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   Mintage (?), 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 minting1; 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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