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noun

Mintage n.

The coin, or other production, made in a mint. "Stamped in clay, a heavenly mintage."

The duty paid to the mint for coining. At one time people could bring precious metals, as gold or silver, to a mint and receive in return coins of the same value, minus the commision charged by the mint, which was the mintage.

The act or process of minting (1); as, a coin of recent mintage.

The quantity of coins of a specific type made by the mint; as, coins of low mintage tend to be more valuable as collectors' items.

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Etymology of 'Mintage'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... candle had been hastily relighted young Mr. Galbraith was seen prostrate on the floor at a little distance from the others. He was dead. In one hand the body grasped a heavy sack of coins, which later examination showed to be all of old Spanish mintage. Directly over the body as it lay, a board had been torn from its fastenings in the wall, and from the cavity so disclosed it was evident that the bag had ...

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... drowsy dirge. . . This sober hour of silence will unmask False Folly's smile, that like the dazzling spells Of wily Comus cheat the unweeting eye With blear illusion, and persuade to drink That charmed cup which Reason's mintage fair Unmoulds, and stamps the ...

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Words linked to "Mintage" : craft, trade, coin, specie, metal money