MINTAGE

mintage

(noun) act or process of minting coins

mintage

(noun) fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin

coinage, mintage, specie, metal money

(noun) coins collectively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mintage (countable and uncountable, plural mintages)

The process of minting coins

The batch of coins minted at one time

Coins collectively; specie

The fee paid to a mint

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Mint"age, n.

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

2. The duty paid to the mint for coining.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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