New Orleans Mint
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The New Orleans Mint was a historic branch of the United States Mint that produced gold and silver coinage in the 19th and early 20th centuries and now serves as a museum and cultural site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Mint canonical | 13 |
| Old U.S. Mint (New Orleans) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T136678 — 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 Orleans Mint Context triple: [United States Mint, formerOffice, New Orleans Mint]
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A.
Carson City Mint
Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.
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B.
West Point Mint
West Point Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in West Point, New York, known for producing bullion coins and commemorative coinage, including many American Eagle issues.
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C.
San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
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D.
Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
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E.
United States Mint
The United States Mint is the federal agency responsible for producing the nation’s coinage and related official medals and bullion products.
- 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 Orleans Mint Target entity description: The New Orleans Mint was a historic branch of the United States Mint that produced gold and silver coinage in the 19th and early 20th centuries and now serves as a museum and cultural site.
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A.
Carson City Mint
Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.
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B.
West Point Mint
West Point Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in West Point, New York, known for producing bullion coins and commemorative coinage, including many American Eagle issues.
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C.
San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.
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D.
Denver Mint
The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that produces circulating coins and coin dies and stores gold and silver bullion in Denver, Colorado.
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E.
United States Mint
The United States Mint is the federal agency responsible for producing the nation’s coinage and related official medals and bullion products.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Mint facility
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branch mint ⓘ historic building ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architect | William Strickland ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Greek Revival architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Revival
|
| closedAsMint | 1909 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1835 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | museum ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
cultural venue
ⓘ
museum ⓘ music performance space ⓘ |
| firstMintingPeriodEnd | 1861 ⓘ |
| firstMintingPeriodStart | 1838 ⓘ |
| governmentServed |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
surface form:
State of Louisiana
United States of America ⓘ |
| housesCollection |
Louisiana State Museum exhibits
ⓘ
jazz-related exhibits ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Quarter
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ |
| mintMark | O ⓘ |
| nrhpDesignationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| openedAsMint | 1838 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Louisiana State Museum
ⓘ
United States Mint ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | United States Mint ⓘ |
| producedCoin |
dimes
ⓘ
American Eagle gold bullion coins ⓘ
surface form:
gold eagles
gold half eagles ⓘ Quarter Eagle (2.50-dollar gold coin) ⓘ
surface form:
gold quarter eagles
half dimes ⓘ half dollars ⓘ quarters ⓘ silver dollars ⓘ |
| secondMintingPeriodEnd | 1909 ⓘ |
| secondMintingPeriodStart | 1879 ⓘ |
| significance | only U.S. mint to have produced coins under three different governments ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
seized by State of Louisiana in 1861
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used by Confederate States of America to strike coins in 1861 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 400 Esplanade Avenue ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Coast Guard storage facility
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Confederate mint ⓘ United States federal prison ⓘ assay office ⓘ gold coin mint ⓘ silver coin mint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Orleans Mint Description of subject: The New Orleans Mint was a historic branch of the United States Mint that produced gold and silver coinage in the 19th and early 20th centuries and now serves as a museum and cultural site.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Half Eagle
subject surface form:
Quarter Eagle
this entity surface form:
Old U.S. Mint (New Orleans)