n. [ From Coin, v. t., cf. Cuinage. ]
The care of the coinage was committed to the inferior magistrates. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
This is the very coinage of your brain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
. In the fullest sense, the conversion of bullion (of any specified metal) into legal-tender coins for any person who chooses to bring it to the mint; in a modified sense, such coinage when done at a fixed charge proportionate to the cost of the operation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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