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2. Coining (mint) - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Minting, coining or coinage is the process of manufacturing coins using a kind of stamping, the process used in both hammered coinage and milled coinage. [a] This "stamping" process is different from the method used in cast coinage . A coin die (archaically spelt dye) is one of the two metallic pieces that are used to strike a coin ...

3. United States Mint - Wikipedia

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   The Mint is not responsible for the production of American paper money; that is the responsibility of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In 2000, the Mint was responsible for the production of 28 billion coins. See United States Mint coin production for annual production values of each coin.

4. Mint (facility) - Wikipedia

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   A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures coins that can be used as currency. The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. In the beginning, hammered coinage or cast coinage were the chief means of coin

5. Mint condition - Wikipedia

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   Mint condition is an expression used to denote the quality of a pre-owned good as displaying virtually no imperfections and being in pristine condition relative to its original production state. Originally, the phrase related to the way collectors described the condition of coins. As the name given to a coin factory is a "mint", then mint ...

6. Denver Mint - Wikipedia

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   The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that struck its first coins on February 1, 1906. The mint is still operating and producing coins for circulation, as well as mint sets and commemorative coins. Coins produced at the Denver Mint bear a D mint mark (as did the Dahlonega Mint, which closed before the Denver branch opened). The ...

7. Coin collecting - Wikipedia

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   Numismaticsthe study of currency. Coin collecting is the collecting of coins or other forms of minted legal tender. Coins of interest to collectors include beautiful, rare, and historically significant pieces. Collectors may be interested, for example, in complete sets of a particular design or denomination, coins that were in circulation for ...