Mintage /(?)/

Mint·age

Mintage

n.
  1. The coin, or other production, made in a mint.
    Stamped in clay, a heavenly mintage.
    — Sterling.
  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.
  3. The act or process of minting{1}; as, a coin of recent mintage.
  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.