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I think it comes from terms used in coin manufacture. The place where coins
were made was called the mint and when the coins were new they were referred
to as being 'fresh from the mint' - so items that are shiny and in good
repair are in 'mint condition'

Now, does anybody know why the place of manufacture of coinage is called a
mint? I'm trying to think about the etymology of 'mint' but cant expand it,
my french and latin are too limited :-(
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From: "yoonchinet" <yoonchinet@...>
To: <logic-ot@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:44 PM
Subject: [L-OT] The Meaning of MINT


> Hi knowledgeable people of the OT list,
> Since this is the OT list, I might as well ask this question: what
> does MINT mean? In the context of when people are
> talking/writing/selling a product they mention that the product is in
> MINT condition.
> English is not my native language, so I don't understand this term.
> Can somebody please explain?
> TIA,
> Yoonchi.
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