Coinage Act of 1835
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The Coinage Act of 1835 was a United States law that expanded the nation’s minting capacity by authorizing new branch mints to process regional gold and silver into official coinage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coinage Act of 1835 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T634537 — 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: Coinage Act of 1835 Context triple: [Dahlonega Mint, establishedUnderAct, Coinage Act of 1835]
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A.
Coinage Act of 1834
The Coinage Act of 1834 was a U.S. law that significantly altered the gold-to-silver ratio and the gold content of coins, helping to stabilize the currency and encourage the circulation of gold.
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B.
Coinage Act of 1853
The Coinage Act of 1853 was a U.S. law that significantly reduced the silver content of small-denomination coins to keep them in circulation and effectively moved the country closer to a de facto gold standard.
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C.
Coinage Act of 1849
The Coinage Act of 1849 was a United States law that authorized the minting of gold dollar and double eagle ($20) coins, expanding the nation’s gold coinage during the California Gold Rush era.
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D.
Coinage Act of 1792
The Coinage Act of 1792 was a foundational United States law that created the national mint system and defined the country’s monetary structure, including its standard units, metal content, and coin denominations.
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E.
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 was a U.S. law that greatly increased federal purchases of silver, expanding the money supply and contributing to financial instability in the early 1890s.
- 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: Coinage Act of 1835 Target entity description: The Coinage Act of 1835 was a United States law that expanded the nation’s minting capacity by authorizing new branch mints to process regional gold and silver into official coinage.
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A.
Coinage Act of 1834
The Coinage Act of 1834 was a U.S. law that significantly altered the gold-to-silver ratio and the gold content of coins, helping to stabilize the currency and encourage the circulation of gold.
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B.
Coinage Act of 1853
The Coinage Act of 1853 was a U.S. law that significantly reduced the silver content of small-denomination coins to keep them in circulation and effectively moved the country closer to a de facto gold standard.
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C.
Coinage Act of 1849
The Coinage Act of 1849 was a United States law that authorized the minting of gold dollar and double eagle ($20) coins, expanding the nation’s gold coinage during the California Gold Rush era.
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D.
Coinage Act of 1792
The Coinage Act of 1792 was a foundational United States law that created the national mint system and defined the country’s monetary structure, including its standard units, metal content, and coin denominations.
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E.
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 was a U.S. law that greatly increased federal purchases of silver, expanding the money supply and contributing to financial instability in the early 1890s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States Mint ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | 23rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| authorizedCreationOf |
Charlotte Mint
ⓘ
Dahlonega Mint ⓘ New Orleans Mint ⓘ |
| authorizedMintFunction |
coinage of gold
ⓘ
coinage of silver ⓘ |
| branchMintLocation |
Charlotte, North Carolina
ⓘ
Dahlonega, Georgia ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
facilitated conversion of locally mined gold into federal coinage
ⓘ
increased regional access to official coinage ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1835 ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
decentralization of coin production from Philadelphia Mint
ⓘ
establishment of southern branch mints ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Director of the Mint
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
United States Treasury
|
| jurisdiction | United States Congress ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | history of United States coinage ⓘ |
| purpose |
authorize new branch mints
ⓘ
expand United States minting capacity ⓘ process regional gold and silver into official coinage ⓘ |
| regulates |
coinage
ⓘ
minting of gold coins ⓘ minting of silver coins ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coinage Act of 1792
ⓘ
United States Mint ⓘ branch mints of the United States ⓘ |
| sector |
currency
ⓘ
monetary policy ⓘ |
| signedBy | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| topic |
branch mint system
ⓘ
gold rush era coinage ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1835 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coinage Act of 1835 Description of subject: The Coinage Act of 1835 was a United States law that expanded the nation’s minting capacity by authorizing new branch mints to process regional gold and silver into official coinage.
Referenced by (1)
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