Word Finder - mint

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A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

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A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.

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It must have cost a mint to produce!

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• bundle
• pile

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Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

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To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

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To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.

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(with condition) Like new.

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in mint condition.

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In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.

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Unused with original gum; as issued originally.

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Very good.

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Attractive; beautiful; handsome.

The mint colored sundress flared out from its slim waistband as she moved.

Within the town are situated the smelting-works, the mint, and a Government weapon factory.

Besides the ministry which had come with the regent, Reorgan- the council of state, and the departments of the four ization on ministries of home, finances, war and marine then Portu- existing, there were created in the course of one year a supreme court of justice, a board of patronage and administration of the property of the church and military orders, an inferior court of appeal, the court of exchequer and royal treasury, the royal mint, bank of Brazil, royal printing-office, powder-mills on a large scale, and a supreme military court.

The Royal Mint is on Tower Hill.

After Augustus the mint was finally closed.

In this are included the expenses of the administration of both the central and provincial departments of the finance ministry, the mint, charitable allowances, expenses and presents in connexion with the holy cities (£T121,410), pension funds of state officials (£7628,038), administrative allowance made to the agricultural bank (ET225,380) and various other expenses.

The principal secular buildings are the castle, the mint and the arsenal.

Totnes (Toteneis, Totten) was a place of considerable importance in Saxon times; it possessed a mint in the reign of 'Ethelred, and was governed by a portreeve.

A private mint was established in 1860.

The mint, erected and organized by Europeans, was opened in 1871.

Among its principal buildings are the castle, several Roman Catholic (from the 13th and 14th centuries) and Lutheran churches, a Franciscan monastery (founded 1634), the town-hall, and the mint where the celebrated Kremnitz gold ducats were formerly struck.

Visit The United State's Mint website, and check out the links provided, including "Collector's Club" and "Historian's Corner".

The production in Rutherford and Burke counties and their vicinity was so great, and transportation to the United States Mint at Philadelphia so difficult, that from 1831 to 1857 gold was privately coined in I, 22 and 5 dollar pieces bearing the mark of the coiner " C. Bechtler, Rutherford county, N.C."

The Walscher Hof, formerly a royal residence and mint, was built at the end of the 13th century, and the Gothic Steinerne Haus, which since 1849 serves as town-hall, contains one of the richest archives in Bohemia.

Herodotus further states that Pheidon established a system of weights and measures throughout Peloponnesus, to which Ephorus and the Parian Chronicle add that he was the first to coin silver money, and that his mint was at Aegina.

On his father's transference to Berlin, as director of the mint, the boy was sent to the Joachimsthal gymnasium there; his brilliant talents, however, did not develop until later, when at the university of Konigsberg he fell under the influence of Kant.

In Anglo-Saxon and Norman times it possessed a mint, and it is called a borough in the Pipe Rolls of Henry II., but it was not then in a flourishing condition.

In Canning's ministry he was master of the mint, and when Lord Goderich succeeded to the lead Tierney was admitted to the cabinet; but he was already suffering from ill-health and died suddenly at Savile Row, London, on the 25th of January 1830.

The antimony, or Guss and Fluss, method was practised up till 1846 at the Dresden mint; it is only applicable to alloys containing more than 50% of gold.

C. Roberts-Austen introduced it at the London mint; and it has also been used at Pretoria.

Refining by sulphuric acid, the process usually adopted for separating gold from silver, was first employed on the large scale by d'Arcet in Paris in 1802, and was introduced into the Mint refinery, London, by Mathison in 1829.

Lugudunum controlled the trade of its two rivers, and that which passed from northern Gaul to the Mediterranean or vice versa; it had a mint; it was the capital of all northern Gaul, despite its position in the south, and its wealth was such that, when Rome was burnt in Nero's reign, its inhabitants subscribed largely to the relief of the Eternal City.

Other buildings of interest are the museum of industrial art; the so-called "Pope's house," built in 1517 by Adrian Floriszoon Boeyens, afterwards Pope Adrian VI., and a native of Utrecht; the royal mint of Holland; the Fleshers' Hall (1637); the home for the aged, occupying a 14th-century mansion; the town hall (1830); and the large hospital prison and barracks.

Steam-power was applied to them by Matthew Boulton and Watt in Birmingham in 1788, and was adopted by the Royal Mint, London, in 1810.

In 1718 Sir Isaac Newton was made master of the Mint, and in that capacity as contractor for the coinage he amassed a considerable fortune.

The present administration of the English Mint is based on arrangements made in 1870, when the establishment was reorganized.

The office of master of the Mint is held by the chancellor of the exchequer for the time being, without salary, but the actual administrative work of the department is entrusted to the deputy master and comptroller.

The receipt of bullion and the delivery of coin from the Mint is under the charge of the chief clerk, the manufacture of coin is in the hands of the superintendent of the operative department, and the valuation of the bullion by assay, and matters relating to the fineness of the coin are entrusted to the chemist and assayer.

The date of the establishment of the Mint in the Tower of London is unknown.

The existing London Mint was erected on Tower Hill in 1810.

In India 3 the earliest English mint was that at Madras which was bought by the East India Company in 1620, reorganized more than once and finally closed in 1869.

The Calcutta mint was established by the East India Company in 1757, but other mints in Bengal continued to be used till about 1835, when the Calcutta mint was rebuilt.

The coinage of Mexico, now concentrated at the mint in the capital (all others having been closed) is based (since November 28, 1867) on the decimal system - the peso being divided into 100 centavos - and consists of gold, silver, nickel and bronze coins, whose weight and fineness are determined by the monetary law of 1904.

When the beans are cool, add the cherry tomatoes, mint and basil leaves.

We're mint chocolate chip, the other favorite flavor.

You have a choice of original or mint flavored lozenges.

Garnish with remaining mint leaves and serve.

There are four ingredients required to make a Mint Julep.

Like any other cocktail, there are many variations on the Mint Julep.

Mint Julep ingredients are simple and refreshing.

The mint family includes many types of mint.

You'll find plenty of hues, including neutrals like black, grey, brown and ivory, as well as bold shades like pink, red, yellow, orange and mint, to name a few.

With a little bit of work and careful consideration about what is and isn't included, a nice apartment doesn't have to cost a mint.

Bagged salad is also approved as are organic produce and herbs, such as mint, cilantro and parsley.

In Europe you can break the bank paying for a fancy bed or spend a little less and skip the mint on your pillow.

The watch should sell for around $500 in mint condition, so be careful of how much you bid or offer to pay for this piece.

Unfortunately, the clasp in the flipping mechanism has failed in many of these vintage watches, so you may have a hard time locating a working model that is in mint condition.

He supported the Reform party steadily by his vote, and in 1830 was made president of the Board of Trade and master of the Mint.

Second in importance to George Street is Pitt Street, which runs parallel to it from the Circular Quay to the railway station; Macquarie Street runs alongside the Domain and contains a number of public buildings, including the treasury, the office of public works, the houses of parliament and the mint.

Descending the street, towards the west are passed in succession the old buildings of the Bavarian national museum, the government buildings in which the Composite style of Maximilian has been most consistently carried out, and the mint.