minting coins
Producing metal money
Minting coins is the process of manufacturing currency by stamping metal blanks with official designs.
Government mints produce coins with standardized weight and purity, pressing images and text into heated metal discs.
The phrase extends to creating cryptocurrency tokens: The platform charges a fee for minting coins on its blockchain.
Figuratively, someone minting coins is making money rapidly.
- currencyMedium of exchange
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- spare changeExtra coins on hand
- pocket changeMinor cash on hand
- stampMark-making device
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- money systemsmoney supply, bank reserves, central bank, money printing, printing money
- noble privilegespeerage, titles, lordship, fiefdom, manorial rights