mintage
Minting output quantity
Mintage refers to the process of minting coins or the coins produced by that process.
It often denotes the quantity of coins struck in a particular year or series: The 1909-S VDB penny has a mintage of only 484,000.
Collectors prize low-mintage coins for their rarity.
The term extends to medals and commemorative pieces produced by official mints.
Noticeably impressive
- dieStop being alive
- pressApply force downward
- planchetUnstamped coin disc
- blankWithout marks or content
engraving · stamping · casting · alloy · bullion · ingot · assay · smelting
Currency and medal scholar
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- obverseFront of coin
- reverseTurn to opposite
edge · legend · provenance · uncirculated · slabbed · hoard · auction · variety
What something generates
- production runContinuous fabrication sequence
- circulationMovement through a system
- issuePoint of contention
- volumeAmount of space filled
total · annual · commemorative · limited · unlimited · batch · series · year
Old valued collectible
- patinaSurface film from aging
- historicalOf documented times
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
ancient · heritage · classic · time-worn · bygone · archaic · antiquarian · relic
Uncommon or scarce items
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- sought-afterMuch wanted by many
- valuablesPossessions of significant worth
- treasuresPrized possessions or valuables
heirlooms · keepsakes · memorabilia · artifacts · curiosities · specimen · pristine · investment
striking
Noticeably impressive
blank · engraving · stamping · casting · alloy · bullion · ingot · assay · smelting · foundry
numismatist
Currency and medal scholar
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- obverseFront of coin
reverse · edge · legend · provenance · uncirculated · slabbed · hoard · auction · variety · condition
output
What something generates
- production runContinuous fabrication sequence
- circulationMovement through a system
- issuePoint of contention
volume · total · annual · commemorative · limited · unlimited · batch · series · year · figures
antique
Old valued collectible
- patinaSurface film from aging
- historicalOf documented times
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · ancient · heritage · classic · time-worn · bygone · archaic · antiquarian · relic · dated
rarities
Uncommon or scarce items
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- sought-afterMuch wanted by many
- valuablesPossessions of significant worth
treasures · heirlooms · keepsakes · memorabilia · artifacts · curiosities · specimen · pristine · investment · portfolio
- coin collectingrare coins, penny, cent, coin dealers, bronze coin
- numismaticscoin collecting, coin, coin collections, rare coins, coins
- silver coinssilver coin, silver dollar, silver eagle, Washington quarter, half dollar
mintagedemonetization
Withdrawing currency's legal status
melting · recall · withdrawal · retirement · defacement
mint, mints, coinage, coining, minted, coined, minting, coinages