Trade dollar
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trade dollar canonical | 3 |
| Japanese trade dollar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T829797 — 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: Trade dollar Context triple: [Carson City Mint, producedCoinType, Trade dollar]
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A.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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B.
Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
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C.
Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin)
The Half Eagle is a historic U.S. five-dollar gold coin, first authorized in 1792, that circulated widely in the 19th century and underwent several design and composition changes over its minting life.
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D.
United States double eagle
The United States double eagle is a $20 gold coin first minted in the mid-19th century, notable for its large gold content and iconic designs, and widely associated with America’s classic gold coinage era.
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E.
Eagle (10-dollar gold coin)
The Eagle was a U.S. ten-dollar gold coin, first minted in the late 18th century, that became a principal high-denomination piece in American gold currency until its discontinuation in the 20th century.
- 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: Trade dollar Target entity description: 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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A.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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B.
Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
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C.
Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin)
The Half Eagle is a historic U.S. five-dollar gold coin, first authorized in 1792, that circulated widely in the 19th century and underwent several design and composition changes over its minting life.
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D.
United States double eagle
The United States double eagle is a $20 gold coin first minted in the mid-19th century, notable for its large gold content and iconic designs, and widely associated with America’s classic gold coinage era.
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E.
Eagle (10-dollar gold coin)
The Eagle was a U.S. ten-dollar gold coin, first minted in the late 18th century, that became a principal high-denomination piece in American gold currency until its discontinuation in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States silver coin
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trade coin ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Coinage Act of 1873 ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century United States coinage ⓘ |
| circulationInAsia | extensive use in China ⓘ |
| competedWith |
British trade dollar
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Trade dollar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese trade dollar
Mexican peso ⓘ |
| composition |
10% copper
ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demonetizedInYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| denomination | one dollar ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| faceValue | 1 United States dollar ⓘ |
| firstYearOfProofStrikes | 1873 ⓘ |
| higherSilverContentThan | standard silver dollar ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post–Civil War United States ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| lastYearOfProofStrikes | 1885 ⓘ |
| legalTenderLimit | five dollars ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | limited legal tender in the United States ⓘ |
| mass | 27.22 grams ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| mintedFromYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| mintedUntilYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations | below eagle on reverse ⓘ |
| mints |
Carson City Mint
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Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | bimetallic standard era ⓘ |
| notableFeature | higher silver content than contemporary U.S. silver dollars ⓘ |
| numismaticStatus | collectible coin ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Seated Liberty facing left ⓘ |
| obverseDesigner | William Barber ⓘ |
| obverseLegend | LIBERTY ⓘ |
| purpose | trade with Asia ⓘ |
| redeemableByAct | Act of March 3, 1887 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | standard Morgan silver dollar in domestic use ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | eagle with arrows and olive branch ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner | William Barber ⓘ |
| reverseLegend |
420 GRAINS, 900 FINE
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TRADE DOLLAR ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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| silverContent | 0.900 fine ⓘ |
| silverWeight | 0.7874 troy ounces ⓘ |
| usedPrimarilyIn | China trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trade dollar Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japanese trade dollar