Meaning & use
Mintage
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The action or process of minting coins, or the total quantity of coins produced by a mint.
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The rare coin's low mintage makes it highly valuable to collectors.
The government increased the mintage of the new commemorative dollar.
A note on using this word
Mintage figures are closely tracked by numismatists, since a lower mintage often signals greater rarity and collector value.
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coinage
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