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Mintage \Mint"age\, n.
1. The coin, or other production, made in a mint.
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Stamped in clay, a heavenly mintage. --Sterling.
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2. 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.
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3. The act or process of minting[1]; as, a coin of recent
mintage.
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4. 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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