey pound = 13 shillings 4 pence sterling ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 U.S. dollar = 7 New Jersey shillings 6 pence ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Jersey dollar (as U.S. dollar usage in New Jersey) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
colonial America
ⓘ
pre-Revolutionary New Jersey ⓘ |
| issuer |
Province of New Jersey government
ⓘ
linked to:
Province of New Jersey
colonial legislature of New Jersey ⓘ |
| legalTenderFor |
private debts in New Jersey
ⓘ
public debts in New Jersey ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
British colonial administration in New Jersey
ⓘ
New Jersey colonial assembly ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd (pounds, shillings, pence) ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial monetary system of British North America ⓘ |
| region | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
U.S. dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
United States dollar ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| replacedInContextOf |
Coinage Act of 1792 and U.S. monetary system
ⓘ
linked to:
Coinage Act of 1792
|
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| subunit |
pence
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| timeInUseEnd | 1793 ⓘ |
| timeInUseStart | 1709 ⓘ |
| typeOfMoney |
bills of credit
ⓘ
paper money ⓘ |
| usedBefore | adoption of the U.S. dollar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial transactions
ⓘ
government expenditures ⓘ tax payments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
Province of New Jersey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Jersey pound Description of subject: The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.