coin minting
Stamping metal money
Coin minting is the process of manufacturing coins, typically by stamping metal blanks with dies that impress designs and denominations.
Historically the province of governments and royal authorities, minting now extends to commemorative and collectible coins produced by private entities.
The mint produces billions of coins annually.
- stampingForceful foot motion
- planchetUnstamped coin disc
- blankingErasing or forgetting
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- die castingPressurized metal injection manufacturing
engraving · silver · die · striking · annealing · reverse · numismatics · precious metal · reeding · flan · gold · counterfeit prevention · embossing · copper · currency · sovereign · press · forge
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- coinagedenomination, dies, blanks, planchet, obverse
- numismaticsrare coins, coins, ancient coins, numismatist, numismatists
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting