A mint is a facility which manufactures coins for currency. Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... 1¢ euro coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is used as a form of money. ...

On the whole, the history of mints correlates very closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of the day. For example, when discussing the history of the New Orleans Mint, the usage of that mint by confederate forces beginning in 1861 comes up quickly. The origins of the Philadelphia Mint, which began operations in 1792 and first produced circulating coinage in 1793, are most often related within the political context of the time. The U.S. Mint in New Orleans operated as a branch of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909, and now serves as a branch of the Louisiana State Museum. ... For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest...

In the beginning, hammered coinage or cast coinage were the only choices. In more modern mints, coin dies are manufactured in large numbers and planchets are made into coins by the billions. Hammered coinage describes the commonest form of coins produced since the invention of coins in the first millennium BC until the early modern period of ca. ... A coin die is one of the two metallic pieces that are used to strike one side of a coin. ... A planchet is a round metal disk that is ready to be struck as a coin. ...

Each city-state in ancient Greece had its own mint. Roman mints were spread far and wide across the empire, and used extensively for propaganda purposes. One way people knew there was a new emperor was when he minted coins with his (or her) portrait on it. Many of the emperors that ruled only for a very short time made sure that they got their portrait on some coins. Quietus, for example, ruled only part of the empire from 260-261 AD, yet he issued several coins bearing his image. A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ... Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... Roman emperor Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (d. ...

With the mass production of currency the production cost must be weighed when minting coins. It costs the US Mint much less than 25 cents to make a quarter, and the difference in production cost and face value (called seigniorage) helps fund the minting body (in the United States, that body is the Department of the Treasury).

Notable mints

• Royal Australian Mint
• Royal Canadian Mint
• Currency Centre, Ireland
• Royal Mint of the United Kingdom
• United States Mint
• Birmingham Mint
• Dahlonega Mint
• Franklin Mint
• Joachimsthal Royal Mint[1], Czech Republic, (Jáchymovská královská mincovna in Czech language)[2] - historical, established in 1516 and thalers (tolars in Czech, Slovak and Slovene languages) were minted there. Dollar probably got its name after them (JoachimsTHAL led to a thaller - tolar which subsequently led to a dollar).
• Goznak, the Moscow mint
• Saint Petersburg Mint (Monetny Dvor)

See also United States Department of the Treasury, Master of the Mint, Mint-made errors All the big money Ive made while editing Wikipedia. ... The Royal Australian Mint is situated in the Australian federal capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin. ... Royal Canadian Mint (Ottawa) Royal Canadian Mint (Winnipeg) The Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canadas circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. ... The Currency Centre is the mint of coins and printer of banknotes for the Central Bank of Ireland, including the euro currency. ... The Royal Mint is the name of the body permitted to make (mint) coins in the United Kingdom. ... The United States Mint is responsible for producing and circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. ... The Birmingham Mint in Birmingham, England was established in 1794 in Slaney Street by Ralph Heaton I, using second-hand coin presses bought from the estate of Matthew Boulton. ... The Dahlonega Mint was chartered by the United States Congress in 1838, at the mining town of Dahlonega, Georgia, during the first gold rush. ... The Franklin Mint is a private corporation based in Media, Pennsylvania, USA which markets collectables of their own designs. ... Examples of German and Austrian thalers compared to a US quarter piece The Thaler was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. ... The tolar has been the currency of Slovenia since October 1991. ... Dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square. ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government. ... Master of the Mint was an important office in the British government between the 16th and 19th centuries. ... Mint-made errors are errors in a coin made by the mint during the minting process. ...

• List of Mints

Mints are organisations that mint coins or print banknotes. ...

External links

• Roman Mints
  
• Coins of Quietus
  
• The US Mint's History
  
• Directors of the US Mint
  
• Robert Morris
  
• Ancient Minting Process