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mintage

noun mint·age \ ˈmin-tij \

Definition of mintage

1 : the action or process of minting coins
2 : an impression placed upon a coin
3 : coins produced by minting or in a single period of minting

First Known Use of mintage

circa 1570

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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