-tij, -tēj noun
( -s )
1.
a. : the action or process of minting coins
a seigniorage … might be charged for the service of mintage — J.M.Keynes
assign the varieties to their place of mintage — Numismatist
b. : the privilege of minting coins
mintage has long been a prerogative of the rulers of the country — Ludwig Von Mises
2. : the production or fabrication of something as if by minting
literary theories of modern mintage — H.J.S.Maine
those achievements … were not of intellectual mintage — W.C.Mason
3. : an impression or stamp resembling one placed upon a coin
became stamped with the common mintage of their colleagues' manners — London Times
4. : the coins produced by minting ; especially : coins produced by a particular mint or minter or at a particular time
the silver coinage now current … will be gradually replaced by the new mintage — U.S. Treasury Report
5.
a. : the cost of manufacturing coins
b. : a charge made for coining — compare brassage