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 mint·age /ˈmɪntɪʤ/
 造幣,鑄幣材料,鑄造貨幣

 Mint·age 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.
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 mintage
      n 1: coins collectively [syn: coinage, specie, metal money]
      2: fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin
      3: act or process of minting coins