Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies
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Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies were the diverse forms of money—often locally issued pounds, shillings, pence, and paper notes—used in Britain’s North American colonies before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4461019 — 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: Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies Context triple: [Massachusetts pound, category, Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies]
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A.
United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar)
The United States dollar (with the North Carolina dollar kept at parity with the widely used Spanish dollar) became the standard currency that superseded the colonial North Carolina pound.
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B.
Allied Military Currency
Allied Military Currency was a form of special-purpose money issued by Allied forces during and after World War II for use by military personnel in occupied or liberated territories to stabilize local economies and control currency circulation.
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C.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
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D.
United States coins
United States coins are the official metallic currency of the U.S., issued in various denominations and designs by the U.S. Mint for everyday transactions and collecting.
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E.
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
- 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: Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies Target entity description: Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies were the diverse forms of money—often locally issued pounds, shillings, pence, and paper notes—used in Britain’s North American colonies before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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A.
United States dollar (North Carolina dollar at par with Spanish dollar)
The United States dollar (with the North Carolina dollar kept at parity with the widely used Spanish dollar) became the standard currency that superseded the colonial North Carolina pound.
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B.
Allied Military Currency
Allied Military Currency was a form of special-purpose money issued by Allied forces during and after World War II for use by military personnel in occupied or liberated territories to stabilize local economies and control currency circulation.
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C.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
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D.
United States coins
United States coins are the official metallic currency of the U.S., issued in various denominations and designs by the U.S. Mint for everyday transactions and collecting.
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E.
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
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historical monetary system ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Currency Act of 1751
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Currency Act of 1764 ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
frequent depreciation of paper notes
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lack of uniform standard across colonies ⓘ local issuance by colonial governments ⓘ shortage of specie ⓘ |
| denominatedIn |
pence
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pounds ⓘ shillings ⓘ |
| hadGoal | facilitating trade in the absence of sufficient British coin ⓘ |
| hadProblem |
counterfeiting
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discounts on paper relative to specie ⓘ multiple exchange rates with British sterling ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Revolutionary American economy ⓘ |
| included |
Dutch coins
ⓘ
French coins ⓘ Portuguese gold coins ⓘ Spanish dollar ⓘ bills of credit ⓘ colonial paper money ⓘ foreign coins ⓘ specie ⓘ |
| includedCurrencyOf |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Connecticut Colony ⓘ Delaware Colony ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Province of Georgia ⓘ Province of Maryland ⓘ Province of New Hampshire ⓘ Province of New Jersey ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ Province of North Carolina ⓘ Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ Province of South Carolina ⓘ Virginia Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| regulatedBy | British Parliament ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Continental currency
ⓘ
United States dollar ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| usedBefore |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| usedDuring |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ colonial period of British North America ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday commerce
ⓘ
payment of taxes ⓘ settlement of debts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| variedBy | colony ⓘ |
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Subject: Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies Description of subject: Currencies of the Thirteen Colonies were the diverse forms of money—often locally issued pounds, shillings, pence, and paper notes—used in Britain’s North American colonies before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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