Continental dollar
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The Continental dollar was the paper currency issued by the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, which rapidly depreciated and became a symbol of early U.S. financial instability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Continental dollar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12562839 — 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: Continental dollar Context triple: [Continental Congress financial administration, usedCurrency, Continental dollar]
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A.
Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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B.
Spanish dollar
The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
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C.
British trade dollar
The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.
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D.
Greenback Dollar
"Greenback Dollar" is a 1963 American folk song best known through its hit recording by The Kingston Trio, reflecting themes of money, freedom, and nonconformity.
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E.
Genevan thaler
The Genevan thaler was a historical silver coin used as the principal monetary unit of the Republic of Geneva before the adoption of modern Swiss currency.
- 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: Continental dollar Target entity description: The Continental dollar was the paper currency issued by the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, which rapidly depreciated and became a symbol of early U.S. financial instability.
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A.
Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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B.
Spanish dollar
The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
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C.
British trade dollar
The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.
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D.
Greenback Dollar
"Greenback Dollar" is a 1963 American folk song best known through its hit recording by The Kingston Trio, reflecting themes of money, freedom, and nonconformity.
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E.
Genevan thaler
The Genevan thaler was a historical silver coin used as the principal monetary unit of the Republic of Geneva before the adoption of modern Swiss currency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.